So sad. Oscar nominee and lovable gentle giant Michael Clarke Duncan has passed away at the age of 54. Duncan had a major heart attack in July, and he was found unconscious by his girlfriend Omarosa Manigault (yes, THAT Omarosa). After the July heart attack, Michael was in the hospital, where Omarosa and her family stayed with him and tried to help him recover. But it was not to be. So sad:

Michael Clarke Duncan, star of such movies as “The Green Mile” and “The Whole Nine Yards,” passed away this morning. He was 54.

According to our sources, his passing came very suddenly. We’re told his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault, was with him in his hospital room in Los Angeles and left for a short period of time. When she returned … he had died.

Our sources say Omarosa’s mother was with him when he passed.

Duncan’s rep tells TMZ the actor never fully recovered from the myocardial infarction he suffered on July 13. As TMZ first reported, Omarosa found Duncan in cardiac arrest and performed CPR and was able to resuscitate him before calling 911.

The rep tells us, “[Omarosa] Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date.”

Duncan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of John Coffey in “The Green Mile.” He worked as a bodyguard for celebrities like Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and Notorious B.I.G. before he got his break.

[From TMZ]

I was looking through Michael’s IMDB page to get a sense of his career – and I was surprised to see just how much the man worked. He worked all the time, on many different kinds of projects. Apparently his deep, beautiful voice was a constant fixture on video games and in cartoons, and his acting work is varied between straight dramas (like his Oscar-nominated role in The Green Mile), action films, comedies and television work. One of his closest friends in the industry? Bruce Willis! Bruce and Michael worked together on four films. Also: Michael was a cat lover. Which really, really breaks my heart. UGH. This is so sad. Michael leaves a massive – literal and figurative – hole in this world. Our thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and loved ones.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Remember that nasty piece of work Omarosa, from the first season of The Apprentice and later on Celebrity Apprentice? She was vile, and she was always fighting with the other contestants, but I guess Trump liked her because she ended up getting invited back. (Or maybe she was just good for ratings since you never knew who she’d pick on next.) Well according to the Enquirer, Omarosa, 36, is pregnant and the father is 52 year-old Michael Clarke Duncan, that huge dude from Green Mile. That sounds so random. The last we heard from Omarosa she was planning on entering a seminary and becoming a minister. I wonder what became of that. (I guess she also had a dating show this summer, not that I heard about it. Duncan wasn’t a contestant.) Here’s the story, from this week’s National Enquirer:

TV villainess Omarosa Manigault Stallworth is pregnant with “Green Mile” star Michael Clarke Duncan’s baby, the Enquirer has learned exclusively. But the couple is in no rush to walk down the aisle. The “Apprentice” troublemaker is telling pals they plan to tie the know after their bundle of joy arrives in the spring.

Omarosa, 36 – who is in her first trimester – met Michael in the produce section of a Whole Foods supermarket in LA earlier this year…

The two are now living in Michael’s Woodland Hills home and are making plans for their future together as a family. Omarosa’s publicist refused to comment when The Enquirer asked about her pregnancy.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, November 22, 2010]

I checked Omarosa and Michael Clarke Duncan’s twitter accounts and they’re constantly tweeting about how much they love each other. They also came out to an event together a couple of months ago, with Duncan gushing about how smart Omarosa is. I completely missed that, or maybe I willfully forgot about it. If they’re pregnant congratulations to them. Omarosa seems like she’d be a worse mother than Kate Gosselin, but maybe she’s changed. You can bet she’ll try and spin a baby and her relationship with Duncan into some kind of reality show.