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| name = Ralphie May | image = Ralphie may.jpeg | caption = May on August 2, 2009 | birth_name = Ralph Duren May | birth_date = {{birth date|1972|2|17}} | birth_place = Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|6|1972|2|17}} | death_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | medium = Stand-up, television, radio | nationality = American | active = 1989–2017 | genre = Observational comedy | subject = Wit, word play, satire, sexuality, race, religion, family life, obesity, politics, medicine | spouse = {{marriage|Lahna Turner|July 3, 2005|}} | children = 2 | website = {{url|ralphiemay.com}} }} Ralph Duren May (February 17, 1972 – October 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his extensive touring and comedy specials on Netflix and other outlets. Early lifeMay was born on February 17, 1972, in Chattanooga, Tennessee,[1] and raised in Clarksville, Arkansas,[2] the youngest of 4 children. At 17, he won a contest to open for Sam Kinison, whom he considered his idol.[3] Kinison suggested that May move to Houston to further develop his comedy routine.[4] May graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.[5] CareerIn 2003, May was chosen to participate in the first season of Last Comic Standing. He finished in second place in the competition, with Dat Phan winning first place. Afterwards, May appeared in comedy shows, such as The Wayne Brady Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2005, he was the only white comedian on The Big Black Comedy Show, which also featured Mo'Nique, Rodman, and Vince Morris.[6] In 2005, May released his first comedy album Just Correct. He later recorded four Comedy Central specials titled Girth of a Nation (2006), Prime Cut (2007),[7] Austin-tatious (2008), and Too Big To Ignore (2012),[8] as well as two Netflix specials titled Imperfectly Yours (2013) and Unruly (2015).[9] He appeared in For Da Love of Money.[10] May also performed at the "Gathering of the Juggalos 2012".[11] Personal lifeOn July 3, 2005, May married comedian Lahna Turner. The couple had two children: daughter April June May[12][13] and son August James May.[14][13] The couple filed for divorce in October 2015 and sought physical and joint custody of their children, but the divorce was never finalized.[15] May struggled with obesity throughout his life. His weight increased to {{convert|800|lb|kg}}, following a car accident at age 16.[3] He participated on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club and had gastric bypass surgery in 2004, which lowered his weight by {{convert|350|lb|kg}}.[3][16] After a bout with viral pneumonia on a cruise in October 2011, May lost 40 pounds.[16] In November 2011, he suffered a nearly-fatal pulmonary embolism after contracting serious pneumonia on a cruise ship, where a blood clot from his leg became lodged in an artery.[17] May discussed his grandmother in a number of interviews and credited her with helping take care of him and his siblings as they were growing up. Speaking to the Arkansas Times in 2012, May said, "Thank goodness for my grandmother, she was a hell of a woman. She was really beneficial, she kept us in a stature way above our means and made sure we were taken care of as far as clean clothes and shoes." His Facebook bio also references his grandmother. "When I was a kid, my grandmother taught me how to crochet and how to quilt, and that's kind of how I do an act. I have one-liners, I have dirty jokes, but I also have long stories that are 10 or 20 minutes long and the laughs come every eight seconds. It's a different set. And it's a different life than most people have led."[18] In an interview with the Arkansas Times in 2012, he discussed growing up in Clarksville, shedding light on some of the hardships he faced. He shared, "It was a hard life growing up. It was a similar story to a lot of people in Arkansas. My mom was a florist. I'm the youngest of four. My father and mother hated each other, and they took it out on us. She'd sue him for not paying child support, then he didn't pay, and that ended up costing us a lot..."[19] In 2013, May and his wife Turner started a podcast together called Perfect 10.[20] His memoir, This Might Get a Little Heavy, was published in December 2017.[21] DeathOn October 6, 2017, May went into cardiac arrest. May had been battling pneumonia for several weeks and had cancelled previous shows over the last month, his publicist Stacey Pokluda confirmed following his death. He was 45 years old and is survived by his estranged wife and two children.[22][23] It was later published that hours before his death, May was scheduled to do a meet-and-greet after his final performance at Harrah's in Las Vegas around midnight, but May had already shown signs of his deteriorating condition.[24] Filmography
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/ralphie-may-brash-comedian-is-dead-at-45.html|title=Ralphie May, 45, Comedian ‘Who Happens to Be Fat,’ Dies|date=6 October 2017|publisher=New York Times|author=Genzlinger, Neil|access-date=October 6, 2017}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/comedian-and-clarksville-native-ralphie-may-dead-at-45/829071703|title=Comedian and Clarksville Native, Ralphie May Dead at 45 |date=October 6, 2017|publisher=Arkansas Matters|access-date=October 6, 2017}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-05-07/entertainment/0405050977_1_fat-people-weight-opening|title=Ralphie May Succeeds On Stage, But Not By Throwing His Weight Around|last=Rusnak|first=Jeff|publisher=Sun-Sentinel|date=May 7, 2004|access-date=October 6, 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ralphie-may-dead-dies-45_us_59d7ecf3e4b0f6eed3505977 |publisher=Huffington Post |title=Ralphie May Dead--Dies 45|date=October 6, 2017}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/comedian-ralphie-dies-45/story?id=50335884|title=Comedian Ralphie May dies at 45|publisher=ABC|date=October 6, 2017|access-date=October 6, 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/comedians/ralphie-may |title=Ralphie May|publisher=Comedy Central|accessdate=February 27, 2015}} 7. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/420981/Ralphie-May-Prime-Cut/overview Ralphie May: Prime Cut (2007)]. The New York Times 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/ralphie-may-dead-dies-comedian-last-comic-standing-1202583047/|publisher=Variety Magazine|date=October 6, 2017|title=Comedian Ralphie May Dies at 45}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ralphie-may-dead-kevin-hart-more-celebs-react-w507679 |publisher=US Magazine |title=Ralphie May Dead: Kevin Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Bob Saget and More Pay Tribute to Comedian |author=Nicholas Hautman |date=October 6, 2017}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/26/movies/film-in-review-for-da-love-of-money.html|title=Film in Review: For Da Love of Money|publisher=New York Times|date=April 26, 2002}} 11. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/insane-clown-posse-fire-up-the-2012-gathering-of-the-juggalos-20120814 |title= Insane Clown Posse Fire Up the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos |work= Rolling Stone Magazine |date=August 14, 2012}} 12. ^Comedians Ralphie May and Lahna Turner are new parents celebritybabies.people.com. September 17, 2007 13. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/10/ralphie-may-wife-lahna-turner-comedian-kids-age-dead/|title=Lahna Turner, Ralphie May’s Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|website= heavy.com}} 14. ^Ralphie May welcomes a son celebritybabies.people.com. June 26, 2009 15. ^Ralphie May's wife Lahna Turner files divorce tmz.com 16. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/performingarts/for-comic-ralphie-may-health-scare-in-tampa-was-life-changing-experience/1204896|title=For comic Ralphie May, health scare in Tampa was life-changing experience|last=Cridlin|first=Jay|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=December 5, 2011|accessdate=October 6, 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007055801/http://www.tampabay.com/features/performingarts/for-comic-ralphie-may-health-scare-in-tampa-was-life-changing-experience/1204896|archivedate=October 7, 2017|df=mdy-all}} 17. ^{{cite news|url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2012/03/14/ralphie-may-almost-died-in-november-of-a-pulmonary-embolism/|title=Ralphie May almost died in November 2011 of a pulmonary embolism|last=Ho|first=Rodney|publisher=AJC|date=October 6, 2017|accessdate=October 9, 2017}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/02/01/comedian-ralphie-may-to-perform-at-egyptian-theatre/aic7jqd/|title=Comedian Ralphie May to perform at Egyptian theater|publisher=Daily Chronicle|date=2016-02-01|accessdate=2019-01-17}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2012/08/31/ralphie-may-talks-growing-up-in-clarksville|first=Robert|last=Bell|title=Ralphie May talks growing up in Clarksville|publisher=Arkansas Times|date=2012-08-31|accessdate=2019-01-17}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.danieljensenlawoffice.com/comedians-ralphie-may-and-lahna-turner-to-divorce/|title=Comedians Ralphie May and Lahna Turner to divorce|publisher=Daniel Jensen Law Office|accessdate=2019-01-17}} 21. ^{{cite web|last1=Shanley|first1=Patrick|title=Comedian Ralphie May to Pen Humorous Memoir|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedian-ralphie-may-pen-humorous-789373|website=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=21 December 2017}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/06/ralphie-may-dead/|title=Comedian Ralphie May Dead at 45 of Cardiac Arrest|website=tmz.com}} 23. ^{{cite web|last1=Nemetz|first1=Dave|title=Ralphie May, Stand-Up Comic and 'Last Comic Standing' Finalist, Dead at 45|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/ralphie-may-stand-comic-last-212328518.html|website=Yahoo News|accessdate=October 7, 2017|date=October 6, 2017}} 24. ^{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=RALPHIE MAY FRAIL AND PALE At Final Meet-and-Greet|url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/10/10/ralphie-may-looked-frail-dead-heart-attack/|website=tmz.com|accessdate=October 11, 2017|date=October 11, 2017}} 25. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1166257/|title=Ralphie May|publisher=IMDB}} 26. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Ralphie+May/+albums|title=Ralphie May albums|publisher=Last.fm|accessdate=2019-01-17}} External links
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