duncan played john coffey in the drone mile and played in the planet of the apes, we'll have much morecoming uponight on abc2 news. >>> take a look at the current flash flooding map. this includes baltimore county and the city. runoff. we can see it drifting further north, rain letting up from towson southward, a downpour reaching into the harford zone. tremendous rain. we'll continue to see hit and miss showers and storms for the indefinite future at least through the middle part of the week, at least through wednesday night. weather in annapolis, a mixture of sun and clouds, more clouds than anything by late in the day. 83 degrees. humidity at 72% and on the whole muggy weather. get a look at the temperature map, low 80s in easton and ocean city. you can see the dew point numbers in the mid-70s. this is about as humid as it possibly can get, very, very muggy conditions. slightly drier into papa, but not much. the heat indexes reflecting the heat and humidity. it's warm and muggy, very little breeze. more showers and storms will continue to drift in out of the south and west. in this

. >> michael clarke duncan became john coffey. he was the epitome of good. he disappeared into his character. >> reporter: with his big smile and bigger building with duncan seemed suited for everything. appearing in action adventure films like "sin city." >> his name is ricky. ricky bobby. >> reporter: and comedies like "talladega nights." and "school for scoundrels." >> keep whistling, i'm going to bite those lips right off. >> reporter: he also lent his unique voice to several animated movies including "kung fu panda." his rise to fame was unlikely. born in chicago in 1957 and raised by a single mother who objected to him playing football he turned to acting instead. in his 20s he paid the billings as a bodyguard for such high profile stars as will smith and jamie foxx. >> this is michael duncan for peta. i became a vegetarian. >> reporter: earlier this year he appeared in a video for peta in which he spoke about becoming a vegetarian and how healthy he felt at the time. >> for guys out there don't think you have to have these gigantic steaks to get your

. >> john coffey. >> that performance garnered him an academy award nomination for best supporting actormerous roles duncan never failed to steal a scene. >> red. >> no wonder you turned her down. >> you did turn her down even though i went to yanni? >> you didn't go? jimmy sent me. >> i know that frankie can be very persuasive. >> i'm fine. thank you. >> why did you want me to go see yanni? >> ricky, you can walk. >> what did you say? >> i pray you know that pain and hurt. >> don't you put that evil on me. don't you put that on us. you are not paralyzed. >> i am so paralyzed. >> no, no, no. >> you're rough on him. >> he needs to know. he's always crying. ♪ leaving on a jet plane >> he towered at 6'5". always seemed to have a smile on his face and will be missed. michael clarke duncan was 54 years old. >>> it will cost you extra but one study says organic food doesn't live up to the nutrition hype, but are the researchers asking the right questions. of as credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! put it on my spark card! [ hi

. >> he became john coffey. he was the epitome of good. he became his character. >> reporter: with his big smile and bigger build he seemed suited for everything. in action films like "sin city." >> the name is ricky, ricky bobby. >> reporter: and comedies like talladega nights and school for scoundrels. >> i'm going to bite those lips off. >> reporter: he also lent his unique voice to several animated movies including kung fu panda. his rise to fame was unlikely. born in chicago in 1957 and raised by a single mother who objected to him playing football, he turned to acting instead. in his 20s he paid the business as a bodyguard for such high-profile stars as will smith and jamie foxx. >> held okay, this is michael clarke duncan for peta. i became a vegetarian three years ago. >> reporter: earlier this year duncan and in a video by peta in which he spoke about becoming a vegetarian and how healthy he felt. >> for guys out there, don't think you have to have steaks to get your protein. >> reporter: he's survived by his fiancee, reality tv s