Did you know that Ralphie May, was a loud and large comedian died on Friday in Las Vegas, where he had been in residence at Harrah’s casino, he was 45?

Did you know that Ralph Duren May was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his extensive touring and comedy specials on Netflix and other outlets?

Did you Know Ralph May(February 17, 1972 – October 6, 2017)?

Did you know that Ralph May was February 17, 1972 in Chattanooga, Tennessee^[1] and raised in Clarksville, Arkansas?^[2] 

Did you know that May was the youngest of four children.?
Did you know that Ralphie May, was a loud and large comedian died on Friday in Las Vegas, where he had been in residence at Harrah’s casino, he was 45?

Stacey Pokluda,

Did you know Stacey Pokluda, his publicist, said the cause was cardiac arrest, she said he had been treated for pneumonia and had canceled some shows over the past month?

Did you know that May, was a 17-year-old student in Arkansas when he won a contest to open for Sam Kinison, who became a mentor of sorts. (Mr. Kinison also died young, at 38, in a car accident in 1992.)?

Did you know that the experience May gained helped him move to Houston to try comedy full time?

Did you know that May worked the stand-up circuit for years,in his review in The New York Times?

Dave Kehr

and in 2002 made his feature film debut in the comedy “For da Love of Money,” drawing an approving notice from Dave Kehr

Ralph May, Dat Phan and David Mordal

 Did you know that Ralph May reached a whole new level of exposure in 2003 as a contestant on Season 1 of “Last Comic Standing,” the NBC competition series. He finished second to Dat Phan?

Ralph May "Girth of a Nation"

Did you know after Last Comic Standing came comedy specials like “Girth of a Nation” on Comedy Central and “Unruly” and “Imperfectly Yours” on Netflix?

Did you know that May was proud that his "audience  accepted me for a long time as a comedian who happened to be fat, you know, not as a fat comedian?

Ralphie May and Lahna Turner

Did you know that  May married the comedian Lahna Turner in 2006?

Did you know that the couple filed for divorce in October 2015 and sought physical and joint custody of their children, but the divorce was never finalized.^[16]?

Did you know that the couple had two children April June May^[12][13] and son August James May.^[14][15] ?

 May, a comedian who broke onto the national scene after an attention grabbing series of appearances during NBC’s Last Comic Standing, has died at the age of 45. USA TODAY

Did you know that May had just won the Casino Comedian of the Year award at the Global Gaming Expo?

Judi Marmel

Did you know that his manager, Judi Marmel, told USA TODAY he was also working on a new comedy special and had completed his autobiography, This Might Get a Little Heavy, for St. Martin's Press. It's due this spring?

Did you know that May weight increased to 800 pounds,  following a car accident at age 16?^[3] 

VH1's Celebrity Fit Club

Did you know that May also participated on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club and had gastric bypass surgery in 2004, which lowered his ^[3][17]
weight by 350 pounds (160 kg)?

Did you know that May had a bout with viral pneumonia on a cruise in October 2011 which made May lose 40 pounds?^[17]

Fif you know that in November 2011, he had almost died of a pulmonary embolism after contracting serious pneumonia on a cruise ship, then suffering a pulmonary embolism where a blood clot from his leg got lodged in an artery?^[18]

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