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Also known as Ralph May, Ralph Duren May, Ralphie Duren May

American stand-up comedian

OverviewAI-generated

Ralphie May was an American male comedian and author. Born on February 17, 1972, he passed away on October 6, 2017. His musical and comedic work has been tagged with descriptors such as stand-up comedy, comedy, and funny.

As an author, May is credited with one work titled *This might get a little heavy*. He also has five works listed in academic databases. His online presence included an official website and social media accounts with 105,441 followers. On Last.fm, his music had 47,461 listeners and a total playcount of 416,283.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • This might get a little heavy

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1972-02-01
Active to
2017-10-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
47,461
Total plays
416,283

Tags

stand-up comedycomedystand-upfunnycomedian

Ralph Duren "Ralphie" May (February 17, 1972 – October 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. May first got into comedy after he entered and won a talent show while still in high school. The prize of the talent show was the right to open for Sam Kinison. After graduating from Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Arkansas, he then moved to Houston, Texas to perfect his comedy, and then to Los Angeles, where he has worked as an actor, writer, and producer. <a href="https://www.

via Last.fm · Ralphie May

Key facts

Born
Ralph Duren May , ( 1972-02-17 ) February 17, 1972, Chattanooga, Tennessee , U.S.
Died
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) (aged 45), Las Vegas , Nevada , U.S.
Burial place
Oakland Memorial Cemetery , Clarksville, Arkansas
Spouse
Lahna Turner ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. July 3, 2005</span>"}]]}'>2005 ) ​
Years active
1989–2017
Medium
Stand-up television radio
Genre
Observational comedy
Subjects
Wit word play satire sexuality race religion family life obesity politics medicine
Website
ralphiemay .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ralph
Family name
May
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chattanooga
Place of death
Las Vegas
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Official website
www.ralphiemay.com
Image
Ralphie may.jpeg
Show 7 more facts
date of birth
1972-02-17
date of death
2017-10-06
cause of death
pneumonia
name in native language
Ralph Duren May
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Ralphie May
social media followers
87850
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

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 multiple media platforms.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ralphie May” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.