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Ralphie May Dead at 45 of Cardiac Arrest 
  
 Comedian Ralphie May Dead at 45 of Cardiac Arrest (UPDATE) 
  
 EXCLUSIVE 
  
 1:50 PM PT -- TMZ has learned Ralphie died at a private residence in Vegas Friday morning. We're told he had been battling pneumonia for 6 weeks and died of cardiac arrest. According to his rep, someone in the residence discovered his body. 
  
 He had performed Thursday night at Harrah's in Vegas. Comedian Ralphie May died Friday at the age of 45 ... TMZ has learned. 
  
 Ralphie had been battling pneumonia over the last week, but kept performing his scheduled gigs in Las Vegas. 
  
 Ralphie's stand-up comedy career took off after he finished second on "Last Comic Standing" in 2003. Since then he's had several televised comedy specials -- mostly on Netflix and Comedy Central -- and he's continued touring, almost nonstop, around the country. 
  
 His manager, Judi Marmel, tells us, "As his manager and his friend, I will miss his laugh, his generosity to fellow comedians, his trademark orneriness, and his enormous love of life. He left us entirely too soon -- and we can only wonder where his comedy might have taken all of us. We send our love to his family, his fans, and all the comics who shared stages with him across the country." 
  
 In 2015 he and his wife Lahna Turner, also a comedian, filed for divorce. Ralphie was devastated by the split and the ensuing custody battle over their 2 kids, April June May and August James May. ||||| CLOSE Ralphie 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 
  
 Ralphie May, seen here performing in Los Angles in 2015, has died at age 45. (Photo: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images) 
  
 Comedian Ralphie May has died at 45, his representative, Stacey Pokluda, confirmed to USA TODAY. 
  
 His body was found Friday morning at a private residence in Las Vegas, where he had a residency at Harrah's Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. 
  
 Pokluda said May had performed there Thursday night after having had to cancel several dates to recover from pneumonia, which had plagued him for weeks. 
  
 She noted his cause of death was cardiac arrest. That occurs when an electrical problem causes the heart to stop pumping completely. When that happens, oxygenated blood fails to reach the brain, lungs and other organs. (In the last two weeks, rock icon Tom Petty and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner both died as a result of cardiac arrest.) 
  
 More: Cardiac arrest vs. heart attacks 
  
 May, who was born in Tennessee and raised in Arkansas, grew up idolizing 1980s comedy star Sam Kinison. 
  
 Triumph the Insult Comic Dog traded insults with Ralphie May, left, Dat Phan and David Mordal in 2004 during the first season of NBC's 'Last Comic Standing.' (Photo: Brian Kenison, NBC) 
  
 He mined his obesity for laughs as part of his standup routine. He eventually parlayed a second-place finish in Season 1 of NBC's Last Comic Standing into multiple stand-up specials for Comedy Central and Netflix. 
  
 Pokluda noted in her statement that May had just won the Casino Comedian of the Year award at the Global Gaming Expo. His residency at Harrah's Las Vegas was supposed to last through the end of the year. 
  
 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. 
  
 In a statement, she wrote: "As his manager and his friend, I will miss his laugh, his generosity to fellow comedians, his trademark orneriness, and his enormous love of life. He left us entirely too soon — and we can only wonder where his comedy might have taken all of us. We send our love to his family, his fans, and all the comics who shared stages with him across the country." 
  
 May is survived by his wife Lahna Turner and two children, daughter April June May and son August James May. 
  
 Fellow comedians ranging from Kevin Hart to Larry the Cable Guy remembered him on Twitter after hearing the news. 
  
 .@Ralphie_May helped get me in @TheLaughFactory. He didn’t know me at all and after he saw my set he told Jamie Masada to have me onboard. — Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) October 6, 2017 
  
 Wow....I was just told that Ralphie May passed. I'm truly saddened by this. He was a good dude. Heaven just got another funny angel RIP man — Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) October 6, 2017 
  
 Oh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there. — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017 
  
 Damn. RIP Ralphie May. Comic warrior. — marc maron (@marcmaron) October 6, 2017 
  
 This one hurts... Ralphie May was one of the good guys in this business full of phonies... He… https://t.co/eUcUXT5uEv — Russell Peters (@therealrussellp) October 6, 2017 
  
 So sad to hear about Ralphie. Sweet guy. He loved doing stand up and loved comedians. #RIPRalphieMay — Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) October 6, 2017 
  
 I love you RALPHIE MAY 
  
  
  
 Realest dude I’ve ever met.#justcorrect — Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) October 6, 2017 
  
 Read or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2kssi9P ||||| Tributes are pouring in for Ralphie May, the popular comedian who died today at 45. The majority of reactions are coming from members of the tightknit stand-up community, who are using phrases such as “funny and sweet,” “one of the nicest and kindest out there” and “realest dude I’ve ever met.” 
  
 May got his big break as a competitor on the first season of NBC’s summer reality-competition series Last Comic Standing. He made it to the finals but lost to Dat Phan. Jay Mohr, who hosted the show, was among those to pays their respects via Twitter today: 
  
 I love you RALPHIE MAY Realest dude I’ve ever met.#justcorrect — Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) October 6, 2017 
  
 Here’s a bunch more: 
  
 Wow….I was just told that Ralphie May passed. I'm truly saddened by this. He was a good dude. Heaven just got another funny angel RIP man — Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) October 6, 2017 
  
 This hurts too much. @Ralphie_May helped me so much. Rest In Peace. Thank you for all the love you have given me. Thank you for everything. — Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) October 6, 2017 
  
 Oh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there. — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017 
  
 Damn. RIP Ralphie May. Comic warrior. — marc maron (@marcmaron) October 6, 2017 
  
 It was a fun summer with you n biscuit. Safe next gig. Miss the shit out of you already. Xoxo n #RIP @Ralphie_May pic.twitter.com/MMmvlQjnA9 — Kathleen Madigan (@kathleenmadigan) October 6, 2017 
  
 Ralphie May RIP funny man. We shared good talks & good laughs . See you on the other side kid — Jim Breuer (@JimBreuer) October 6, 2017 
  
 Ralphie May. Dammit. You were a funny and sweet mofo man. Rest In Peace. — bob saget (@bobsaget) October 6, 2017 
  
 Thank you, Ralphie May. You were a world-class comedian. pic.twitter.com/TGWpRcyQGH — Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) October 6, 2017 
  
 RIP to the great Ralphie May. Thank you for the laughs, the specials, and always being so kind to everyone here. We love you. #paidregular pic.twitter.com/gttbLa2gfj — The Comedy Store (@TheComedyStore) October 6, 2017 
  
 I love you @Ralphie_May rest in paradise my friend. Thank you for giving me my first break in hollywood. — Jo Koy (@Jokoy) October 6, 2017 
  
 I'm going to miss you like crazy. So much love and appreciation for this wild man. #ralphiemay pic.twitter.com/TnVuPIV5aB — Danielle Soto (@DanielleSoto617) October 6, 2017 
  
 Sadness in the comedy world….Comedian Ralphie May Dead at 45 of Cardiac Arrest (UPDATE) https://t.co/TESTU0WTND via @TMZ — Michael Joiner (@actorcomic) October 6, 2017 
  
 I met @Ralphie_May years ago.. he has always been a kind friend, with a generous heart. This one will hurt for awhile… I will miss you Ralphie. 😓 pic.twitter.com/Kj068OeAup — brian redban (@redban) October 6, 2017 
  
 Hey everyone I lost a friend of mine Comedian Ralphie May just passed away from cardiac arrest. He was one of the funniest guys & greatest guys I knew💯 Ralphie we love you & we will never forget you. Going to miss you buddy. RIP my brother 🙏🙏🙏😇 pic.twitter.com/M9oeytIc1O — Guy Richards (@GUYRICHARDS1) October 6, 2017 
  
 Crushed by the news about @Ralphie_May. Forget how funny he was…such a kind, generous soul. We will miss you, brother. — Josh Wolf (@joshwolfcomedy) October 6, 2017 |||||
Output:
Comedian Ralphie May was found dead Friday morning at a private Las Vegas residence; the 45-year-old had a residency at Harrah's in the city and had performed there Thursday night. Prior to that performance, he had canceled several dates as he struggled with pneumonia for weeks, USA Today reports. May's rep says his cause of death was cardiac arrest. May "mined his obesity for laughs" as a stand-up comic, as USA Today puts it; he finished second on the first season of NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2003 and from there went on to record multiple stand-up specials for Netflix and Comedy Central. He also toured "almost nonstop," TMZ reports. He had recently won the Casino Comedian of the Year award at the Global Gaming Expo and had just finished his autobiography, This Might Get a Little Heavy, which will be released this spring. Deadline rounds up tweets mourning his loss; other comedians remember him as kind and "real."