Comedian and Houston transplant Ralphie May dead at 45



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Comedian Ralphie May has died at age 45, according to TMZ.

The Houston transplant was reportedly found in his Las Vegas home early Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.

According to the article, May had been battling pneumonia for six weeks, but his ultimate cause of death was cardiac arrest.

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Though May was a Tennessee native, he moved to Houston in his late teens and graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.



Afterward he moved to Los Angeles where he pursued a career as a stand up comic.

He got his "big break" in 2003 when he competed and placed second in the first season of "Last Comic Standing." From there he went on to appear in shows like "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and the "Wayne Brady Show."

He and fellow comedian Lahna Turner were married for 10 years before she filed for divorce in 2015. The couple's separation allegedly turned nasty, especially in terms of who would get custody of their two kids, April June May and August May.

He was scheduled to perform in Las Vegas on Friday Oct. 6 at 10 p.m..