Known for:	The Cider House Rules, Step Up, Big Trouble
Birth name:	Dwight Meyers
Birthday:	24 May 1967, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Height:	6' 3" 1.91 m

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Cee Lo Green is planning a major slim down following the recent deaths of pals Heavy D and comedian Patrice O'Neal. The hitmaker accepts he's overweight and the sudden deaths have shocked him int...



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Rap mogul DIDDY staged a prayer tribute to late pal HEAVY D before ringing in 2012 at his South Beach, Miami home on Saturday night (31Dec11).The hitmaker, real name Sean Combs, hosted a star-studded bash on Star Island but the deceased rapper weighed heavily on his mind and an hour before Diddy lit the fuse
Life and death were separated by a matter of seconds for Heavy D, who stopped breathing while a bystander was on the phone with the dispatcher -- and you hear it all unfold in the frantic 911 recording obtained by TMZ.One of the first questions the…

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Heavy D -- The FRANTIC 911 Call -- 'He Is Not Breathing!'
Reuters - The sudden death in November of rapper Heavy D was due to a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis, the Los Angeles Coroner's office said on Tuesday.
Veteran rap icon Heavy D died as a result of a blocked artery in his lungs, a coroner has ruled. The heavyweight hip-hop star, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, passed away on 8 November after col...



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Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis ... this according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. A pulmonary embolism is a blockage of one or more arteries in the lungs -- most often caused by blood clots…

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Samuel L. Jackson and Will Smith were among the stars who paid their last respects to late hip-hop icon Heavy D at his funeral in New York on Friday. Th...



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AP - Heavy D was remembered with laughter and tears Friday during a star-studded funeral service that included Jay-Z and Will Smith, humorous anecdotes from longtime friend Diddy, and words of encouragement for the late rapper's family, delivered in a letter from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
AP - Heavy D was remembered with laughter and tears Friday during a star-studded funeral service that included Jay-Z and Will Smith, humorous anecdotes from longtime friend Diddy, and words of encouragement for the late rapper's family, delivered in a letter from President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
Rap mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS took a step back from the forefront of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York on Thursday (17Nov11) as he tried to avoid arrest in order to attend hip-hop icon HEAVY D’s funeral on Friday (18Nov11).The Def Jam Records co-founder has been a key supporter of the widespread Occupy movements
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Heavy D was planning a huge comeback just before his death -- and those plans included a new music video.

Carl Thomas, who sang on Heavy D's latest album, tells TMZ, he was in touch with Heavy two weeks ago ... and Heavy told him he was weeks away from shooting a music video for their song, "Still Missing You." Thomas said Heavy had a director in place and had picked a location for the shoot.

Sources close to Heavy D tell us it was all part of the singer's comeback plan. We're told he released his new album on September 27 because it coincided with the BET Music Awards ... and he was hoping the performance would put him back on the map.

As we first reported, Heavy D passed away on Tuesday after collapsing outside his Beverly Hills home. He was 44. 



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Mary J. Blige and Sean 'Diddy' Combs are expected to be among the mourners when rapper Heavy D is laid to rest in New York next week. A private funeral has been planned for the 44 year old who d...



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AP - A private funeral for rap legend Heavy D will be held at a historic black Baptist church in a northern suburb of New York City.
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Heavy D will be laid to rest at a very private funeral ceremony in New York next Friday -- and TMZ has learned only a select number of the rapper's famous friends have been invited to attend.

We're told Heavy's family has organized a public viewing on Thursday -- and anyone who wants to pay tribute to the hip hop legend is encouraged to show up.

But the following day, the burial service is V.I.P. only -- and the invite list only includes close members of Heavy's family and dear friends, such as Diddy, Mary J. Blige, a few of the Wayans brothers ... and others.

We're told Eddie F and G-Whiz -- former members of Heavy D and the Boyz -- are also on the invite list.

TMZ broke the story, Heavy D passed away on Tuesday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 44-years-old.






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Just months before Heavy D died, the rap legend stepped into a recording studio for the last time ... to lay tracks for his new album -- and TMZ has obtained pics of the historic moment.

The photos were snapped in late July at Daddy's House Recording Studio in NYC -- showing D and his producers finalizing songs for "Love Opus," which he released in September.

As we first reported, Heavy D passed away on Tuesday after collapsing outside his Beverly Hills home. He was 44.



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Lindsay Lohan and Heavy D are closer now than they've ever been before, TMZ has learned ... because they're both serving serious time at the L.A. County morgue -- for very different reasons.

Lindsay has been working like a dog at the morgue for weeks -- and now we've confirmed ... Heavy D's body is currently being stored in the same facility.

Lindsay's morgue work does entail some corpse contact -- but sources tell TMZ, the actress will NOT come face-to-face with Heavy D's cadaver.

So close ... yet so far.



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Heavy D hadn't given up on his health before his death -- TMZ has learned, the rapper was serious about battling his weight up to the very end ... running nearly everyday, and frequenting several L.A. gyms.

One of his most recent trainers -- a guy named Tony, who helped Heavy D lose 150 pounds in 2008 -- tells TMZ, D stopped in to Ultra Body Fitness in West Hollywood 3 months before his death ... and began to re-strategize his training program.

Tony tells us, the rapper looked like he hadn't worked out in a while and wanted to get active again.

At that point, sources close to Heavy D tell us, the rapper embarked on a daily running regimen and frequented several other nearby gyms to diversify his exercise experience -- incorporating everything from hiking to boxing.

At his peak, Tony tells us, Heavy worked out 6-7 days a week.

When he died, we're told everyone at Ultra Body Fitness was shocked -- and the members even erected a small memorial in Heavy's honor (below).






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Nas, Common and rap mogul Russell Simmons are among the stars leading the tributes to hip-hop icon Heavy D, who died on Tuesday at the age of 44. The rap veteran was reportedly found unconscious ...



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Heavy D weighed 344 pounds at the time of his death yesterday ... law enforcement tells TMZ.

Officials recorded Heavy's height and weight as part of their investigation into his sudden and unexpected passing. We're told the rapper measured in at 6'4".

Heavy famously lost 135 pounds back in 2003 -- but insisted the decision to drop the weight was in an effort to get acting roles ... and wasn't health related.

An autopsy is scheduled to begin this morning.

TMZ broke the story ... Heavy D died yesterday after collapsing outside of his Beverly Hills condo.






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Reuters - Rapper Heavy D, who rose to fame during the 1990s and scored hit singles such as "Now That We Found Love", died on Tuesday after collapsing outside his Beverly Hills home. He was 44.

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