Ralphie May dies at 45

"Ralphie had been battling pneumonia and had canceled a handful of dates over the last month in an effort to recover," his manager Judi Marmel says in a statement to Us. "Earlier this morning at a private residence in Las Vegas his body was discovered, cause of death is cardiac arrest."

The comic won the Casino Comedian of the Year award at the Global Gaming Expo just two days before his death.