Bernie Mac (Bernard Jeffrey McCullough) of "Bernie Mac Show" - on Fox - and several movies (listed below) died this morning from pneumonia. According to ChicagoTribune, Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in tissue, most often in the lungs.
The paper describes him as: “stood 6-foot-3, he was built like a fullback and carried himself with a bouncer's reticence. But perhaps the strongest weapon in the Chicago comedian's arsenal was that voice, that amalgam of thought and a delivery that could rise like a tidal wave, outpace a Gatling gun and remained, to his last days, loud and unapologetic. And most recently, Mac garnered attention for making unsavory comments at a Barack Obama benefit that the presumptive Democratic candidate had to distance himself from.”
The paper describes him as: “stood 6-foot-3, he was built like a fullback and carried himself with a bouncer's reticence. But perhaps the strongest weapon in the Chicago comedian's arsenal was that voice, that amalgam of thought and a delivery that could rise like a tidal wave, outpace a Gatling gun and remained, to his last days, loud and unapologetic. And most recently, Mac garnered attention for making unsavory comments at a Barack Obama benefit that the presumptive Democratic candidate had to distance himself from.”
Bernie Mac had a humble and rough begin in South Chicago. But but he giot his big break at the age of 32. He had featured in many movie listed below and also see a "stand-up show" at the bottom.
• Old Dogs (due 2009)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) - Zuba (voice)
• Soul Men (2008)
• Transformers (2007)
• Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
• Pride (2007)
• Guess Who (2005)
• Ocean's Twelve (2004)
• Mr. 3000 (2004)
• Bad Santa (2003)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Head of State (2003)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
• Life (1999)
• The Players Club (1998)
• How to Be a Player (1997)
• B*A*P*S (1997)
• Get on the Bus (1996)
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
• Friday (1995)
• House Party 3 (1994)
• Above the Rim (1994)
• Who's the Man? (1993)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) - Zuba (voice)
• Soul Men (2008)
• Transformers (2007)
• Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
• Pride (2007)
• Guess Who (2005)
• Ocean's Twelve (2004)
• Mr. 3000 (2004)
• Bad Santa (2003)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Head of State (2003)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
• Life (1999)
• The Players Club (1998)
• How to Be a Player (1997)
• B*A*P*S (1997)
• Get on the Bus (1996)
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
• Friday (1995)
• House Party 3 (1994)
• Above the Rim (1994)
• Who's the Man? (1993)
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