Bernie Mac Dead.

:wow: :cry:


"Though the cause of death has not been confirmed, Mac had been hospitalized recently for pneumonia. "

that's just ashame. God Bless you Bernie, you were one hell of a funny guy!

i read this on some howard stern site but those people often joke around and couldn't find a real link to it.

this is very sad.

RIP Bernie Mac.

My condolences to his family.

And only 50? That's really sad.

Whats up with all of these 50yr olds dropping like flies.

The Chicago Sun-Times is the only news outlet reporting it. A local ABC affiliate in Pennsylvania had it up on their site but have since taken it down.

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5haClEY09-e-w9W2VP-eALjKtdVjA

Amazing that so many sites had him released from the hospital and responding well to treatment only hours ago.

Just this graf on the home page:

Comedian Bernie Mac died early Saturday in a Chicago-area hospital from complications due to pneumonia, his publicist told CNN. He was 50. Publicist Danica Smith did not provide additional details, and asked that his family's privacy be respected.

cnn.com

so sad.

My condolences to his family.

:cry:

That's sad. Peace to his family.

I loved his show.....how he'd look straight in the camera and say "America" ...... just loved him. Complications of pneumonia...wow. So sad, prayers go out to his family. :cry: :cry: :cry:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxU6PJjRqPOON16dBrcLCWEHcIXgD92EPOH80

Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
9 minutes ago

CHICAGO (AP) — A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mack has died at age 50.

Publicist Danica Smith says Bernie Mac died early Saturday at a hospital in the Chicago area of complications due to pneumonia.

The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but he had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently had been hospitalized and treated for pneumonia.

Mac had starring roles in "Ocean's Eleven," "Bad Santa," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Transformers."

The comedian drew critical and popular acclaim with his Fox television series "The Bernie Mac Show," which aired more than 100 episodes from 2001 to 2006.

Good journey Bernie. Very talented funny man. Having COPD this is probably how I can expect to go out. 50 is too young.

CHICAGO — Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper Ocean's Eleven and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom The Bernie Mac Show, died Saturday at age 50.

"Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.

She said no other details were available and asked that his family's privacy be respected.

The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

Recently, Mac's brand of comedy caught him flack when he was heckled during a surprise appearance at a July fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate and fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama.

Toward the end of a 10-minute standup routine, Mac joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity, and used occasional crude language. The performance earned him a rebuke from Obama's campaign.

But despite controversy or difficulties, in his words, Mac was always a performer.

"Wherever I am, I have to play," he said in 2002. "I have to put on a good show."

Mac started his comedy career at age 8, with a standup performance at a church dinner. In 1977, at age 20, he took that act to comedy clubs in Chicago.

His film career started with a small role as a club doorman in the Damon Wayans movie Mo' Money in 1992. Mac went on to star in the Ocean's Eleven franchise with Brad Pitt and George Clooney and his turn with Ashton Kutcher in 2005's Guess Who? — a remake of the Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn 1967 classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? — topped the box office.

Mac also had starring roles in Bad Santa, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Transformers.

The comedian drew critical and popular acclaim with his Fox television series The Bernie Mac Show, which aired more than 100 episodes from 2001 to 2006.

The series about a man's adventures raising his sister's three children, won a Peabody Award in 2002. At the time, judges wrote they chose the sitcom for transcending "race and class while lifting viewers with laughter, compassion — and cool."

The show garnered Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Mac. He also was nominated for a Grammy award for best comedy album in 2001 along with his The Original Kings of Comedy co-stars, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric The Entertainer.

In 2007, Mac told David Letterman on CBS' Late Show that he planned to retire soon.

"I'm going to still do my producing, my films, but I want to enjoy my life a little bit," Mac told Letterman. "I missed a lot of things, you know. I was a street performer for two years. I went into clubs in 1977."

Mac was born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough on Oct. 5, 1957, in Chicago. He grew up on the city's South Side, living with his mother and grandparents. His grandfather was the deacon of a Baptist church.

In his 2004 memoir, Maybe You Never Cry Again, Mac wrote about having a poor childhood — eating bologna for dinner — and a strict, no-nonsense upbringing.

Mac's mother died of cancer when he was 16. In his book, Mac said she was a support for him and told him he would surprise everyone when he grew up.

"Woman believed in me," he wrote. "She believed in me long before I believed."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5933770.html

I really loved Bernie Mac's show!

The scene in Ocean's Thirteen where Bernie's holding the car dealer's hand & discussing moisturizer was classic! Funny man & way too young to die.

RIP, Bernie. You will be missed.

:wow:

Holy crap, that is WAY too young.

Rest easy, Mr. Mac, you were a funny, funny man.

bernie will be missed.

He was admitted to hospital in Chicago last week and died early on Saturday morning due to complications arising from pneumonia, his publicist said.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7551477.stm

RIP, Bernie. :-(

:(

R.I.P.

Hilarious man and a great talent.

I am so bummed about this :cry:

:cry:

Rest in peace.

He is too young and had so much more to do.
This is sad

I will always love his acting in Oceans 11 and how he always told it like it was. May his memory be ever eternal and ever blessed, and may he rest in a place of peace and love.