- Comic actor Bernie Mac died early Saturday of complications from pneumonia, according to a family member and his publicist. He was 50.

He had been hospitalized in Chicago, Illinois, for more than a week with the lung infection.

Danica Smith, the comedian's publicist, had said Thursday that Mac's condition was "stable," The Associated Press reported.

"When I got the call this morning, it was just devastating news," said Chicago Sun-Times columnist Stella Foster. "Let's face it: Bernie Mac was one of a kind. He was the best of the best in terms of giving you a good laugh."

Smith previously said the pneumonia wasn't related to sarcoidosis, a lung disease Mac had, which had been in remission since 2005, according to AP.

Mac caused a stir in July with some jokes he made during a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, AP reported.
Mac -- born Bernard Jeffrey McCollough -- starred in the Fox television series "The Bernie Mac Show." His film roles included the "Ocean's Eleven" series, "Friday," "Get on the Bus," "Transformers" and "Bad Santa."



http://www.cnn.com/2008/S...index.html

what a sad lose and all prays goes out 2 his family a true black comic has been lost

man! bernie mac of all people!

"I ain't scurred of you mothafuckas!"



RIP, B. Mac.

Timmy84 said:

that made me smile...

RIP Mr Mac..
You gave me many a laugh over the years ..
thank u...

RIP Bernie. Janga Lang! Janga Lang!

So sad.
rest in peace.

No way....!

Bernie Mac: Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my party jams, my happy rap, and you better not touch...
[voice breaks]
Bernie Mac: My James Brown.

R.I.P Mr Mac, you will always be as funny as hell, because you kept it real, god bless you sir

Timmy84 said:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...viYo3WsqjU

Funny as hell...I can see why Prince had to sample this ...this guy was the bomb

I figured these health setbacks were nothing too serious and that he would recover and be back better than ever. This is terrible. I wish the best for his family. He was so cool.

chewwsey said:

Thanks for the laughs... , thank you god damn it...
http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

Bernie Mac in "Booty Call" one of my favorite Bernie Mac scenes...hilarious. RIP my man. I am sincerely glad that you made it.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...wnymqJUtwc

I am in shock...Bernie Mac has passed away. My prayers and my condolences to his family as he will truly be missed. Gone to soon, gone to soon.....

One love Bernie, what a great story ...
http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

What?! Fifty?

R.I.P.
We will miss you.
His TV show was one of the last great sitcoms on the air.
Very real,very old school and very positive.

They said he was getting better just yesterday

LondonStyle said:

this man is a fooool. that stretching was funny as hell.

dang he looked older than his age. hell he looked like he was pushing fifty back then! and that was the 90's!

this man is funny. Remember in that wayans movie?

LondonStyle said:

I need to see more videos on this thread!

Cinnie said:

There are some in the GD thread. Just curious, but why's there a thread in Music & More? Ya'll too good for GD???
[Edited 8/9/08 11:48am]

we lost a king of comedy

SCNDLS said:

In a word, yes.

Cinnie said:

I just saw you postin' in that joint.
[Edited 8/9/08 11:52am]

I was never a fan of his work... but I always thought he was a cool guy

RIP, Bernard...

...seeing that headline this morning was so unbelievable. R.I.P. B.


.....we'll cherish your work forever.

Horrible news...

Cinnie said:

Bernie Mac - NSFW...of course.






...A King of Comedy






...Def Comedy Jam





...House Party 3 (Now I got to cut ya. That's the rule!)





...Head Of State





tA

Tribal Disorder

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