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May 13, 2024 · August 9, 2008, Chicago (aged 50) Bernie Mac (born October 5, 1957, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 9, 2008, Chicago) was an American comedian and actor who parlayed a stand-up comedy act of edgy, autobiographical humor into the popular television sitcom The Bernie Mac Show (2001–06). He also acted in films and authored two memoirs.
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Bernie Mac was born on October 5, 1958, and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Almost from the start he was destined to be a comic. He was just four when he witnessed his mother laughing until she cried as she watched Bill Cosby perform on television. The power Cosby had to elicit such reaction made an impact on Mac. He quickly became the family ...
In 1997 Mac joined four other comics and began the tour that would propel him into the realm of comedic royalty. Along with Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, and Cedric the Entertainer, Mac embarked on the comedy tour, The Original Kings of Comedy. The show, created by promoter Walter Latham, was two and a half hours of gut-splitting, howling good laught...
His fame spread like spring fever since his stand-up days on the Chicago subway. In 2001, Mac filmed the much-anticipated remake of Ocean's Eleven with heavy-hitters Matt Damon, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt. The heist film was such a hit that Mac later participated in Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007. The third sequel, Mac confi...
Mac's star continued to rise. Mac's first starring role in a feature film came in 2004's Mr. 3000, a comedy about a baseball player who retires from his team after making what he thought was his 3000th hit to capitalize on his fame by creating a merchandising empire. When three he discovers that three of his hits did not qualify, he must return to ...
Books
I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on How Life Is,MTV Books, 2001. Maybe You Never Cry Again,HarperCollins, 2003.
Films
Mo' Money, 1992. Who's the Man, 1993. Above the Rim, 1994. The Walking Dead, 1995. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, 1996. Get on the Bus, 1996. Booty Call, 1997. BAPS, 1997. How to Be a Player, 1997. The Player's Club, 1998. Life, 1999. The Original Kings of Comedy, 2000. Ocean's Eleven, 2001. What's the Worst That Could Happen?, 2001. Bad Santa,2003. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle,2003. Head of State,2003. Mr. 3000,2004. Ocean's Twelve,2004. Guess Wh...
Television
Midnight Mac, HBO Variety Special, 1995. The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2001-06.
Books
Mattern, Joanne, Bernie Mac,Mitchell Lane, 2006.
Periodicals
Daytona Beach News Journal, August 18, 2000. Ebony,June 2003. Entertainment Weekly, August 11, 2000, p. 42. The Florida Times-Union, June 4, 1999. Interview, August 2000, p. 57. Jet, September 5, 1994, p. 34; September 20, 1999, p. 58. New York Daily News, March 28, 1994.
On-line
"America's New Family Man," USA Weekend Magazine,www.usaweekend.com/02_issues/020414/020414berniemac.html (June 6, 2007). "Bernie Mac Talks about Mr. 3000," About.com,http://movies.about.com/od/mr3000/a/mr3000bm090204.htm(June 6, 2007). "The Bernie Mac Show: A Television Heaven Re- view," Television Heaven,www.televisionheaven.co.uk/berniemac.htm (June 6, 2007). "Bernie Mac to Stand Down; Letterman Loses a Friend," E!News,www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=5ca64aca-0ea1-43a8-a9dd46e1...
Amanda Monroe. August 14, 2020. Getty Images. Bernie Mac’s comedic genius and legacy continues to endure, 12 years after his 2008 passing due to sarcoidosis complications. The anniversary of his ...
The stand-up legend. died from complications due to pneumonia. at a Chicago-area hospital, where he'd reportedly been hospitalized for weeks before his death. Grossett told PEOPLE his inflammatory ...
Aug 11, 2008 · Bernie Mac, One Of The Original 'Kings of Comedy'. Comedian and actor Bernie Mac died on August 9 due to complications from pneumonia. Mac was one of the original Kings of Comedy, and he starred in his own sitcom. In tribute, Mac's friend and co-star Don Cheadle says, "He will be missed but heaven just got funnier." 17:17.
Apr 3, 2017 · Photo Credit: Geoffrey Black. McCullough works every day to keep Bernie Mac’s legacy alive. The Bernie Mac Foundation was established in 2007, a year before his death, to create awareness about ...
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Nov 5, 2019 · By Frazier Moore. Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning ...
