Published at: Aug. 9, 2008, 10:05 p.m. CST by hercules
I am – Hercules
Funnyman Bernie Mac, star of “Ocean’s 11” and its sequels as well as “Bad Santa,” "Transformers," and Fox's “The Bernie Mac Show,” has passed away at age 50, from complications due to pneumonia.
Though a working comic for more than 30 years, he made his first screen appearance 16 years ago as a doorman in “Mo’ Money.” Subsequent credits include “Friday,” “Get On The Bus,” and “Life.”
He brought his stand-up act to cinemas in 2000 via "The Original Kings of Comedy" and launched both of his most prominent franchises the following year: “The Bernie Mac Show” ran from 2001 to 2006; 2001's “Ocean’s 11” spawned two sequels.
While his TV show was airing, Mac appeared in “Bad Santa,” “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” and "Head of State," and as the title character in the baseball comedy “Mr. 3000.”
Last year he appeared on the big screen in "Transformers," "Ocean's 13" and "Pride."
He shot a pilot earlier this year for a new Fox sitcom, "Starting Under."
Read more of Bernard Jeffrey McCullough’s life here.
