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Bernie Mac
1957-2008

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.




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rip
by blckmgk13
Aug 9th, 2008
01:38:18 PM
unbelievably sad...
by zenith1226
Aug 9th, 2008
01:38:37 PM
for real?
by BurgerKing
Aug 9th, 2008
01:38:49 PM
Summa Bitch!!
by TheTaf
Aug 9th, 2008
01:39:11 PM
Cool News it Ain't
by 3D-Man
Aug 9th, 2008
01:39:12 PM
first!
by GutsSpill
Aug 9th, 2008
01:39:13 PM
RIP
by Redfoot the Fence
Aug 9th, 2008
01:39:14 PM
It'a About Time...
by TheBoManKicksAssAndTakesBlame
Aug 9th, 2008
01:41:00 PM
Godspeed, Bernie...
by Eats_sandwich_gets_laid.
Aug 9th, 2008
01:41:26 PM
RiP
by theonecalledshoe
Aug 9th, 2008
01:41:45 PM
sad
by torpedoboy
Aug 9th, 2008
01:41:59 PM
looks like the black crusaders have strike again
by ultimateedition
Aug 9th, 2008
01:46:13 PM
Joker now mac
by Miguel De Barioz
Aug 9th, 2008
01:46:35 PM
R.I.P
by disfigurehead
Aug 9th, 2008
01:50:01 PM
Wow, that was a dry write-up...
by Fa Fa Fooey
Aug 9th, 2008
01:50:37 PM
Sad News
by Captain RawBeard
Aug 9th, 2008
01:52:48 PM
one of the chi's finest
by juice willis
Aug 9th, 2008
01:52:58 PM
Really liked Bernie
by Thrillho77
Aug 9th, 2008
01:53:10 PM
Obama strikes!
by TedTwist
Aug 9th, 2008
01:54:12 PM
He was a funny guy...
by JackIsLost
Aug 9th, 2008
01:55:00 PM
"Barnie Mac ringtones?"
by Andyrooskie
Aug 9th, 2008
01:55:45 PM
Cheers Bernie
by reaper28
Aug 9th, 2008
01:58:53 PM
Wow
by T-RACE
Aug 9th, 2008
02:00:45 PM
Who woulda thought
by The Dum Guy
Aug 9th, 2008
02:04:33 PM
hmmm....
by Neil_the_Sheep
Aug 9th, 2008
02:04:54 PM
RIP to the Mac
by killmeagain
Aug 9th, 2008
02:06:59 PM
Very sad
by Manatee
Aug 9th, 2008
02:10:28 PM
What made him funny was his ad-lib style
by terry1978
Aug 9th, 2008
02:10:34 PM
genuinely funny man
by zooch
Aug 9th, 2008
02:15:54 PM
he ain't afraid of you mofos
by a rolling stone
Aug 9th, 2008
02:18:42 PM
DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY!!!
by HarrysDeliciousCellar
Aug 9th, 2008
02:20:28 PM
How sad.
by Gilkuliehe
Aug 9th, 2008
02:22:34 PM
Mr. 3000 is awesome!
by zooch
Aug 9th, 2008
02:23:16 PM
MR. MAC
by BurgerTime
Aug 9th, 2008
02:23:40 PM
Well, that's a sad shock...
by lovecraftian
Aug 9th, 2008
02:23:47 PM
Once again, farewell to a great actor and comedian
by SpencerTrilby
Aug 9th, 2008
02:26:22 PM
I'll always remember what Vern said in his Ocean's 12 review
by zooch
Aug 9th, 2008
02:27:56 PM
That was a piss poor write up Herc
by ChetPussy
Aug 9th, 2008
02:28:07 PM
Wow, what a shock
by Stormwatcher
Aug 9th, 2008
02:28:22 PM
worst year ever
by GavinVanDraven
Aug 9th, 2008
02:31:07 PM
2008 can kiss my ass!
by Dangkok_Bangerous
Aug 9th, 2008
02:32:43 PM
"I'm gonna beat your head 'till the white meat shows"...
by FlickaPoo
Aug 9th, 2008
02:34:47 PM
2008 is turning into the year of the untimely death
by skimn
Aug 9th, 2008
02:35:26 PM
stupid Hillary/mccain supporters
by v1cious
Aug 9th, 2008
02:38:57 PM
farewell
by philskynet
Aug 9th, 2008
02:43:33 PM
RIP Bernie
by m_reporter
Aug 9th, 2008
02:47:55 PM
Farewell Bernie...
by DiverseNerd
Aug 9th, 2008
02:47:57 PM
RIP Dolla Bill AKA Chi Town
by Amadeo Zeller
Aug 9th, 2008
02:48:51 PM
Paul Newman too
by Magic Rat
Aug 9th, 2008
02:50:17 PM
Wow, this sucks
by Fireball XL-5
Aug 9th, 2008
02:54:01 PM
NICE guy. HILARIOUS comedian.
by oooOOooo
Aug 9th, 2008
02:54:43 PM
My hands are smooth thanks to him...
by Sebilrazen
Aug 9th, 2008
02:55:22 PM
He will be missed
by Ferf Muckmeyer
Aug 9th, 2008
02:57:55 PM
Celebrity deaths seem to come in 3's
by alienindisguise
Aug 9th, 2008
02:59:08 PM
RIP Mr Mac
by dr_buggerlugs
Aug 9th, 2008
03:02:14 PM
Rest In Peace
by SeXX ED
Aug 9th, 2008
03:05:10 PM
I remember seeing the first Kings of Comedy in theaters
by IndustryKiller!
Aug 9th, 2008
03:07:03 PM
ChetPussy:
by keyserSOZE
Aug 9th, 2008
03:11:05 PM
Too bad
by Dapper Swindler
Aug 9th, 2008
03:11:13 PM
that whole "comes in 3's" thing
by visceralgristle
Aug 9th, 2008
03:17:07 PM
I thought the feds bailed out Bernie Mac...
by GrubStreeter
Aug 9th, 2008
03:17:17 PM
what the fuck
by Charlie Murphy
Aug 9th, 2008
03:17:35 PM
RIP
by palooka_boy
Aug 9th, 2008
03:18:12 PM
"responding well to treatment and will be released soon"
by brock landers baby
Aug 9th, 2008
03:19:53 PM
Wow! I'm in total shock!!
by Marxeffect
Aug 9th, 2008
03:22:32 PM
That's rough
by BizarroJerry
Aug 9th, 2008
03:22:57 PM
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
by TheGhostWhoLurks
Aug 9th, 2008
03:23:12 PM
Sorry to hear this.
by mrfan
Aug 9th, 2008
03:23:27 PM
Why not Dane Cook?
by still_RuSTeD
Aug 9th, 2008
03:24:57 PM
unbelievable
by Mr_X
Aug 9th, 2008
03:30:11 PM
R,I.P Bernie. "Changalang..Changalang..!!" -LIFE (1999)
by DaKnifeOrDaGun
Aug 9th, 2008
03:33:43 PM
Rest Easy Big Guy
by Stuntmoose
Aug 9th, 2008
03:39:07 PM

by huggerorange
Aug 9th, 2008
03:47:31 PM
RIP
by Darth Thoth
Aug 9th, 2008
03:48:27 PM
Very sad
by kafka07
Aug 9th, 2008
03:49:58 PM
UnknownUser
by Darth Thoth
Aug 9th, 2008
03:51:05 PM
Great Clips
by Turd Furgeson
Aug 9th, 2008
03:53:23 PM
So sad.
by BDT
Aug 9th, 2008
03:57:28 PM
This makes me sad...
by Cruel_Kingdom
Aug 9th, 2008
04:02:51 PM
the great thing about him was ...
by Lou C.
Aug 9th, 2008
04:12:04 PM
Transformers Curse
by A-COD
Aug 9th, 2008
04:26:22 PM
Rest In Peace funny man
by Lauryn2000
Aug 9th, 2008
04:27:49 PM
Sucks ass
by Jack_Of_Spades45
Aug 9th, 2008
04:29:31 PM
RIP
by Thunderbolt Ross
Aug 9th, 2008
04:39:44 PM
RIP
by Johnly
Aug 9th, 2008
04:44:40 PM
A Friend and Mentor
by impaktstudio1
Aug 9th, 2008
04:47:05 PM
I'll Bet $50...
by TheRealMoriarty
Aug 9th, 2008
04:48:36 PM
Meanwhile, Chris Tucker still walks among us.
by Kurutteru Yatsu
Aug 9th, 2008
04:51:11 PM
RIP Big Mac
by Stalkeye
Aug 9th, 2008
04:53:46 PM
RIP JANGILING
by Phategod2
Aug 9th, 2008
04:55:38 PM
I'd love to see whats going on with
by Phategod2
Aug 9th, 2008
04:58:42 PM
:-(
by hatemphd
Aug 9th, 2008
05:00:10 PM
shitty
by Quartermass-87
Aug 9th, 2008
05:10:51 PM
I meant reality shit
by Quartermass-87
Aug 9th, 2008
05:12:37 PM
RIP
by Johnny Deep
Aug 9th, 2008
05:13:13 PM
RIP Bernie
by joe90025
Aug 9th, 2008
05:13:18 PM
he was fun!
by Orionsangels
Aug 9th, 2008
05:13:25 PM
"Complications from Pneumonia" ?
by benjaminlight
Aug 9th, 2008
05:16:29 PM
I still can't believe it.
by ganymede3010
Aug 9th, 2008
05:22:10 PM
RIP
by The_Fredo
Aug 9th, 2008
05:25:28 PM
Bad Santa
by topher tencha
Aug 9th, 2008
05:27:04 PM
Now who's going to play the Joker...
by DanielKurland
Aug 9th, 2008
05:29:13 PM
Not a fan, but...
by cifra
Aug 9th, 2008
05:29:27 PM
I thought Bernie Mac was hilarious.
by Hercules
Aug 9th, 2008
05:45:23 PM
I just saw a test screening of his newest movie with Sam Jackson
by dr sauch
Aug 9th, 2008
05:50:42 PM
I was never a huge fan, but...
by Cartagia
Aug 9th, 2008
05:55:19 PM
R.I.P. Bernie...good stuff...
by wacko3205
Aug 9th, 2008
06:03:02 PM
The_Fredo
by Napolean Solo
Aug 9th, 2008
06:05:29 PM
THIS IS SUM MUTHAFUKKA BAD NEWS
by BringingSexyBack
Aug 9th, 2008
06:16:46 PM
Damn
by TommyShag
Aug 9th, 2008
06:18:53 PM
Ain't this a bitch!?!
by otm shank
Aug 9th, 2008
06:20:17 PM
Rest in Peace Bernie Mac.....
by travis-dane
Aug 9th, 2008
06:23:02 PM
the ocean 11 guys better attend the service
by irrelevntelefant
Aug 9th, 2008
06:23:56 PM
WHAT!
by ColloquiallyBorn
Aug 9th, 2008
06:32:28 PM
what the dude said up top...
by treewarrior
Aug 9th, 2008
06:34:38 PM
Uncle Bobby B, baby...
by NiceGuyEddie19
Aug 9th, 2008
06:35:00 PM
this sucks
by El Borak
Aug 9th, 2008
06:39:58 PM
FUUUUCKK!!!
by applescruff
Aug 9th, 2008
06:43:03 PM
FUUUUCKK!!!
by applescruff
Aug 9th, 2008
06:43:08 PM
he had a particular kind of schtick-
by the power of GREYSKULL
Aug 9th, 2008
06:43:16 PM
Damn. I loved Bernie Mac...
by LobosAdversity
Aug 9th, 2008
06:49:04 PM
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!! !!!!
by Han Cholo
Aug 9th, 2008
06:49:38 PM
Ah no
by Batou
Aug 9th, 2008
06:59:05 PM
Sad day america....
by screamster101
Aug 9th, 2008
07:02:20 PM
There is no justice in this world...
by coconutgroves
Aug 9th, 2008
07:03:05 PM
too soon
by the_knightfall
Aug 9th, 2008
07:05:07 PM
ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU ALL!!
by thelordofhell
Aug 9th, 2008
07:07:06 PM
Damn
by chiefpapa
Aug 9th, 2008
07:08:31 PM
Goofier than the "deaths come in 3's" rule...
by visceralgristle
Aug 9th, 2008
07:11:00 PM
Very Sad Indeed...
by Terracotta
Aug 9th, 2008
07:16:26 PM
visceralgristle you ignorant slut!!
by ultimateedition
Aug 9th, 2008
07:18:23 PM
Yeah, Carrot Top...
by Terracotta
Aug 9th, 2008
07:22:40 PM
Chicago just lost a native son.......
by Rich Malone
Aug 9th, 2008
07:23:40 PM
A BLACK, A WHITE and A MEXICAN
by iwontwin
Aug 9th, 2008
07:30:20 PM
Gone 2 soon
by lostbat
Aug 9th, 2008
07:38:48 PM
Too Sad
by Evil Chicken
Aug 9th, 2008
07:39:36 PM
What is up with Death lately?
by Sidepocket
Aug 9th, 2008
08:01:45 PM
RIP
by veritasses
Aug 9th, 2008
08:04:10 PM
rumour?
by vicious_bastard
Aug 9th, 2008
08:14:45 PM
He Was The Only Survivor Of A Family Of 13 Or So
by Media Messiah
Aug 9th, 2008
08:18:51 PM
Stir It Like Coffee!
by utz_world
Aug 9th, 2008
08:20:47 PM
Bernie's show was great because he
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Aug 9th, 2008
08:30:12 PM
What a shame
by HighlanderStu
Aug 9th, 2008
08:34:51 PM
Irionically Transformers premiers on HBO tonight
by Orionsangels
Aug 9th, 2008
08:40:38 PM
sad day
by Vern
Aug 9th, 2008
08:49:00 PM
RIP Bernie
by the milf lover
Aug 9th, 2008
08:52:38 PM
RIP
by RedSpartan
Aug 9th, 2008
09:07:46 PM
I didn't really know who Bernie Mac was . . .
by Ingeld
Aug 9th, 2008
09:09:03 PM
Bernie & Bad Santa=Fucking Great
by Conrad Rooks
Aug 9th, 2008
09:12:46 PM
Thats a shame
by proper
Aug 9th, 2008
09:27:07 PM
Funniest scene in Ocean's 11...
by Nasty In The Pasty
Aug 9th, 2008
09:47:19 PM
I love how
by snowtires
Aug 9th, 2008
10:10:41 PM
Thanks Bernie, for making us Laugh
by Atomica
Aug 9th, 2008
10:30:51 PM
Hey Vern
by kurdt420
Aug 9th, 2008
11:00:24 PM
Rest in peace
by BrightEyes
Aug 9th, 2008
11:20:59 PM
Why
by GeneralBulldog54
Aug 9th, 2008
11:25:09 PM
WhinyNegativeBitch: Bernie Mac also had Sarcoidosis
by ganymede3010
Aug 9th, 2008
11:47:52 PM
And Kermit sings...(again)...
by Cheif Brody
Aug 9th, 2008
11:57:12 PM
I HATE THE BACK OF WESLEY SNIPES' NECK
by Jackie Boy
Aug 10th, 2008
12:00:59 AM
I HATE BLACK PEPPER
by Jackie Boy
Aug 10th, 2008
12:05:04 AM
But in all seriousness
by Jackie Boy
Aug 10th, 2008
12:08:59 AM
R.I.P Bernie
by Brundlefly
Aug 10th, 2008
12:15:04 AM
Thank you Mori Herc and Vern
by meta4
Aug 10th, 2008
12:24:58 AM
OH YEAH
by meta4
Aug 10th, 2008
12:26:55 AM
Oceans 10?
by thebearovingian
Aug 10th, 2008
12:36:27 AM
shame
by INWOsuxRED
Aug 10th, 2008
01:01:12 AM
A loss
by a rolling stone
Aug 10th, 2008
01:01:56 AM
Vern should of wrote the orbit
by ChetPussy
Aug 10th, 2008
01:05:34 AM
He shot a pilot earlier this year for a new Fox sitcom,
by Symposium
Aug 10th, 2008
01:14:21 AM
Peace to Bernie Mac
by Dingbatty
Aug 10th, 2008
01:29:55 AM
visceralgristle you sumnumbabitch
by ironic_name
Aug 10th, 2008
02:38:27 AM
actualyy made "booty call" funny
by ironic_name
Aug 10th, 2008
02:40:34 AM
He died because he's black
by Inconvenient
Aug 10th, 2008
02:52:21 AM
I hate RIP
by Symposium
Aug 10th, 2008
03:10:08 AM
"Morning Angels!"
by CzechNeck
Aug 10th, 2008
04:52:52 AM
Well... F U C K ! ! !
by Bumpasses Dawg
Aug 10th, 2008
04:57:33 AM
Now Bernie Brillstein has died.
by Bumpasses Dawg
Aug 10th, 2008
05:07:56 AM
Not the same day
by Bumpasses Dawg
Aug 10th, 2008
05:12:43 AM
Terrible news
by semisaj
Aug 10th, 2008
05:14:12 AM
I hate my gums cuz they black
by Broseph
Aug 10th, 2008
05:37:17 AM
RIP
by davebaxter1989
Aug 10th, 2008
05:57:26 AM
NOOOO! That's it, 2008: Year of Death in Hollywood
by Drath
Aug 10th, 2008
08:11:59 AM
He's been living a lie all along?
by smackfu
Aug 10th, 2008
08:41:30 AM
This is the first i've heard.
by V-jolt
Aug 10th, 2008
09:01:22 AM
I'm 24 by the way...
by V-jolt
Aug 10th, 2008
09:05:31 AM
What if....
by One Nation Under Zod
Aug 10th, 2008
09:31:55 AM
R.I.P Bernie Mac
by Freds_Balls_in_a_Mason_Jar
Aug 10th, 2008
09:44:23 AM
Pneumonia sucks.
by ZeroCorpse
Aug 10th, 2008
09:45:25 AM
He was a talented, funny man
by toadkillerdog
Aug 10th, 2008
10:33:08 AM
Fuck me.......I loved Bernie. I'll miss you man...
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Aug 10th, 2008
11:06:58 AM
General Crom
by Thunderbolt Ross
Aug 10th, 2008
11:12:30 AM
I've never heard
by kurdt420
Aug 10th, 2008
11:14:53 AM
blckmgk13
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Aug 10th, 2008
11:20:35 AM
General Crom
by smackfu
Aug 10th, 2008
11:37:42 AM
R.I.P. Bernie Mac
by That 70s Venom
Aug 10th, 2008
11:38:35 AM
RIP Dark Gable
by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro
Aug 10th, 2008
11:40:42 AM
My favourite Mac moment
by DougMcKenzie
Aug 10th, 2008
12:50:36 PM
REST IN PEACE
by DanboJohnJ
Aug 10th, 2008
01:37:08 PM
Rest in peace...
by Animus
Aug 10th, 2008
02:29:53 PM
rip
by I am the most horrible
Aug 10th, 2008
02:49:22 PM
Isaac Hayes just died in Memphis.
by Iron-kong
Aug 10th, 2008
02:54:20 PM
NOT Isaac Hayes!!!
by ZeroCorpse
Aug 10th, 2008
02:57:55 PM
TF
by Dazzler69
Aug 10th, 2008
02:59:40 PM
What the F@ck!?
by m_reporter
Aug 10th, 2008
03:07:07 PM
2008 is being a bitch so far...
by m_reporter
Aug 10th, 2008
03:16:03 PM
Even worse than "When they get to heaven" & "Die in 3's"
by PotSmokinAlien
Aug 10th, 2008
03:32:02 PM
Issac Hayes RIP
by Amadeo Zeller
Aug 10th, 2008
03:32:34 PM
Issac Hayes
by disfigurehead
Aug 10th, 2008
03:39:58 PM
OMG They killed Chef!
by jtishere
Aug 10th, 2008
03:41:17 PM
I aiiiiiiiiiiiin't afraid of you mutha fuckers!
by Brians Life
Aug 10th, 2008
03:42:48 PM
That's jacked up...
by Terracotta
Aug 10th, 2008
03:46:24 PM
The Duke is dead
by Gorrister
Aug 10th, 2008
03:49:42 PM
RIP CHEF
by Kragmose
Aug 10th, 2008
03:52:36 PM
pneumonia
by grendel824
Aug 10th, 2008
03:59:08 PM
Issac Hayes & South Park
by Force Shaped
Aug 10th, 2008
04:05:42 PM
RIP Bernie
by Mr Slippy Fist
Aug 10th, 2008
04:15:35 PM
SAM JACKSON IS NEXT
by tme2nsb
Aug 10th, 2008
04:17:06 PM
SO IT IS WRITTEN
by tme2nsb
Aug 10th, 2008
04:17:19 PM
Godspeed Mr. Mac
by DarthFloyd
Aug 10th, 2008
04:52:40 PM
A terrible loss.
by theoristABC
Aug 10th, 2008
04:53:47 PM
Final Act
by brakula
Aug 10th, 2008
05:30:22 PM
R.I.P
by u.k. star
Aug 10th, 2008
06:42:23 PM
A seriously funny man and i'm going to miss him...
by workshed
Aug 10th, 2008
07:08:23 PM
Never found him funny.
by fiester
Aug 10th, 2008
07:37:56 PM
Thats Shocking...
by WickedMonster
Aug 10th, 2008
10:37:06 PM
Rest in Peace Bernie Mac and Issac Hayes!!!!
by sassycal20
Aug 11th, 2008
01:23:24 AM
Can't believe it!
by pokadoo
Aug 11th, 2008
06:16:07 AM
Shitty weekend
by darquelyte
Aug 11th, 2008
06:56:59 AM
just plain sucks
by just pillow talk
Aug 11th, 2008
07:22:55 AM
God's new funny man
by twocold1951
Aug 11th, 2008
09:32:47 AM
Since someone already mentioned Florida Evans
by ArcadianDS
Aug 11th, 2008
09:38:37 AM
Rest In Peace, Mr. Mac
by finky089
Aug 11th, 2008
10:07:57 AM
People still die from pneumonia
by finky089
Aug 11th, 2008
10:11:13 AM
Bernie Mac was a Proud Black Man...
by mbeemer
Aug 11th, 2008
12:58:37 PM
Sad
by fivezero
Aug 11th, 2008
01:06:59 PM
RIP to a gifted comic and a nice man
by Nizzuts
Aug 11th, 2008
05:59:21 PM
This sucks! I liked him.
by Proman1984
Aug 11th, 2008
08:21:28 PM

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