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What a shocker. People who worked with this incredibly talented TV and film crossover comedian are reeling after he died in a Chicago hospital early today from complications due to pneumonia. Said Oceans Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen co-star George Clooney through a publicist: ”The world just got a little less funny. He will be dearly missed.” Bernie Mac was only 50 years old. A publicist says the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor suffered from the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis but it had gone into remission in 2005. Mac also had memorable co-starring roles in Bad Santa, Guess Who, Mr. 3000, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Transformers. But he was best known for starring in and producing his Fox television series The Bernie Mac Show which aired from 2001 to 2006. This past truncated pilot season due to the Hollywood writers strike, he was starring in/producing another TV offering to Fox, Starting Under, from Bruce Helford and Warner Bros. What a sad day to lose this comedy original.
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Wow. I’m sorry.
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What a horrible year where we lose the absolute best the world had to offer: George Carlin, Tim Russert, Heath Ledger and now Bernie Mac.
Bernie was one of the best comedy figures of the last 20 years. This just too sad of a loss. At just 50 years old, he probably still had his best work to offer in the future. My heart goes out to his family.
Just so so sad to hear
Just read the news, cannot find the words. It’s very sad.
dang ! that sucks mann .
i can’t believe bernie is dead ! man i loveedd that show ; i used to watch it all the time . an i looveee Guess who .
mann thats a shamee
for me, Bad Santa is a critical holiday sedative
Bernie THE maack
Very sad indeed
Sorry for the lost. I will miss you so much you are the best comidian i have ever seen you will be missed by all and again to Bernie’s family i am very very very sorry for the lost !
We were hooked from our first glimpse of this amazing man performing. In the first year of his series he and the rest of the cast did a presentation at the DGA we attended, and it was obvious he was every bit the warm, loving, generous, hilarious guy he portrayed–as if there was ever any doubt. A huge loss. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
I am saddened and truly heart broken to hear of the passing of such a loved person. Mr. Mac was the only comedian who could ever make me laugh. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Sigh. My mom died of the same thing…and Jim Hensen, Cameron Diaz’s father. PLEASE, if you have a family member with a history of heavy smoking and they have a lingering “cough/cold/flu thing,” INSIST that they get tested for pneumonia! It is something like the 5th leading cause of death, and it is SO preventable. BTW, what happens is, the patient goes into pneumonia- induced cardiac arrest.
Heartfelt condolences to Mr. Mac’s friends/family…
I was very shocked and saddened when I heard the news. Bernie Mac was my favorite comedian. My husband says that I can’t find humor in jokes but Bernie Mac changed that. My heart and my prayers go out to his family and his friends. Bernie Mac will truly be missed. Even though I did not know Bernie Mac personally it feels like I lost someone in my own family. We all loved Bernie Mac but God loved him more. Rest in peace. You will truly be missed.
Rest in Peace, dear Bernie.
I was just watching his show LAST NIGHT. It is so strange..he was a great guy.
My heart goes out to his family.
A HUGE loss for the world of COMEDY! Bernie was the rarity who could be himself 100% of the time and it would be hard to distinguish the man from the characters he played, persona and artist-hand in hand. A true artist! This made his jokes and reactions so personable, like you were hearing it from a friend because you knew his personality was so distinguishable. We loved you Bernie!!! Keep them laughing up in Heaven – I am sure you will be recognized and given a warm embrace. Truly missed.
It is such a sad day. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. It is so shocking because they said he was improving and coming home soon. But I know about the Sarcoidosis and the complications from it even if the disease is in remission because I have it. If you have a chance to help with research and any type of cure for this disease PLEASE help.
It is such a sad day for us all. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. It is so shocking because they reported that he was doing better and coming home soon. I was very happy about that news because I know about Sarcoidosis and the complications from it regardless if the disease is in remission or not, this is because I have it. If you have a chance to help contribute to research or a cure for Sarcoidosis, please HELP.
Mac Man, I’m sorry you didn’t get to retire to Chicago and go fishing. Nobody deserved it more.
I’ll never forget laughing until I wept in the makeup room at the Bernie Mac Show, B-Mac at his best, turning his razor sharp wit & delivery loose, everyone diving out of the way so as not to be next in line. Truly the naturally funniest man on the planet.
A class act, nobody worked harder to bring laughter to everyone. I’m proud to say I knew him.
I can’t believe you’re gone Bernie.
His television show is one that will never grow old.
wow…itz extremely devastatin that hez gone just like that…he was one of the best comedians ever…the kings of comedy will never be the same..they were thinking bout a reunion tour but I doubt it’ll happen now, one of the kings is gone…r.i.p Bernie Mac..you’ll truly be missed! :’(
Wow this is fucking SICK!!! How is bernie mac Dead?!?!? He was a living legend. RIP man.
Words cannot express the sorrow.
The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
He blew everyone else off the stage on the Original Kings of Comedy tour. Brilliant and extremely funny guy. Pour out a little liquor tonight…
He was the funniest comedian I seen live. RIP B-Mac. May you rest in the arms of our dear LORD and Savior
Bernie Mac was indeed a great comedian, his death was so sudden.
RIP big guy, I hope there is life after death for all our sakes
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My heart is in pain, this was an incredable man we have lost. My prays go out to his family.He made me laugh so hard. I looked forward to see him every week on his show.I am shocked.
So many lost -