Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50

[Starbucks Anarchist]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_bernie_mac

CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show," died Saturday at age 50.

"Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.

The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

Recently, Mac's brand of comedy caught him flack when he was heckled during a surprise appearance at a July fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate and fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama.



RIP, Bernie.

[Danger Mouse]

1. Aw, that's a shame.

RIP.
:(

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. I thought he was the best one in "The Original Kings of Comedy."

[bicentennial_baby]

4. Same here...He was fucking hilarious in that

x(

[Starbucks Anarchist]

8. He always had the best lines in movies, too.

In Ocean's 11: "They should just call it Whitejack!"

Or this from "Don't Be a Menace": "I hate black pepper!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFzC4r3faG0

The pastor in "Friday", too -- "For my cataracts..." :rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpGBiSck20

[SacredCow]

3. Sad... So young.

I didn't much care for his standup, but I have to admit that the Bernie Mac show was pretty funny (and well cast- those kids were a hoot).

[AlCzervik]

5. Very sad news.

i just watched Ocean's 13 again the other night and i really liked his show on Fox.

[RedShoes]

6. RIP Bernie Mac. Wow. This is just a shock. nt

[mokawanis]

7. Why do good people die

and scum like shrub go on living?