Bernie Mac

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough October 5 1957 August 9 2008 better known by his stage name Bernie Mac was an American actor and comedian Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago Mac gained popularity as a standup comedian He joined comedians Steve Harvey Cedric the Entertainer and D L Hughley as The Original Kings of Comedy After briefly hosting the HBO show Midnight Mac Mac appeared in several films in smaller roles His most noted film role was as Frank Catton in the remake Oceans Eleven and the titular character of Mr 3000 He was the star of The Bernie Mac Show which ran from 2001 through 2006 earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series His other films included starring roles in Booty Call Friday The Players Club Head of State Charlies Angels Full Throttle Bad Santa Guess Who Pride Soul Men Transformers and Madagascar Escape 2 Africa Mac suffered from sarcoidosis an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the solid organs but had said the condition was in remission in 2005 His death on August 9 2008 was caused by complications from pneumonia From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia