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R.I.P Bernie Mac
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| leebates1986 |
| quote: | Comic actor Bernie Mac died early Saturday of complications from pneumonia, according to a family member and his publicist. He was 50.
Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac, 50, had been hospitalized in his hometown, Chicago, with pneumonia.
He had been hospitalized in Chicago, Illinois, for more than a week with the lung infection.
Danica Smith, the comedian's publicist, had said Thursday that Mac's condition was "stable," The Associated Press reported.
"When I got the call this morning, it was just devastating news," said Chicago Sun-Times columnist Stella Foster. "Let's face it: Bernie Mac was one of a kind. He was the best of the best in terms of giving you a good laugh."
Smith previously said the pneumonia wasn't related to sarcoidosis, a lung disease Mac had, which had been in remission since 2005, according to AP.
Mac caused a stir in July with some jokes he made during a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, AP reported.
Mac -- born Bernard Jeffrey McCollough -- starred in the Fox television series "The Bernie Mac Show." His film roles included the "Ocean's Eleven" series, "Friday," "Get on the Bus," "Transformers" and "Bad Santa." |
source : http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/09/bernie.mac/index.html?iref=24hours |
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| DigitalPhoenix |
| :( RIP - He made me laugh with his "take no , I'll whoop your ass" antics |
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| Mebot |
Wow. How do you get pneumonia at age 50? unless you have a chronic illness?
I dunno it seems pneumonia should be deadly for the elderly and infirm, neither of which I didn't think Bernie Mac was ( i may be wrong?). |
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| montana |
| bernie mac was 50? ye, eitherhow. i used to like some of his "i'm hung low" bits he used to do in the 90's. rip |
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| Ivand |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mebot
Wow. How do you get pneumonia at age 50? unless you have a chronic illness?
I dunno it seems pneumonia should be deadly for the elderly and infirm, neither of which I didn't think Bernie Mac was ( i may be wrong?). |
he reportedly suffered from sarcoidosis |
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| chimera66 |
| that's sad rip bernie |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Holy ! R.I.P. |
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| trunks1022 |
man so young. one of my favorite characters from ocean's 11 for sure.
and his part in kings of comedy = win |
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| Roweazie |
| thats sucks, one less funny guy on earth... |
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| Abercrombie |
joke?
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| nekholm |
| Too bad. I watched The Bernie Mac Show every now and then. RIP :( |
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