Bernie Mac (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008)

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October 5, 1957

August 9, 2008

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough

Rhonda McCullough (m. 1977–2008) (1 child)

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Actor

Welcome to the Family (TV movie) (2010)

Old Dogs (2009)

Soul Men (2008)

Madagascar 2 (2008)

Starting Under (TV movie) (2008)

Transformers (2007)

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Pride (2007)

The Bernie Mac Show (TV series) (103 episodes, 2001 – 2006)

Honor Deferred (TV movie) (2006)

Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever (video) (2005)

Guess Who (2005)

Lil' Pimp (video) (2005)

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Mr 3000 (2004)

Bad Santa (2003)

Charlie's Angels Full Throttle (2003)

King of the Hill (TV series) (1 episode, 2003)

Head of State (2003)

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

Moesha (TV series) (11 episodes, 1996 – 2000)

Life (1999)

The Players Club (1998)

Don King: Only in America (TV movie) (1997)

How to Be a Player (1997)

B*A*P*S (1997)

Booty Call (1997)

The Wayans Bros. (TV series) (1 episode, 1997)

Get on the Bus (1996)

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

Reasons (1996)

Friday (1995)

The Walking Dead (1995)

Above the Rim (1994)

House Party 3 (1994)

Who's the Man? (1993)

Mo' Money (1992)

Writer:

The Bernie Mac Show (TV series) (104 episodes, 2001-2006)

The Original Kings of Comedy (documentary) (2000)

Producer:

Welcome to the Family (TV movie) (executive producer) (2010)

Starting Under (TV movie) (executive producer) (2008)

The Bernie Mac Show (TV series) (producer - 44 episodes, 2001-2003) (co-executive producer - 22 episodes, 2003-2004) (executive producer - 22 episodes, 2005-2006)

Appearances

In Search of Ted Demme (documentary) (2010)

Entertainment Tonight (TV series) (1 episode, 2008)

Tavis Smiley (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series) (5 episodes, 2001-2007)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series) (3 episodes, 2005 – 2007)

HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (5 episodes, 2001 – 2007)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series) (3 episodes, 2000-2007)

Chasing October (documentary) (2007)

38th NAACP Image Awards (TV special) (2007)

We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story (video documentary) (2006)

37th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie) (2006)

Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (TV series) (1 episode, 2006)

Punkd (TV series) (1 episode, 2005)

Weekends at the DL (TV series) (1 episode, 2005)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series) (1 episode, 2005)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series) (3 episodes, 2003-2005)

106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series) (1 episode, 2005)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series) (4 episodes, 2002 - 2005)

The View (TV series) (1 episode, 2005)

TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime (TV documentary) (2004)

This Week in Baseball (TV series) (1 episode, 2004)

ESPY Awards (TV special) (2004)

Bad Santa: Not Your Typical Christmas Movie (video documentary short) (2004)

35th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie) (2004)

The Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special (TV movie) (2004)

VH1 Big in 03 (TV special) (2003)

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (TV documentary) (2003)

The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (2003)

Biography (TV series documentary) (1 episode, 2003)

The Making of 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' (TV documentary short) (2003)

100 Years of Hope and Humor (TV special) (2003)

Saturday Night Live (TV series) (1 episode, 2003)

34th NAACP Image Awards (TV special) (2003)

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series) (1 episode, 2003)

The 60th Annual Golden Globes, USA (TV special) (2003)

On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (TV movie) (2002)

Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson (TV series) (1 episode, 2002)

MADtv (TV series) (1 episode, 2002)

The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (2002)

Howard Stern (TV series) (1 episode, 2002)

33rd NAACP Image Awards (TV special) (2002)

Heroes of Black Comedy (TV mini-series documentary) (2002)

Face Time (TV series) (2002)

Scene Stealers (video documentary short) (2002)

The Daily Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2001)

The 2001 Billboard Music Awards (TV movie) (2001)

The Chris Rock Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2000)

The Original Kings of Comedy (documentary) (2000)

Hollywood Squares (TV series) (5 episodes, 2000)

30th NAACP Image Awards (TV special) (1999)

Midnight Mac (TV series) (1995)

Def Comedy Jam (TV series) (1993)

I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on How Life Is (2001)

Maybe You Never Cry Again (2003)

BET Awards

2004 Nominated BET Award Best Actor

BET Comedy Awards

2005 Won BET Comedy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2005 Nominated BET Comedy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Theatrical Film for: Guess Who (2005)

2005 Nominated BET Comedy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Theatrical Film for: Ocean's Twelve (2004)

2004 Nominated BET Comedy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2004 Nominated BET Comedy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Box Office Movie for: Bad Santa (2003)

Black Reel Awards

2005 Won Black Reel Best Actor, Muscial or Comedy for: Mr 3000 (2004)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2005 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Acting Ensemble for: Ocean's Twelve (2004). Shared with: Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts & Catherine Zeta-Jones

Emmy Awards

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001) (20th Century Fox Television)

2002 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001) (20th Century Fox Television)

Family Television Awards

2004 Won Family Television Award Actor for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Golden Globes, USA

2004 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2003 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Image Awards

2007 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2006 Won Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2005 Won Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2004 Won Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2004 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for: Head of State (2003)

2003 Won Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2002 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Kids Choice Awards

2006 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Television Actor for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2005 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite TV Actor for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2004 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Television Actor for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2003 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Television Actor for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

MTV Movie Awards

2002 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Team for: Ocean's Eleven (2001). Shared with: Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Eddie Jemison, Brad Pitt, Shaobo Qin & Carl Reiner

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2002 Nominated PFCS Award Best Acting Ensemble for: Ocean's Eleven (2001). Shared with: Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Elliott Gould, Brad Pitt, Carl Reiner & Julia Roberts

Prism Awards

2003 Won Prism Award Performance in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Satellite Awards

2005 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2004 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2003 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Teen Choice Awards

2007 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Chemistry for: Ocean's Thirteen (2007). Shared with: George Clooney, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Eddie Jemison, Brad Pitt, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Eddie Izzard & Andy Garcia

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Chemistry for: Guess Who (2005). Shared with: Ashton Kutcher

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Dance Scene for: Guess Who (2005). Shared with: Ashton Kutcher for: Simon teaching Percy how to waltz

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Rockstar Moment for: Guess Who (2005) for: singing his vows to his wife

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Rumble for: Guess Who (2005). Shared with: Ashton Kutcher

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Comedy for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor – Comedy for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2003 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Comedian

2003 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor – Comedy for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

2002 Nominated Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Actor, Comedy for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Television Critics Association Awards

2002 Won TCA Award Individual Achievement in Comedy for: "The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

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I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.

When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars - that's heaven here on earth.

Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.

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American actor and comedian Bernie Mac was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago by his single mother, Mary, who died of cancer when he was 16.

During his 20s, he worked in a variety of jobs, including furniture mover and a UPS agent.

Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and D.L. Hughley as The Original Kings of Comedy.

He was a boxer in his teens.

He was a Chicago White Sox fan.

Mac 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.

On July 24, 2008, Mac was hospitalized with an infection, that was later identified as pneumonia. The news of his hospitalization would not be announced for over a week, when his publicist claimed that Mac had pneumonia. The next day, responding to rumors that the actor was in "very, very critical condition," his publicist said that he was responding well to treatment, and should be released soon. On August 9, his publicist announced that Mac had died from complications of pneumonia unrelated to sarcoidosis.

The 2008 Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago, on the day he died, was dedicated to his memory.

Mac's funeral was held on August 16 at the House of Hope mega-church. More than 6,000 people attended his funeral.

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