Sadness: Bernie Mac Dead at 50

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Comedian Bernie Mac died early this morning (Saturday) at a Chicago hospital from complications from pneumonia.

Mac had been in the hospital for about a week prior, dealing with complications from sarcoidosis, “a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in tissue, most often in the lungs”.

In addition to starring in “Bernie Mac Show” on Fox, Mac had spots in the cult classic “Friday”, the “Oceans” franchise, and most recently, “Transformers”. He also had a long stand-up career, highlighed in “The Original Kings of Comedy.”

3 Comments on "Sadness: Bernie Mac Dead at 50"

  1. Amber - Old Dominion says:
    Sat, 9th Aug 20082:05 pm 

    I seriously cried when I heard he died this morning. He’s one of the funniest people EVER!

  2. brooklynbaby347 says:
    Sat, 9th Aug 20088:06 pm 

    I was devastated when I heard the news. A celebrity’s death never hit me so hard. He was so young. I’m still not quite over it, and I didn’t even know him personally. Sigh…

  3. ela says:
    Mon, 11th Aug 20088:22 am 

    that’s f ing crazy. as a chicagoan, i’m devastated. he helped up chitown on the map of comedy. i personally have met him a bunch of times, he acted like a regular member of society not some celeb. he was amazing. R I P

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