By Jueseppi B.
Bernard Jeffrey ”Bernie“ McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and comedian. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, 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.
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 Ocean’s 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,Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Bad Santa, Guess Who, Pride, Soul Men, Transformers and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, a disease in which abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells (granulomas) form as nodules in multiple organs, particularly the lungs and lymph nodes. Lung scarring or infection may lead to respiratory failure and death. Mac had said the condition was in remission in 2005. His death on August 9, 2008 was caused by complications from pneumonia.
Bernie Mac “The Word MuthaFucka” Kings of Comedy
D.C.J. All Stars, Vol. 4 (FULL)
Bernie Mac on Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol 2 1993
Bernie Mac “SCARED OF HIS WOMAN” Kings of Comedy
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Jueseppi B.
I miss him too.
Morning Ms. Kimberly, good to see you. Bernie was a genius.
Yes he was.
You doing good this morning?
The mornings are always good. I sleep during the day and up all night. The thing with lupus is it makes you lazy. I’m blessed that it hasn’t attacked any other organs. I’ll call the doc tomorrow to make sure all is good with all the blood she took.
I am glad your morning are always good, and my fingers are crossed that your doctor has all good news. A very close friend of mine has Lupus, so I know what you mean.
Thanks. How are you doing with your balsposy. I know I spelled it wrong.
I am doing good, it seems to be there in a corner of my mind….but improving. I’ll never be the same again tho…but I guess I can handle that.
I don’t think we will ever be the same. My brother and I were talking last night he’s 61 his wife just turned 60 yesterday. We both agreed if it weren’t for our bodies and the number of birthdays we saw. we wouldn’t know we were old. I think I handle my lupus well most days too. Except for the pile of over due library books I don’t feel like taking a trip to return.
Get the oldest children to return them…give ‘em an excuse to visit the library!!
Haha! My youngest is 30 she and I are in a custody battle. My son who is my oldest works and is going to school. My middle daughter lives in Brooklyn, I’m in Queens. It’s a two hour train ride. My grandson who’s books I need to return can’t travel that far on his own. My other two grands live with their mom in Brooklyn. So it’s up to me. I don’t mind going it’s just getting up and out. I enjoy using my computer there. A change of scenery.
I see….well I hope the fees are not too expensive. I once forgot a library book in a bookcase for over a year…when I finally returned it……
Loved Bernie Mac – May he RIP
I loved him as well, he is a Chicago Boy like me.
Woot, Woot! Chicago in da house..Ok – Suburbs – but – close enough
Now if we can just fix the Cubs/White Sox/Bulls/Blackhawks….we’d be ok.
LOL!
I miss Bernie too. We just didn’t get enough of him. Thank you for this great compilation and I hope you and your family have a Happy New Year, Jueseppi!
This cat was taken way too soon. Great comedians are a strange breed, but they inform us about ourselves in a way no other medium can touch. It’s like magic.
Yeah, Bernie had a way with words, getting us to laugh at everyday stuff, which is something all the great one do….Pryor, Carlin, Ron White…
I wish you, your family & friends a wonderfully joyous and healthy, safe, fun Happy New Year….See you right back here next year….Namaste.