Bernie Mac Dead At 50.

BREAKING NEWS

Actor/Comedian Bernie Mac died today in Chicago from pneumonia; just a few days ago we were told he’d be just fine. Looks like the joke’s on us. Bernie Mac will be greatly missed.

TMZ reports:

Mac, whose real name is Bernard McCullough, passed away early this morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He was 50 years old.

His rep just issued the following statement to TMZ: “Actor/ comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital. No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected.”

Fun facts about Bernie Mac:

He started his career in stand-up comedy in 1977.

His first professional comedy gig was at The Cotton Club in Chicago. He was so broke, he had to borrow a suit from his brother.

Fun quotes from Bernie Mac:

You’ve got guys in charge of shows who probably went to school for chemistry, and now they’re executive producers.

Every time you see a black romance it’s over-the-top. There always has to be extreme hostility between the sexes. He has to cheat. she has to show him how independently strong she is, not just as a woman but as a black woman.

‘The Bernie Mac Show’ is my life. It’s the truth, and I’m not ashamed of a minute, an hour, or a second of my life.

More Bernie Mac trivia and quotes at TV.com

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