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post Aug 9 2008, 09:31 AM
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(CNN) -- Comic actor Bernie Mac died early Saturday of complications from pneumonia, according to a family member and his publicist. He was 50.

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."
 
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mackenziee
post Aug 9 2008, 10:34 AM
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I loved Bernie Mac .
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post Aug 9 2008, 10:45 AM
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I just saw. that sucks. he was really good at comedy
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:01 AM
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Wait wait What!?
I heard my parents roughly talking about some comedian dying. Was it him?
He seemed too young.

Goodness celebrities are dropping like flies

nvm. they merged the posts
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:03 AM
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ohmigod. I didnt know it was bernie Mac.
like i said in another post i heard my parents talking about some comedian dying but i didnt know it was him.

Thats sad
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:16 AM
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Oh man. He was the only one out of the Original Kings of Comedy that made me crack up laughing. And his TV show was good. This is a sad day for (black) entertainment.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:25 AM
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OMG!!! what a tragic loss...he will surely be missed. sad.gif

 
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:26 AM
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QUOTE(hollywoodawaits @ Aug 9 2008, 11:45 AM) *
I just saw. that sucks. he was really good at comedy

Topics merged.

This is sad. May he rest in peace.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:44 AM
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Wow. I saw this when I got out of bed and flipped on the tv. Weird thing was, I was watching that show where he takes care of 3 kids late at night. Sad sad.gif
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 11:50 AM
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wow sad. i just found out today
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 12:01 PM
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WAIT. WHAT?! I did not hear anything about this...

May he rest in peace.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 12:09 PM
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i JUST read that on cnn sad.gif oh gosh.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 12:11 PM
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Man I'm still in shock. RIP.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 12:14 PM
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my brother woke me up with that.
which made me run to the computer to find out if he was lying.
that led to me crying a little.
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he was my favorite comedian.
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post Aug 9 2008, 12:36 PM
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Adrienne Curry told me.
I was like wtf you're not serious??!?!!

I still haven't fully digested it.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 12:42 PM
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Hard to believe!
Usually with celebrity deaths its just sad, but this time its really hard to believe!
Rest In Peace
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 12:57 PM
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You people are depressing.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 01:01 PM
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RIP. he was so young. I just saw it on the news.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 01:41 PM
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Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.

The comedian 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. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.

Recently, Mac's brand of comedy caught him flack when he was heckled during a surprise appearance at a July fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate and fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama.

Toward the end of a 10-minute standup routine, Mac joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity, and used occasional crude language. The performance earned him a rebuke from Obama's campaign.

But despite controversy or difficulties, in his words, Mac was always a performer.

"Wherever I am, I have to play," he said in 2002. "I have to put on a good show."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_...obit_bernie_mac

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post Aug 9 2008, 01:43 PM
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post Aug 9 2008, 01:47 PM
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Oh, sorry. I couldn't find it. ermm.gif

wtf @ search
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 01:49 PM
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haha, i do it all the time. xP
on accident of course :P
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 01:51 PM
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Dayum, R.I.P. (Revel in Paradise) Bernie Mac.
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 03:31 PM
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WTF? I thought that was a rumorr?!!!!
thats so sad ): ):
 
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post Aug 9 2008, 03:32 PM
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it's so random
 
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