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What a shock. RIP.
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Breaking News: Bernie Mac Passed Away at Age 50
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Bernie Mac's family expected him to pull through
By JENNY SONG
CHICAGO (AP) — Comedian Bernie Mac's family had expected him to fully recover from the bout of pneumonia that put him in a hospital three weeks ago, his daughter said Sunday.
However, Je'niece Childress said that as time passed she and her mother braced for the possibility that he could die.
Mac, 50, died Saturday from what his publicist said were complications from pneumonia.
Childress said Mac had been at Northwestern Memorial Hospital since the middle of July.
"Initially when he was hospitalized we expected him to come back home, but as the weeks went on, I kind of knew," Childress told The Associated Press.
Mac also suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease, but he had said the condition went into remission in 2005. His publicist, Danica Smith, has said the pneumonia was unrelated to the sarcoidosis.
Mac, born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough in Chicago, got his start doing standup as a child. His successful career included his own Fox television series, "The Bernie Mac Show" and starring roles in "Ocean's Eleven," "Bad Santa," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Transformers."
Childress said Mac, who maintained a home in the south Chicago suburb of Frankfort, was a loving father, husband and grandfather. Childress, 30, is his only child, and has a 1-year-old daughter. She said her mother, Rhonda McCullough, and Mac were married for 32 years.
"He was a hard man and he made no apologies for that," Childress said. "When it came to me and my mother and my daughter he was the softest."
Recently, Mac's brand of comedy caught him some flack when he joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity at a July fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Obama's campaign later said the jokes were "inappropriate."
"I kind of figured he was going to get a lot of backlash," Childress said. "Telling that joke at that time probably wasn't the best idea, but that's him."
Children said there was always laughter in their home.
"Because that's just who he was," Childress said. "I'm sad that my daughter will never know or be able to feel how much he loved her."
"I think he will always be remembered as one of the original kings of comedy," Childress said. "I think what made him so special to people was that even though he was a celebrity he just seemed so down to earth and so much like a part of your family."
She said funeral arrangements were pending. Smith said a public memorial would be held next weekend at House of Hope in Chicago.
By JENNY SONG
CHICAGO (AP) — Comedian Bernie Mac's family had expected him to fully recover from the bout of pneumonia that put him in a hospital three weeks ago, his daughter said Sunday.
However, Je'niece Childress said that as time passed she and her mother braced for the possibility that he could die.
Mac, 50, died Saturday from what his publicist said were complications from pneumonia.
Childress said Mac had been at Northwestern Memorial Hospital since the middle of July.
"Initially when he was hospitalized we expected him to come back home, but as the weeks went on, I kind of knew," Childress told The Associated Press.
Mac also suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease, but he had said the condition went into remission in 2005. His publicist, Danica Smith, has said the pneumonia was unrelated to the sarcoidosis.
Mac, born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough in Chicago, got his start doing standup as a child. His successful career included his own Fox television series, "The Bernie Mac Show" and starring roles in "Ocean's Eleven," "Bad Santa," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Transformers."
Childress said Mac, who maintained a home in the south Chicago suburb of Frankfort, was a loving father, husband and grandfather. Childress, 30, is his only child, and has a 1-year-old daughter. She said her mother, Rhonda McCullough, and Mac were married for 32 years.
"He was a hard man and he made no apologies for that," Childress said. "When it came to me and my mother and my daughter he was the softest."
Recently, Mac's brand of comedy caught him some flack when he joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity at a July fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Obama's campaign later said the jokes were "inappropriate."
"I kind of figured he was going to get a lot of backlash," Childress said. "Telling that joke at that time probably wasn't the best idea, but that's him."
Children said there was always laughter in their home.
"Because that's just who he was," Childress said. "I'm sad that my daughter will never know or be able to feel how much he loved her."
"I think he will always be remembered as one of the original kings of comedy," Childress said. "I think what made him so special to people was that even though he was a celebrity he just seemed so down to earth and so much like a part of your family."
She said funeral arrangements were pending. Smith said a public memorial would be held next weekend at House of Hope in Chicago.
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very sad ppl dieing so young. RIP
mjsgirl4eva
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i agree this is such sad news i will miss him 
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This is such sad news. My prayers go out to his family!!RIP Bernie.
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So sad! R.I.P. Bernie Mac!
Silouette
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I couldnt believe it when I read that Bernie Mac and Issac Hayes
along with Samuel L. Jackson, have a movie coming out at the end
of the year called SOUL MEN.
And they both pass in the same weekend. Thats just so weird.
Man!
along with Samuel L. Jackson, have a movie coming out at the end
of the year called SOUL MEN.
And they both pass in the same weekend. Thats just so weird.
Man!
infullcircle
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When I heard this I cried...This dude was one of my favorite comedians...I loved the movies he was in...Friday..House Party 3...Life...Guess Who...Mr. 3000...Head of State...The Player's Club...all of them...he was great...remember when I was little..and sneaking to watch him on Def Comedy Jam...and being from chicago...I just wanna say Chicago loves you Bernie Mac..and the world will never forget you...R.I.P. Mac Man
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Silouette
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Other than Bernie's family, I kinda figured that the other members of the KOC would be affected a great deal. But at least they are having some GOOD memories of the Mac man.
Thanks Till for providing the MP3.
Thanks Till for providing the MP3.
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Here's some comments from Kellita Smith, who played his wife Wanda on "The Bernie Mac Show".