NEWS: BERNIE MAC DIES AT 50
Saturday, August 9, 2008

Comedian/actor Bernie Mac (born Bernard Jeffrey McCollough) died early Saturday morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Mac was recovering from pneumonia and was expected to be released soon.
Just Friday, a spokesman for the Emmy-nominated actor said he had been responding well to treatment and confirmed his pneumonia wasn’t related to an inflammatory lung disease Mac has had since 1983.
The comedian drew critical and popular acclaim with his Fox television series “The Bernie Mac Show,” which aired more than 100 episodes from 2001 to 2006. The show garnered Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Mac.
His upcoming movies include November’s Soul Men with Samuel L. Jackson and Isaac Hayes and Old Dogs, scheduled for release next year.
No word yet on whether public services will be held. A statement from his publicist asked that his family’s privacy continue to be respected.
Bernie Mac’s Life & Career (Link)
Comic actor Bernie Mac dies (CNN)
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50 (YAHOO)








394 Comments
COMMENT PAGES: « 1 2 3 4 5 [6] Show All
376.
JUDAH
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
@JSCENE
Sis, save the bullsh*t. I don’t state my opinion to appeal to clowns, idiots, and the other mentally disabled trash that comprises the majority of the young generation in the black community. What I said about Bernie Mac I stand behind. A statement was released by his publicist in the newspaper last Tuesday or Wednesday in which she denied that Bernie Mac was near death. Then Saturday morning he drops dead. It’s obvious that the publicist was being evasive and attempting to hide the true nature of his disease. You typed five or six paragraphs in an effort to educate me and only showed how much of a jackass you are. Stay in your place please and stick to what you know. I say the things that other people are too scared or stupid to say, and you know this. It has nothing to do with being “crazy”, lol. If you wish to idolize and worship these “celebrities” then do so, but do not attempt to influence me into your cult.
In regards to the other black women that attacked what I said, it’s easy to see (once again) why the black woman has the highest rate of AIDS. Nowhere did I say that Bernie Mac had AIDS simply because he was a h*mosexual. The h*mosexuality is linked to his roles in Hollywood and anyone that researches the entertainment industry knows that success in that realm is based around selling your soul and engaging in sexual depravity. If anything, AIDS is more affiliated with black women.
@The Artist Herself
Thank you for real research and real erudition. The publicist and the mainstream media know that this man died of AIDS. This is why they repeatedly say that his pneumonia had “nothing to do with the sarcoidosis” without following through and saying what the pneumonia was affiliated with. It’s what’s called a subliminal message and an open-ended statement, left to the listener or reader to pick up on it. Some will and most won’t based on your leanings and intelligence level.
377.
RIP BERNIE
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
Wow so sad to hear Bernie Mac died…one of the funniest men in comedy.. HE will truly be missed prayers sympathy goes out to him & family RIP BERNIE !!!!!!
378.
Touchofhoney
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
R.I.P. Burnie!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe this. He reminded me so much of Robin Harris (another commedian who died so young)!!!!!!!!!!
379.
HOTMOMMA001
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
@321 & 376 - I’m riding with you both! My cousin died of complications due to pneumonia in 1986 back when AIDS was just hitting the scene. And my brother passed in 1996 from the same thing.
I could tell that when Bernie started picking up weight in the face and losing it, that was the tell-tell sign. It’s sad when the BLACK COMMUNITY wil not accept that AIDS kills everyone and doesn’t discrimiate based on social class, gender, race, religion, etc.
I respect the family and their wishes to keep the matter private but anytime you pass from pneumonia in 2008, that’s what that is! My condolences go out to the family. I know this has got to be a difficult time for them.
God Bless!
380.
bcc
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
Sad and unexpected death. I’m happy to know I can still watch Bernic Mac show in the evenings and hear him say “Baby gul!”
381.
debra
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
Loved Bernie Mac, I was sad when I heard this saturday morning. I was watching the parade in Chicago saturday and felt bad for Steve Harvey but he pulled it off pretty good. Any way I Iike the funny stuff people are saying from Bernie’s stand up and movies. That makes me smile and sad at the same time.
382.
Destiny
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
My heart goes out to the McCullough family. I’m so sad about this. Concrete Loop, please keep us updated when a specials/tribute comes on TV.
R.I.P. Bernard
383.
Landie
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
Ah man, I was truely sadden by this news. Even though I didn’t know him… I loved almost everything that he played in. He was a great actor/comedian and will really be missed by the entertainment world. R.I.P Bernie and my prayers goes out to his family & friends…..
384.
SHAWNA
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
Bernie Mac was a true comedic genius. I remember the first time I saw him was on Def Comedy Jam, he had me laughing so hard I was crying. He was truly on top of his game. He was my hands down favorite in the Kings of Comedy. He will be missed. God bless his family. RIP Mac Man.
385.
SimplyLovely
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
RIP Bernie…Original King of Comedy
386.
The Artist Herself
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
THANK YOU JUDAH, YOU ARE SO RIGHT, WORSHIPING CELEBS, WE ALL LOVED HIM, HE WAS BLACK AND DOWN TO EARTH AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF BUT THE FACTS ARE THE FACTS. BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO STOP RUNNING FROM THE FACT THAT AIDS IS KILLING US. LAURYN HILL SAID ” WE ARE LIVING IN A DREAM WORLD BUT FACING REAL CONSEQUENCES”
JSCENE YOU ARE NOT FOOLING ANYONE BY COPYING AND PASTING SOME SHIT FROM WIKIPEDIA. LOL
@ 379 HOTMOMMA YOU ARE ALSO RIGHT MY AUNT DIED OF “COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA” AKA AIDS.
387.
BigDaddyReg
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
You will be missed
388.
Dee
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
I can’t believe what I’m reading from certain comments up here. OMG! Does it matter what he died from? I mean a wife lost her husband, a daughter lost her father, and siblings lost a brother and so on. I can’t believe in this day and age that we are making a big deal of this. I didn’t know that when you have complications of pneumonia that automatically means you have HIV/AIDS. You can’t just have pneumonia???? I mean educate me. It just crazy that this is a time to express ones feelings and already assumptions are being made. I mean everyone is entitled to their opinions, but we have lost a good comedian and I don’t care what he did in the privacy of his home. I know he has made many laugh and gave us some memorable standup material. Let this man rest and his family mourn. Let’s not be so quick to judge….
389.
victoria
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
one of my favorite comedians?? he WAS my favorite of all time. My whole family loves you, Bernie. From my heart i cried when i heard that he was gone. ya’ll want sum real comedy? Go buy his autobiographies. One is called “I Aint Scared of You” & “Maybe You Never Cry Again” and i couldn’t even put the books down, i would read it while i was cooking crying tears of laughter. one love bernie. xoxo
390.
Bernie Mac: Too good to Be Gone | Mo-Fuze
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
[...] Bernie Mac Dies at 50, RIP Bernie Mac, Bernie Mac’s Sister Speaks About his Death Share and Enjoy: [...]
391.
whatsgoingon
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
@387,
I agree, it does not matter what he died from. What matters is the legacy he left behind, and the fact that he’s gone and has a family full of agonizing grief. Let’s pray for his family and hope they can find a way to cope with this great loss. Bernie was a grandfather, so his grand child will have many fond memories to remember Bernie.
392.
whatsgoingon
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
@358 - Bob “sell-out” Johnson sold BET to Viacom, a predominately “white” owned media company. Hence, little or no tributes for Bernie were made on BET because this type of news was apparently not important enough to Viacom. Anyways, we can appreciate outlets like Concreteloop and media to give real coverage and tributes to Bernies life. BET’s website does mention Bernie, but if you dont have the internet you’d be lost with any other updates.
393.
T Jizzle
Monday, August 11, 2008 /
R.I.P. to Bernie Mac. He was one of my favorite actors. He will truly be missed. My heart goes out to his family.
394.
kobe
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 /
Such a cuttie. His photos were seen at millionaire persoanals site “”"”"”W e a l t h y L o v e s.co m”"”"”"”"”last week. It is said he is already in relationship with a young beautiful woman on that site now. ————————–
COMMENT PAGES: « 1 2 3 4 5 [6] Show All