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Actor, comedian Bernie Mac, dies at 50
Chicago Sun Times ^
| August 9, 2008
| STELLA FOSTER
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:09:04 AM PDT by tlb
Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning, according to Sun-Times Columnist, Stella Foster. He was 50.
Though the cause of death has not been confirmed, Mac had been hospitalized recently for pneumonia. Foster said that she received calls early Saturday morning from a close friend of the Mac family, confirming the reports of Mac's death.
On Friday, a spokeswoman for the actor, whose real name is, Bernard McCullough, said that he had been responding well to treatment for the illness.
Mac made waves last month with off-color jokes during a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The comedian starred in the critically acclaimed Fox television series ''The Bernie Mac Show.'' His film credits include roles in the ''Ocean's Eleven'' franchise.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: berniemac; comedian; death; hollywood; obituary
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So much for responding well to treatment.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:09:05 AM PDT
by
tlb
To: tlb
Mac made waves last month with off-color jokes during a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. A Obama body count? /s
I thought his TV show was funny.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:11:53 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: tlb
Dang! I had pneumonia last year but didn't think it was that big a deal. The doctor seemed real concerned and about demanded I take off work and stay home and rest. Obviously I got better.
Rest in Peace, Bernie!
To: tlb
How sad! We loved his show.
Prayers for his family.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:17:47 AM PDT
by
mrs. a
(It's a short life but a merry one...)
To: tlb
Sad news. I was under the impression he was getting better too.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:17:48 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: tlb
So much for responding well to treatment.Yeah, no kidding. Well, at least his condition is stabilized.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:17:48 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: csvset
Mac made waves last month with off-color jokes during a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. He'll still get to vote Democrat in the next election... and the one after that... and the one after that...
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:18:06 AM PDT
by
gridlock
(Barack Obama is the Sanjaya Malakar of American Politics...)
To: tlb
RIP, Mr. Mac.
You were great in “Bad Santa.”
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:19:03 AM PDT
by
Huntress
(If you have a chip on your shoulder, you think everybody's trying to knock it off.-AnAmericanMother)
To: tlb
Wow, sad news. RIP Bernie, thoughts and prayers out to your family and friends.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:24:59 AM PDT
by
Kolb
(Use wisely your power of choice)
To: tlb
I had pneumonia a couple of years back. Lost 12 lbs in 10 days. Finally went to the doctor 2 weeks later because of persistent congestion. He said “YOU HAD PNEUMONIA AND COULD HAVE DIED!”
D@mn. Guess he was right.
RIP Bernie.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:25:19 AM PDT
by
poobear
(“…individual salvation depends on collective salvation." Barack Hussein Obama Wesleyan University)
To: Alas Babylon!
The doctor seemed real concerned and about demanded I take off work and stay home and rest. Obviously I got better.
Mmmm....maybe you were a newt.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:26:33 AM PDT
by
Krankor
(N)
To: tlb
he failed to live up to his wellness potential...
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:27:34 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -CTHULHU/NYARLATHOTEP'08 = Nothing LESS!!!)
To: tlb
Wow. This is a shock. RIP
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:27:41 AM PDT
by
vladimir998
(Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
To: tlb; retrokitten
Whoa ...
I liked The Bernie Mac Show. He may have been a democrat, but his show was mostly conservative--and it was funny too.
Sad news.
To: csvset
can anyone post an edited version of Bernies obama joke?
I liked bernie mac too.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:30:00 AM PDT
by
Liberty2007
(Here's Dr. Savage's analysis on the POTUS race"The Afro-Leninist vs The Sarcophagus)
To: poobear
It’s not anything to play around with.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:31:33 AM PDT
by
Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
(My new favorite quote "You can't organize clutter.")
To: csvset
A Obama body count? /s Maybe a DNC body count... Never underestimate the devious nature of the Left... and I'm serious about that...
To: tlb
Prayers for him and his family.
Good grief, that’s way too young. That’s just a bit older than my father was, who was hospitalized for the same thing, pneumonia. It turned out to be a pulmonary embolism.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:35:39 AM PDT
by
kenth
(Just think, .000001783% of the population is screwing it all up for the rest of us.)
To: tlb
Wow. That’s too bad. He was a funny and talented fella. Loved him in the Ocean’s Eleven remake...
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:36:23 AM PDT
by
fleagle
( An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. -Winston Churchill)
To: tlb
Holy crap.
Good Chicago guy.
Rest in Peace.
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posted on
08/09/2008 5:37:52 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
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