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Bernie Mac has died from pneumonia


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Not to open up fresh wounds, but what did Bernie say about Obama that riled up so many people to the point of fake death reports?

At any rate, I didn't follow Bernie Mac as a devoted fan, same as George Carlin or Richard Pryor, but I had seen a lot of his comedy and movies. To me, just knowing that there WAS a Bernie Mac along with other comedians like him made me feel like things were still being done right for the art, and Bernie was definitely one of those that had a large(har har) presence when he was doing his thing. When I read about this last night, I was in some serious disbelief. 50-years-old? That's way too young for a guy like him. I know I'll miss him

I'll be hitting up youtube to watch some of his stuff later today.

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This is strange because some friends of mine and I were watching Bernie Mac's Def Comedy Jam acts on youtube only about a week ago. His stage presence was amazing and his style has certainly been refined over the years.

He successfully made the transition from edgy stand-up to main stream family comedian without really losing himself. He has certainly left us with a great body of work but it's still a shame the Mr. Mac left us so prematurely.

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Not to open up fresh wounds, but what did Bernie say about Obama that riled up so many people to the point of fake death reports?

At any rate, I didn't follow Bernie Mac as a devoted fan, same as George Carlin or Richard Pryor, but I had seen a lot of his comedy and movies. To me, just knowing that there WAS a Bernie Mac along with other comedians like him made me feel like things were still being done right for the art, and Bernie was definitely one of those that had a large(har har) presence when he was doing his thing. When I read about this last night, I was in some serious disbelief. 50-years-old? That's way too young for a guy like him. I know I'll miss him

I'll be hitting up youtube to watch some of his stuff later today.

Mac basically did R-rated comedy for an audience that was supposed to be family friendly. It basically was a genuine mistake on his part. Should've seen that coming when you're endorsing a candidate and politics will start creeping in.

I never was a real fan of Bernie Mac, but I thought he had a pretty good, awkward presence in the movies he was in. Too bad most of the movies were either fluff or just shit.

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"CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show," died Saturday at age 50.

"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."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_en_mo/obit_bernie_mac

This is....just not right :cry:

Man, that crushed me, and before I heard, I was talking about him with my brothers. Coincidences are something else.

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