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CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian who worked his way to Hollywood success from an impoverished upbringing on Chicago's South Side, 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.

She said no other details were available and asked that his family's privacy be respected.

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."

Mac started his comedy career at age 8, with a standup performance at a church dinner. In 1977, at age 20, he took that act to comedy clubs in Chicago.

His film career started with a small role as a club doorman in the Damon Wayans movie "Mo' Money" in 1992. Mac went on to star in the "Ocean's Eleven" franchise with Brad Pitt and George Clooney and his turn with Ashton Kutcher in 2005's "Guess Who?" — a remake of the Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn 1967 classic "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" — topped the box office.

Mac also had starring roles in "Bad Santa," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Transformers."

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 series about a man's adventures raising his sister's three children, won a Peabody Award in 2002. At the time, judges wrote they chose the sitcom for transcending "race and class while lifting viewers with laughter, compassion — and cool."

The show garnered Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Mac. He also was nominated for a Grammy award for best comedy album in 2001 along with his "The Original Kings of Comedy" co-stars, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric The Entertainer.

In 2007, Mac told David Letterman on CBS' "Late Show" that he planned to retire soon.

"I'm going to still do my producing, my films, but I want to enjoy my life a little bit," Mac told Letterman. "I missed a lot of things, you know. I was a street performer for two years. I went into clubs in 1977."

Mac was born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough on Oct. 5, 1957, in Chicago. He grew up on the city's South Side, living with his mother and grandparents. His grandfather was the deacon of a Baptist church.

In his 2004 memoir, "Maybe You Never Cry Again," Mac wrote about having a poor childhood — eating bologna for dinner — and a strict, no-nonsense upbringing.

Mac's mother died of cancer when he was 16. In his book, Mac said she was a support for him and told him he would surprise everyone when he grew up.

"Woman believed in me," he wrote. "She believed in me long before I believed."
08-09-2008 09:11 AM
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incredible. i wonder what really happened. Complications from pneumonia? i have a hard time believing that. Anyway, rest in peace to a very funny man.
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flyingswoosh Wrote:Complications from pneumonia? i have a hard time believing that.

Why?

People dying from pneumonia is much more common than you think.
08-09-2008 06:15 PM
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flyingswoosh Wrote:incredible. i wonder what really happened. Complications from pneumonia? i have a hard time believing that. Anyway, rest in peace to a very funny man.

He had Sarcoidosis.

Here's an explanation:

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.ph...#msg138676


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flyingswoosh Wrote:Complications from pneumonia? i have a hard time believing that.

Why?

People dying from pneumonia is much more common than you think.

i doubt it. but even if it's common, dying from it isn't. especially a rich, middle aged person.

It looks like i was right though. Sarcoidosis is the explanation.
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flyingswoosh Wrote:
Terpy Wrote:
flyingswoosh Wrote:Complications from pneumonia? i have a hard time believing that.

Why?

People dying from pneumonia is much more common than you think.

i doubt it. but even if it's common, dying from it isn't. especially a rich, middle aged person.

It looks like i was right though. Sarcoidosis is the explanation.

Um, no, you weren't. He died from pneumonia.
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Rebel Wrote:
flyingswoosh Wrote:
Terpy Wrote:
flyingswoosh Wrote:Complications from pneumonia? i have a hard time believing that.

Why?

People dying from pneumonia is much more common than you think.

i doubt it. but even if it's common, dying from it isn't. especially a rich, middle aged person.

It looks like i was right though. Sarcoidosis is the explanation.

Um, no, you weren't. He died from pneumonia.

so sarcoidosis is pneumonia? Why not just call it that then?

This explanation tells me it isn't te same kind of pneumonia people know of:
"Sarcoids is a illness where the body's cells are invaded. Then the body's own immune system destroys the cells. You can have the desease for many years before it becomes active and infects an organ. Sometimes it will go into remission after a time.
There is no known cure. They treat the various symptoms as best they can and hope it goes into remission. Even then, it could come back at any time, infect another organ, or continue to attack the ones it is already in.
There are various stages of the illness which typically attack the lungs, eyes, etc etc etc.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040715/312.html
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/depts/cme/Sar...rticle.pdf
I am currently in treatment for stage iiii pulimary sarcoidosis."
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"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."


looks like he died from pneumonia...NOT sarcoidosis
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Laettners Legacy Wrote:"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."


looks like he died from pneumonia...NOT sarcoidosis

thanks for clearing that up. I guess there wasn't anything fishy going on. It just seems strange that a rich, middle aged man could die of pneumonia.
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flyingswoosh Wrote:
Laettners Legacy Wrote:"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."


looks like he died from pneumonia...NOT sarcoidosis

thanks for clearing that up. I guess there wasn't anything fishy going on. It just seems strange that a rich, middle aged man could die of pneumonia.

Illnesses do not care what age or financial bracket you are
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BhamHoosier Wrote:
flyingswoosh Wrote:
Laettners Legacy Wrote:"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."


looks like he died from pneumonia...NOT sarcoidosis

thanks for clearing that up. I guess there wasn't anything fishy going on. It just seems strange that a rich, middle aged man could die of pneumonia.

Illnesses do not care what age or financial bracket you are

umm yeah they do. it's pretty obvious that rich people have access to better care than poor people do. I expect a poor person with no insurance would be more susceptible to illnesses than those who can get proper care.

And yes, age is a big factor as well. If you don't believe that, you've obviously never had an older relative fall ill. My grandpa is much more likely to die of pneumonia or a simple head cold than i am, even though we both have access to the same level of medical care. In fact, anytime he gets something as minor as a sore throat, he ends up in the hospital.

Age plays a huge part in the impact an illness has on your body.
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BhamHoosier Wrote:Illnesses do not care what age or financial bracket you are

So, you're saying George Soros WILL eventually die.

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flyingswoosh Wrote:
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flyingswoosh Wrote:
Laettners Legacy Wrote:"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."


looks like he died from pneumonia...NOT sarcoidosis

thanks for clearing that up. I guess there wasn't anything fishy going on. It just seems strange that a rich, middle aged man could die of pneumonia.

Illnesses do not care what age or financial bracket you are

umm yeah they do. it's pretty obvious that rich people have access to better care than poor people do. I expect a poor person with no insurance would be more susceptible to illnesses than those who can get proper care.

And yes, age is a big factor as well. If you don't believe that, you've obviously never had an older relative fall ill. My grandpa is much more likely to die of pneumonia or a simple head cold than i am, even though we both have access to the same level of medical care. In fact, anytime he gets something as minor as a sore throat, he ends up in the hospital.

Age plays a huge part in the impact an illness has on your body.

No, the illnesses don't care. They want to multiply in any organism they can, regardless of age, or social status. Now if your body isn't able to defend against said organism, whether due to age or lack of medicine, then you are susceptible. The flu virus doesn't go around looking for old poor folks. anyone and everyone can get the flu. so what I said is true. And the factors you bring up are valid. But no illness passes up a host if it can survive.
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Quote:Illnesses do not care what age or financial bracket you are

umm yeah they do. it's pretty obvious that rich people have access to better care than poor people do. I expect a poor person with no insurance would be more susceptible to illnesses than those who can get proper care.

And yes, age is a big factor as well. If you don't believe that, you've obviously never had an older relative fall ill. My grandpa is much more likely to die of pneumonia or a simple head cold than i am, even though we both have access to the same level of medical care. In fact, anytime he gets something as minor as a sore throat, he ends up in the hospital.

Age plays a huge part in the impact an illness has on your body.
Quote:No, the illnesses don't care. They want to multiply in any organism they can, regardless of age, or social status. Now if your body isn't able to defend against said organism, whether due to age or lack of medicine, then you are susceptible. The flu virus doesn't go around looking for old poor folks. anyone and everyone can get the flu. so what I said is true. And the factors you bring up are valid. But no illness passes up a host if it can survive.

wow, thanks for clearing that up. Obviously a virus will attack anyone, but the impact of said virus almost always depends on your age and wealth.
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yeah, just ask Bernie Mac
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Laettners Legacy Wrote:yeah, just ask Bernie Mac

well, pneumonia's a little different. sometimes the hospital does more harm than good, when talking about pneumonia.
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werent you the one that was all surprised that he died from it saying that it was fishy?

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Laettners Legacy Wrote:werent you the one that was all surprised that he died from it saying that it was fishy?

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yeah, someone just told me the whole hospital hypothesis yesterday.
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