CHICAGO - Actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died at age 50. Publicist Danica Smith says Mac died early Saturday at a Chicago hospital from complications due to pneumonia. Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but he had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He was recently hospitalized with an apparent recurrence.
Mac had starring roles in "Ocean's Eleven," "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.
Bernie Mac, 50, dead of lung disease
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Re: Bernie Mac, 50, dead of lung disease
He was great in his cameo role as the Baptist minister in Friday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpGBiSck20 (NSFW)
"Excuse me, brother -- what we call drugs at 74th Street Baptist Church, we call a sinny-sin-sin!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpGBiSck20 (NSFW)
"Excuse me, brother -- what we call drugs at 74th Street Baptist Church, we call a sinny-sin-sin!"
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