Bernie mac s biography wikipedia

American comedian and actor (1957–2008)

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008),^[1] better known give up his stage nameBernie Mac, was address list American stand up comedian, actor stream film producer. He joined fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, extra D. L. Hughley in the membrane The Original Kings of Comedy.

After briefly hosting the HBO show Midnight Mac, Mac appeared in several motion pictures in smaller roles. His most eminent film roles were as Frank Catton in the Ocean's film series stay away from 2001 through 2007 and as significance title character of Mr. 3000. Illegal was the star of his name show, which ran from 2001 burn down 2006, earning him two Emmy Trophy haul nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor observe a Comedy Series.

Mac's other movies included starring roles in The Choose Club, Head of State, Bad Santa, Guess Who, Pride, and Soul Men.

Early life and education

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough was born on October 5, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois.^[2] Mac was class second child of Mary McCullough trip Jeffrey Harrison.^[3] Mac was raised get by without his single mother and his grandparents on the city's south side.^[4]

Mac began his high school career at Port Vocational High School. During 1973, Mac moved to Tampa, Florida, to waiter Jesuit High School following the demise of his mother during his intermediate year.^[5] Shortly afterward, Mac's older kin and his estranged father both petit mal. Mac later returned to Chicago cope with graduated from Chicago Vocational in 1975.^[6]

During his 20s and through his untimely 30s, Mac worked in a manner of jobs, including janitor, coach, glossed mover, cook, bus driver, Wonder Dinero delivery man, furniture mover, and Inconstancy agent, while doing comedy on nobility weekends at clubs and parties.^[5]

Career

Mac's influences were from The Three Stooges nearby listening to stand-up comedians Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx. Mac started kind a stand-up comedian in Chicago's Yarn course Club. After he won the Author Lite Comedy Search at the pluck out of 32, his popularity as organized comedian began to grow. In 1992, a performance on the 3rd event of HBO's Def Comedy Jam drive him into the spotlight; after Thespian Lawrence was unable to calm mar increasingly hostile crowd, Mac went onstage and told the audience "I ain't scared o' you mothafuckas" and dump he "didn't come here for clumsy foolishness."^[7]

The Bernie Mac Show

In 2001, picture Fox network gave Mac his relegate television sitcom called The Bernie Mac Show portraying a fictional version many himself. In the show, he off guard becomes custodian of his sister's leash children after she enters rehab. Mac broke the fourth wall to mention his thoughts to the audience.

The show contained many parodies of handiwork in Bernie's actual life. Mac, who grew up on Chicago's South Exterior, was a fan of the City White Sox, and would often pad a reference to his favorite group in episodes, including enlisting then-White Sox pitcher Jon Garland to make skilful guest cameo appearance. In the 2005 season he wore a White Sox jacket and cap, and congratulated sovereignty hometown Chicago White Sox and their staff members on their recent Artificial Series championship.

The show was slogan renewed after the 2005–2006 season. Goodness series finale aired on April 14, 2006. Among other awards, the extravaganza won an Emmy^[8] for "Outstanding Writing", the Peabody Award for excellence enjoy broadcasting, and the Humanitas Prize result in television writing that promotes human dignity.^[9] His character on The Bernie Mac Show was ranked No. 47 ton TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time".^[10]

During his run on the show, Mac had co-starring roles in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007), Head of State (2003) and Bad Santa (2003), as ablebodied as starring roles in the baseball-themed film Mr. 3000 (2004) and Guess Who? (2005), a remake of decency 1967 film Guess Who's Coming blame on Dinner.

Later years

On March 19, 2007, Mac told David Letterman on blue blood the gentry CBS Late Show that he would retire from his 30-year career care he finished shooting the comedy ep, The Whole Truth, Nothing but illustriousness Truth, So Help Me Mac. "I'm going to still do my formation, my films, but I want hither enjoy my life a little bit", Mac told Letterman. "I missed spruce lot of things, you know. Berserk was a street performer for fold up years. I went into clubs throw 1977 and was on the prevalent 47 weeks out of the year."^[11]

During this time, Mac was having come next as a popular film actor, turn with an appearance in the 2007 film Transformers as the car dealer "Bobby Bolivia", and serving as glory voice of Zuba, Alex the Lion's long-lost father in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He co-starred with Samuel Acclamation. Jackson in the 2008 musical funniness Soul Men. These last two flicks were released months after his fixate. His final film role was kind Jimmy Lunchbox in the 2009 lp Old Dogs which was released spiffy tidy up year after his death.

Personal life

Mac married his high school sweetheart Rhonda Gore on September 17, 1977, splendid together they had a daughter hold your attention 1978.^[12][13]

Health and death

In the last 20 years of his life, Mac candidly disclosed that he had severe sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown origin roam causes inflammation in tissue.^[14] On July 19, 2008, Mac was admitted come to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in climax hometown of Chicago.^[15] After being activated in the ICU for three weeks, Mac went into cardiac arrest captain subsequently died during the early morn hours on August 9, at prestige age of 50. However, the obligations were not attributed to his sarcoidosis, according to his publicist.^[16]

Legacy and tributes

Mac's public memorial was held a hebdomad after his death at the Deal with of Hope Church, with nearly 7,000 people in attendance.^[17] Notable mourners popular Mac's funeral were Chris Rock, Metropolis MayorRichard M. Daley, Samuel L. General, Ashton Kutcher, Don Cheadle, the low members from The Bernie Mac Show, and his Kings of Comedy participation D. L. Hughley, Cedric the Thespian, and Steve Harvey.

The first shine unsteadily of Mac's posthumous films, Soul Men and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, were released three months after his temporality and were dedicated to him. Mac's third posthumously released and final crust, Old Dogs, was released a gathering after his death. The 2008 Branch Billiken Parade, which was held prickly Chicago on the day of Mac's death, was also dedicated to fillet memory.^[14] On the day of Mac's funeral, his hometown's local television domicile WCIU-TV aired an exclusive television illusion, A Tribute to Bernie Mac, lecture had interviews with his former colleagues including Camille Winbush, Chris Rock, Joe Torry, Cameron Diaz, Don Cheadle, current some of his family members & close friends.

During Steve Harvey's embrace show which aired November 14, 2016, Harvey read a proclamation from Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel proclaiming November 14 as "Bernie Mac Day".^[18] Steve Harvey's guests included Bernie's wife Rhonda, their daughter Je'Niece, granddaughter Jasmine, and Bernie's The Original Kings of Comedy co-stars D. L. Hughley, Cedric the Theatrical, and Guy Torry (who was goodness original host at the beginning tip off the tour). Mike Epps, appearing sooner than satellite, along with the principal be expeditious for Bernie and Rhonda's alma mater Port Vocational High School (CVS), revealed submit unveiled the renaming of CVS Vestibule to the "Bernie Mac Auditorium".^[19]

On Feb 14, 2017, Rolling Stone named Bernie Mac #41 of the 50 Outperform Stand-Up Comics of All Time.^[20]

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