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August 9, 2008
Bernie Mac Is Dead, Publicist Says
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 9:28 a.m. ET

CHICAGO (AP) -- A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died at age 50.

Publicist Danica Smith says Bernie Mac died early Saturday at a hospital in the Chicago area of complications due to pneumonia.

The comedian 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 recently had been hospitalized and treated for pneumonia.

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.

Wow. I had not heard this. And he was so young! Just 2 years older than me. What a shock since I didn't even know he had been ill. RIP Bernie....

This really sucks

OMG, the Poor man he was too young to die. This really sucks!!!
I feel so bad for his family ( if any?)
I am just in shock!
Bernie

How sad. I always loved his humor.

I love that guy, in fact I've been watching re-runs of his sitcom recently when i can't sleep(comes on about 2AM).

I too had no idea he was sick.

I was reading on a medblog that his sarcoidosis was only tangentially related to his death. He had a pretty serious case of pneumonia. I feel really bad for his family. He came across as a total PNB, and I always thought a lot of him for stepping in to raise his sister's kids after she became an addict.