Bernie Mac is dead. While it comes as a shock, he apparently suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs.
I remember being a big fan of his sitcom during its first season, especially the first episode. After that I don't know if I lost interest or if the show changed but I barely ever watched it when it was on. Every now and then I would catch a rerun and always seemed to enjoy myself when watching.
As for his film career, he was making a nice little career as a character actor and I always thought he had something. I wanted to post something from Bad Santa below (probably his best performance, in my opinion) but I couldn't find the right scene. So my next thought was to show his scene with Matt Damon in Ocean's 11, when Mac says that they "ought to call it white jack," and then does this little motion with his hand, waving off Matt Damon. I have always loved that motion. I couldn't find that either. This will suffice though, a nice little departure for the man.
And one more. This is the first I can remember seeing Bernie Mac. Though I didn't know who he was and only realized it was him when catching this a few years ago on cable. Here he is in all his glory.
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