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9 august 2008 je ` neice mccullough american 5 october 1957 observational comedy comedy , satire , black comedy , insult chicago , illinois , u.s. nipsey russell , redd foxx , richard pryor bernie man mccullough bernard jeffrey mccullough bernie jeffrey mccullough mac rhonda mccullough 1977 2008 -lrb- his death -rrb- berniemacsoulmenmarch08.jpg bernie mac stand-up , film , television mac in memphis , tennessee on march 20 , 2008 on the set of '' soul men '' cardiac arrest and complications from pneumonia 1977 -- 2008 chicago , illinois , u.s. everyday race relations , racism life , marriage , parenting , family , bernie floyd henderson in '' soul men '' gin slagel in mccullough '' bad santa '' frank catton in '' ocean 's on trilogy '' '' the bernie mac show '' bernie mac
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bernie mac

bernard jeffrey `` bernie '' mccullough -lrb- october 5 , 1957 -- august 9 , 2008 -rrb- , better known by his stage name bernie mac , was an american stand-up comedian , actor and voice artist .
born and raised on the south side of chicago , mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian .
he joined comedians steve harvey , cedric the entertainer , and d. l. hughley in `` the original kings of comedy '' .
after briefly hosting the hbo show `` midnight mac '' , mac appeared in several films in smaller roles .
his most noted film role was as frank catton in the remake `` ocean 's eleven '' and the titular character of `` mr. 3000 '' .
he was the star of `` the bernie mac show '' , which ran from 2001 through 2006 , earning him two emmy award nominations for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series .
mac 's other films included starring roles in `` booty call '' , `` friday '' , `` the players club '' , `` head of state '' , ' , `` bad santa '' , `` guess who '' , `` pride '' , `` soul men '' , `` transformers '' and ' .
mac suffered from sarcoidosis , a disease in which abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells -lrb- granulomas -rrb- form as nodules in multiple organs , particularly the lungs and lymph nodes .
lung scarring or infection may lead to respiratory failure and death .
mac had mentioned the condition was in remission in 2005 .
his death on august 9 , 2008 was caused by complications from pneumonia .
