1. Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American stand up comedian, actor and film producer.
18 Facts About Bernie Mac
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Bernie Mac's most noted film roles were as Frank Catton in the Oceans film series from 2001 through 2007 and as the title character of Mr 3000.
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Bernie Mac 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.
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Bernie Mac died at 50 years old on August 9th, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois of complications from pneumonia.
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Bernie Mac was the second child of Mary McCullough and Jeffrey Harrison.
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Bernie Mac was raised by his single mother and his grandparents on the city's south side.
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Bernie Mac began his high school career at Chicago Vocational High School.
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Bernie Mac later returned to Chicago and graduated from Chicago Vocational in 1975.
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Bernie Mac's influences were from The Three Stooges and listening to stand-up comedians Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx.
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Bernie Mac started as a stand-up comedian in Chicago's Cotton Club.
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In 2001, the Fox network gave Mac his own television sitcom called The Bernie Mac Show portraying a fictional version of himself.
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Bernie Mac broke the fourth wall to tell his thoughts to the audience.
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Bernie Mac, who grew up on Chicago's South Side, was a fan of the Chicago White Sox, and would often sneak a reference to his favorite team in episodes, including enlisting then-White Sox pitcher Jon Garland to make a guest cameo appearance.
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On March 19,2007, Bernie Mac told David Letterman on the CBS Late Show that he would retire from his 30-year career after he finished shooting the comedy film, The Whole Truth, Nothing but the Truth, So Help Me Bernie Mac.
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Bernie Mac co-starred with Samuel L Jackson in the 2008 musical comedy Soul Men.
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Bernie Mac married his high school sweetheart Rhonda Gore on September 17,1977, and together they had a daughter in 1978.
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On July 19,2008, Bernie Mac was admitted to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in his hometown of Chicago.
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The 2008 Bud Billiken Parade, which was held in Chicago on the day of Bernie Mac's death, was dedicated to his memory.