R.I.P. Bernie Mac

[NuclearMisfit]

Just heard this on the news, he passed away from complications from pneumonia.

R.I.P.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/1099622,xmac080908.article

Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning, according to Sun-Times Columnist, Stella Foster. He was 50.

[Freddy Krueger]

"Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning, according to Sun-Times Columnist, Stella Foster. He was 50.

Though the cause of death has not been confirmed, Mac had been hospitalized recently for pneumonia. Foster said that she received calls early Saturday morning from a close friend of the Mac family, confirming the reports of Mac's death."

Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/1099622,xmac080908.article

This is sad news. RIP Bernie.

[outsyder]

Sure enough, Wikipedia has it down already.

Fuck this year. :(

[jackson13]

Wow. I knew he was sick and all but damn, that was unexpected. I thought he was really funny. Kind of stealing from him in 'Original Kings of Comedy":

Rest in Peace you black summamabitch.

[Cosimo]

shocking :( rip bernie

[ilovemovies]

:(

Wow. This is almost as shocking as Heath Ledger's death.

RIP

:(

[JCPhoenix]

Holy shit...I thought he was recovering...

This really is a sad year for the film industry, especially with the number of earlier-than-expected deaths...

RIP :(

[SkyNet]

another morning that i am awoken by a text message from a friend that informs me of an entertainer i highly respected has passed.

2008 blows ass hole

I know he was working on one last concert film and then he was going to retire... does anyone know if he was able to film it??

RIP

[outsyder]

Yeah. There was literally an article from less than a day ago saying he would be released from the hospital soon. :(

WHY CAN'T IT BE ANDY DICK FOR CHRISSAKES?!?

[Smiert Spionam]

Y'know, there's a scene in The Original King of Comedy where they're all standing around on, I think, a basketball court and they're just shooting the shit. All of sudden, Bernie Mac turns the camera and starts complaining about the fact that unlike his co-stars, he doesn't have a TV Show. (At the time, Steve Harvey had The Steve Harvey Show which also featured Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley was just in his early run of The Hughley's). He says somethin' like "How come America? Is it 'cuz you scared of me? Scared of what I'm gonna say?........Muthafuckin' right!" Cut to five years later. All his co-stars are no longer on TV and Bernie Mac not only has his own shot, but it was the most successful, critically acclaimed, longest running show of all four of them. How's that for irony?

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/08/07/PH2008080702701.jpg

R.I.P.

[BakeTheMooCow]

I didn't like his work that much but it's pretty sad to hear he died.

[SkyNet]

did he have a role in Transformers 2?

i mean, i know in Transformers 1 he was just the car salesman... but that was one of the funniest parts of the movie (purposefully so, im sure)... so i was wondering if they brought him back for a cameo in transformers 2!

[BadCoverVersion]

Shit, this is terrible news.

R.I.P.

[Mister_NOIR]

Holy shit, did not see that one coming.

I was never a huge fan of his, but still, RIP.

[muttly69]

thats a shocker. RIP :(

[D.B. Cooper]

R.I.P. Mr Mac

[Brendan M.]

Holy shit, did not see that one coming.

Me neither. Quite a downer to wake up in the morning and see that on your computer

[AspectRatio1986]

Holy shit...I had no clue he was even sick. RIP

[AshleysDad]

The world is a lot less funny this year. First Carlin, now Bernie Mac. Why not take Bill Cosby instead? Take Carrot Top. Leave the Bernie Macs of the world alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHhjYhPC7eY

[Bourne101]

Wow, this came out of nowhere. I thought he was getting better.

RIP

[SkyNet]

The world is a lot less funny this year. First Carlin, now Bernie Mac. Why not take Bill Cosby instead? Take Carrot Top. Leave the Bernie Macs of the world alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHhjYhPC7eY

Bill Cosby?! dude is hilarious! and he speaks the truth, which i love!

and, if you ever sat down and watched Carrot Top.. dude is fucking funny as shit! He was voted funniest comedian in Vegas this year!

I will agree with the Andy Dick statement though made earlier!

[BakeTheMooCow]

"Oh why couldn't it have been ______ instead?" or any variation of that is a really shitty thing to say.

[SweetEnLow]

I can't say I was a fan of his work, but it's still very sad to hear of his passing. :(

[ilovemovies]

"Oh why couldn't it have been ______ instead?" or any variation of that is a really shitty thing to say.

I completely agree.

It's one thing to wish death on a killer, rapist or pedophile (although I don't wish death on ANYBODY) but to wish death on somebody just because they are asshole or whatnot is just not cool.

[SweetEnLow]

I agree.

Why does it have to be anyone?

Death just sucks. :(

I don't like Andy Dick at all, but I don't wish him dead... And Bill Cosby, I grew up watching the guy and have always loved him.

[ElderPredator]

Holy shit man, how many more this year?

You're the man Bernie, I'll miss ya! :(

[detective mills]

I wasn't a fan of most of his movies, but I liked him a lot and thought he was a really funny guy. I even loved his tv show for the first couple of seasons. It's very sad news, and shocking seeing as how it was reported the other day that he was recovering.

RIP

[SkyNet]

"Oh why couldn't it have been ______ instead?" or any variation of that is a really shitty thing to say.

I completely agree.

It's one thing to wish death on a killer, rapist or pedophile (although I don't wish death on ANYBODY) but to wish death on somebody just because they are asshole or whatnot is just not cool.

I agree.

Why does it have to be anyone?

Death just sucks.

I don't like Andy Dick at all, but I don't wish him dead... And Bill Cosby, I grew up watching the guy and have always loved him.


To me.. its like playing the Marry, Fuck, Kill game... you give 3 people, who would you marry, who would you fuck, and who would you kill!

Its a senseless game, but its what you did when you were like 13-15.

So it is like... in these threads, where someone as loved and respected has passed like Bernie Mac, or George Carlin, or Heath Ledger or anyone who was awesome at life... it is just a way to kind of get past that little bit of emotion you may be feeling... cuz in all honesty, today, if it said Andy Dick has Passed Away, i doubt there would be much feeling involved by us.. but due to the fact that it is Bernie mac, a man who i think alot of us enjoyed in the films he was in, and most of us enjoyed his stand up (i think)... so its just a way of saying "Man, i wish Bernie Mac was still alive.. but if someone HAD ot have died... i would have rather seen Andy Dick have passed"

does that make sense?!?!

I mean, i certainly wish death on no one (No One being people like Andy Dick, who are just irresponsible ass holes... i mean, i do wish certain people like pedophiles and killers would die)

make sense?!

[ilovemovies]

I think the saddest part of all this is the part where he said he was planning on retiring soon so that he could enjoy his life and probably spend a lot of time with his family.

[Lucky Denver]

RIP Bernie.

Enjoy laughing and cracking jokes with Pryor and Carlin.

[RustyRazor]

One of the funniest guys I've had the pleasure of seeing.
R.I.P.

[gyro_44]

Unbelievable. I just can't believe he was taken from us due to pneumonia.

This year is cursed.

R.I.P. Bernie.

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

Sorry to hear,wasnt a fan,but I still have sympathy for the guy.


And leave Bill Cosby alone,I loved his show growing up,and its still funny!!!

[Rapture27]

RIP

Good dude.....funny man. Should've lived longer.... But he left his mark regardless.

*smokes a bowl in honor*

[Smiert Spionam]

*smokes a bowl in honor*

Let's be honest: you would've smoked a bowl this morning anyway. :D

[NathanRomano]

This year fucking sucks. Has there ever been a worse year. I'm going to erase this year after its over.

I wasn't a huge fan but I loved him in Guess Who and enjoyed the Bernie Mac show


RIP Bernie

[Lazy Boy]

This year fucking sucks.

Yep.

R.I.P. Bernie Mac

[syxxpac]

This year has ruined me again. I still don't want to believe it. By far the best of the Kings of Comedy, and his film and TV work has never ceased to entertain me, specifically the awesome Bad Santa.

"A man is a... SEXUAL being."

RIP Bernie

[kobe8byrant]

Bernie Mac
Bo Diddley
Charlton Heston
George Carlin
Heath Ledger
Roy Scheider
Stan Winston
Sidney Pollack

Ledger's one hit the hardest but still, rest in peace, Mr Bernie Mac. Will never forget Mr 3000, Guess Who and the Ocean's series. In the earlier two flicks, you were the only thing about the films that didn't suck.

[IamNoOne666]

I wan't a big fan but this is shocking and unfortunate. RIP

[Lazy Boy]

The scene that I think of him the most when it comes to movies is his monologue in Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, playing the cop:

"I hate your black skin. I hate your black pants. I hate black pepper. I hate black keys on a piano. I hate my gums, because they're black. I hate Whoopi Goldberg's *lips*. I hate the back of Forrest Whittaker's neck. Huh? Most of all, I hate that black-ass Wesley Snipes."

Just the way he performed it was hilarious.

One of the most underrated performances, too, in Mr. 3000.

R.I.P. :(

[zombievictim]

I used to watch the Bernie Mac show way back in it's first couple seasons and I always thought he was funny. Hell, he was the only reason I saw Mr. 3000. He will be missed.

RIP

[AshleysDad]

"Oh why couldn't it have been ______ instead?" or any variation of that is a really shitty thing to say.

It was a joke. Comedian dies.... make joke. Bernie would laugh.

[KingofKings2525]

I really liked the guy. This is sad news.

R.I.P.

[countchocula]

so its just a way of saying "Man, i wish Bernie Mac was still alive.. but if someone HAD ot have died... i would have rather seen Andy Dick have passed"

does that make sense?!?!

No.

I was never a fan, but this is shocking news. Almost reminds me of John Ritter's death (falling ill unexpectedly).

R.I.P.

[a7xfan]

R.I.P


he was awesome.

[paul calf]

i always liked bernie mac so this is a bit of a shocker.

[moviemaniac8210]

Sad news for sure :(
RIP

[Addi88]

The scene that I think of him the most when it comes to movies is his monologue in Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, playing the cop:

"I hate your black skin. I hate your black pants. I hate black pepper. I hate black keys on a piano. I hate my gums, because they're black. I hate Whoopi Goldberg's *lips*. I hate the back of Forrest Whittaker's neck. Huh? Most of all, I hate that black-ass Wesley Snipes."

Just the way he performed it was hilarious.

One of the most underrated performances, too, in Mr. 3000.

R.I.P. :(

Here's the link: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LFzC4r3faG0&feature=related
Hilarious stuff.

But, man....
This is incredibly sad news.

R.I.P.
:(

[SkyNet]

No.



it was rhetorical... cuz it actually does make sense!

[Raimo69]

This was a shock he will be missed

R.I.P

[Mr.HyDe807]

Well.....this sucks!

RIP man!

[jolanar]

Very sad. RIP good sir.

[LordSimen]

Jesus christ. I mean, Carlin I had a feeling was going to come at some point. He was getting up there in age. But Bernie? Already? God damn. This really is a depressing year. Too many awesome celebrities dying.

[sarah1980]

I wan't a big fan but this is shocking and unfortunate. RIP

same RIP :(

[john_rambo]

This blows I like Bernie Mac and his show. He always seemed like a generally cool guy to... this is very sad.

RIP

[Raoul Duke]

I think there's some sort of dead pool going on here...Like in that movie, Dead Pool.

R.I.P. I always enjoyed at least him in movies or tv.

[MisterChristian]

Regardless of whether you liked the man or not, this is sad news. 50 is too young to die.

:(

RIP Bernie.

[JJFlamingo]

Sudden and horribly shocking...

RIP :( :( :(

[Shockwave]

Shocking and sad news.

I always found him to be pretty funny.:(

[TeeRay]

Damn shame. I liked him in the Ocean's movies, and I enjoyed his show.

RIP.

[ElderPredator]

Pneumonia is a horrible and painful way to die. I hope his family is doing alright.

[Powerslave]

Damn, that's depressing. Again, I wasn't crazy about the guy's work, but dying at 50 just isn't right, especially of pneumonia, of all things. Somehow it feels even worse because he was a comedian. I dunno why.

RIP

[Antonio141]

Totally in shock...this year does suck! Loved his TV series!

God speed, big guy!

[Smiert Spionam]

Dude, someone needs to post a vid of the scene from Head Of State where Mac gets of the train and bitchslaps the shit of everyone who approaches him :D

[Le_Big_Mac]

I never actually watched him in any movie or TV show or comedy routine, but nonetheless this is very sad.

RIP

[athf1980]

RIP Bernie Mac

[Smiert Spionam]

I never actually watched him in any movie or TV show or comedy routine, but nonetheless this is very sad.

RIP

Transformers? Ocean's Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen? Bad Santa? Friday?

[anakinsrise]

No!!! No!! Not my Uncle Bernie!!!
They said he was getting better!!
Cant believe this He was definitely the funniest comedian in
The Kings of Comedy
R.I.P Mr.Mac
Some of my favorite Mac moments can be found in these films:
Transformers
Ocean's Thirteen
Bad Santa
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Ocean's Eleven
Life
The Players Club
Get on the Bus
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Friday
Above the Rim
House Party 3
and of course his t.v show

[KCJ506]

NOOOOOOO!:(

Damnit people, why'd you all wake me up to this? >_<

Rest in Peace Bernie.

[daddiefatsacks]

shitty news, loved him in Kings of Comedy

"Him downstairs!"

RIP

[dman476]

This really sucks. I mean, it's always horrible when a person goes at this age nowadays, but it was Bernie Mac. Just really unexpected, I enjoyed seeing him in the work he did and found him funny (as did most of you). I don't really have anything special to say, except this blows.

Rest in peace Bernie. :(

[BakeTheMooCow]

I thought he was an awful stand-up, always alternating between shouting and mumbling. His stuff in 'The Original Kings of Comedy' is really terrible.

He was great in Bad Santa though. I love that movie.

[IamNoOne666]

Damn, that's depressing. Again, I wasn't crazy about the guy's work, but dying at 50 just isn't right, especially of pneumonia, of all things. Somehow it feels even worse because he was a comedian. I dunno why.

RIP

I think it's sad to me when a comedian dies because the world is now a little less funny, if that makes any sense.

[Le_Big_Mac]

Transformers? Ocean's Eleven/Twelve/Thirteen? Bad Santa? Friday?

Oh, well I did see Ocean's Eleven and parts of Bad Santa, but I didn't remember him in either.

[solidstealth]

Oh, well I did see Ocean's Eleven and parts of Bad Santa, but I didn't remember him in either.

if you remember the scene of with matt damon where he pretends to be from the gaming commission and outs him as a criminal and then mac says it's a racist thing and then damon is about to say colored people, when mac goes after him

[the clever guy]

wow. i guess ill really be eating those words that i said in the previous bernie mac thread. he was a funny man.


RIP :(

[MisterTwister]

Rest in Peace Bernie. You provided me with plenty of laughs. Thanks.

[AlteredEffect]

Sleep well.

[bigred760]

Wow this year continues to get worse. He was great in the Oceans movies, particularly the first one. And his TV show was pretty good too.

R.I.P.

[KCJ506]

What is it with us losing some damn good people this year?

[pablo_super1!]

Woman "Mac"

Bernie "Yea that's my Name"

Woman "I'll ask you a question"

Bernie "I said Yea"

Woman "Does Pussy taste like pumpkin Pie"

Bernie "Made me mad as hell, I said don't ask me no dam question like that, I ain't never had no pumpkin pie."

He was a hilarious comedian and always made me laugh in his movie roles.

R.I.P Bernie

[the_sneaker]

another morning that i am awoken by a text message from a friend that informs me of an entertainer i highly respected has passed.
RIP

That's exactly how I found out as well! This is so sad. :(

[jaw2929]

Fuck this year. :(


Exactly my thoughts.

[FLAME_ON]

What is it with us losing some damn good people this year?

I like to think God is selecting them to start a new Earth. An Earth strictly populated with talented men.


This is sad though, I love Mac's Bobby Bolivia in Transformers. Me and my buddies always say, "I oughta bust your head with a rock bitch."

[Tonkuro]

Wow.

I wasn't a fan of everything he was in, but when he was on top of his game, he was hilarious. This really sucks. I also had read that he was recovering well, but I had a feeling something like this would happen. My heart goes out to his family. RIP.

[SkyNet]

you tube video of Steve Harvey on CNN via Telephone from this morning talking about Mac's passing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DayCD0s1fxA

heart breaking

[CuatroDiablos]

Wow..R.I.P Bernie Mac :(:(

[corran horn]

Didn't he have some kind of degenerative lung disease? It went into remission a few years back, but I wonder if it weakened his lungs enough for the pneumonia to do him in.

[KillaMyers]

Wow,this is fucking horrible. One of my favorite comedians.

R.I.P

What the fuck is going on this year?! Is it some kind of insane curse against celebrities?

[Monotreme]

I'm still shocked at this. It really came out of nowhere. I mean, I was never his biggest fan or anything, but still... so sudden, so young. Very strange indeed.

R.I.P.

[Strider]

This is just terrible news. Absolutely terrible. I thought Bernie Mac was funny. I liked him in the Ocean's films and Bad Santa, and I used to watch his television show as well. Very sad.

R.I.P. Bernie

[thedudeman69]

Wow. that is just a curveball. Sucks big time.

[EvilHenchman]

He was a funny sonofabitch.

R.I.P Bern

[Mr. Creasy]

RIP Mac!!! The Original KING of Comedy

"I'm not a star, and I don't want to be a star. Stars fall. I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job."
Bernie Mac

[Tonkuro]

Didn't he have some kind of degenerative lung disease? It went into remission a few years back, but I wonder if it weakened his lungs enough for the pneumonia to do him in.

Yeah, he did. Here's something from an article I read.

"Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005. He recently was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease."

[fooknasty]

Absolutely terrible news. Way too early.

R.I.P.

[Cezar Pena]

You see, I haven´t fully recovered from Heath´s death and now this hits me like a kick in the left jewel. *sighs*

RIP brother.

[jeo4]

I got a kick out of his show, especially when I fostered kids for a while. I loved him in Bad Santa, too. RIP.

[Terror Australis]

This is some sad and shocking news, he was a very funny guy and he was great in every film he was in. *Sighs* Why does 2008 have to suck so much.

R.I.P. Bernie.

[hoojib127]

I was never a fan, but my condolences go out to his friends and family.

[eljefe15]

Somebody in another Bernie Mac thread mentioned how they always blow news out of proportion. I guess in this case, they didn't.

I was a big fan. R.I.P. Bernie.

Motherfucker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9FaHXIhX_4)

[Lawgick]

FUCKIN SUX!!

[Tony_Montana]

RIP big guy

[Del]

omg.. I wake up, open up any news website and it is everywhere..

I spent the day watching Ocean's Eleven and being in minor shock, the guy was so young ..

RIP Bernie Mac .. :(:(:(

[rilocay]

Man, this really has got me off guard. I'm not a huge fan by all means, but in everything i actually saw him in he definatly stood out. 2008 sucks for this sort. Bernie Mac would always put a smile on my face. I mean, look at the bloke, he was a good n funny guy. I'm happy he was in transformers in a mad bit, and was the only good thing about charlies angels 2. I really feel for his loved ones. R.I.P. Mr Mac, your time was much too early.

Far out, this has really got me down. I hope nothing but the best for this soul.

[MidnightAngel]

Bernie Mac
Bo Diddley
Charlton Heston
George Carlin
Heath Ledger
Roy Scheider
Stan Winston
Sidney Pollack

Ledger's one hit the hardest but still, rest in peace, Mr Bernie Mac. Will never forget Mr 3000, Guess Who and the Ocean's series. In the earlier two flicks, you were the only thing about the films that didn't suck.Don't forget Sir Arthur C. Clarke and Michael Turner. 2008 will be remembered as the year many people from the entertainment industry has passed away. Thanks for the memories and you'll be missed but never forgotten Bernie Mac. :(

[CyclicNightmare]

In a related story, Soul Men is expected to break all records set by The Dark Knight.

[Rapture27]

Let's be honest: you would've smoked a bowl this morning anyway. :D
Tradition is tradition :D

[the_unforgiven]

He will be missed, truely taken way to early......

RIP

[PreySlayDisplay]

Very sad news. RIP

[Moviefan1234]

This year sucks. RIP. His family and friends will be in my thoughts/prayers.

[electriclite]

I've been buried in a trench for the whole weekend without internet when I got the news.

Shocked just isn't the word to describe the loss of Bernie Mac. I felt righteously pissed off. He was one of my favorite parts of the Kings of Comedy. He had a delivery all his own and he was dead honest about teh way he felt about things, because he was an ordinary guy with everyman opinions and feelings toward things.

He would condone knocking a kid in the head till you saw the white meat come out and it was so violent and insane, you HAD to laugh, mainly because you know you thought of it too. Him venting his frustrations was us venting our's by proxy, which made us feel like we weren't alone in thinking bad bad thoughts.


This year the grim reaper has been most especially greedy with his harvest.

[APzombie]

I'm a little late in the discussion but i'd like to say... "fuck." :(

I love Bernie Mac and its an utter shame that he left us as soon as he did.

[marcia brady]

my son is gonna take this hard. Bernie Mac is one of his favorite shows. How the hell am I SUPPOSED TO TELL him this? Or just not? He's twelve. Please advise.....

[the_sneaker]

my son is gonna take this hard. Bernie Mac is one of his favorite shows. How the hell am I SUPPOSED TO TELL him this? Or just not? He's twelve. Please advise.....

Are you kidding me? This day in age, he's gonna find out; I'm surprised he doesn't know already, though this news hasn't made as big a splash over the internet that Heath Ledger's death did. I'd tell him. Better he founds out from you than some prick on the internet saying he's glad "bernie mac is dead" or something pointless like that.

[AshleysDad]

Still miss Bernie. Watched his show on rerun today. Keep his memory alive.