Bernie Mac dies at only 50

[Yurt]

Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50 By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
28 minutes ago



Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_bernie_mac

not my favorite actor, but certainly thought he had some good funny moments. wife really liked him. seemed like a nice guy, shame to go so young.

[Mr. P]

Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50 By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer
28 minutes ago



Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_bernie_mac

not my favorite actor, but certainly thought he had some good funny moments. wife really liked him. seemed like a nice guy, shame to go so young.

I heard this a few hrs ago...shocked really. Don't much about the guy but I really liked his show.

[Yurt]

I heard this a few hrs ago...shocked really. Don't much about the guy but I really liked his show.

yeah, before we went to point lobos today, i was reading the news and...bam...i read the headline, wife said...what!

what i liked most about him was his smile, contagious....i don't know, his facial expressions made me laugh

[Mr. P]

yeah, before we went to point lobos today, i was reading the news and...bam...i read the headline, wife said...what!

what i liked most about him was his smile, contagious....i don't know, his facial expressions made me laugh

Yep...great delivery coupled with those "get it" expressions..!

[Yurt]

of course there has to be controversy:


Recently, Mac's brand of comedy caught him flack when he was heckled during a surprise appearance at a July fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate and fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama.

Toward the end of a 10-minute standup routine, Mac joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity, and used occasional crude language. Obama took the stage about 15 minutes later, implored Mac to "clean up your act next time," then let him off the hook, adding: "By the way, I'm just messing with you, man."

Even so, Obama's campaign later issued a rebuke, saying the senator "doesn't condone these statements and believes what was said was inappropriate."

obama is wussy

[Mr. P]

of course there has to be controversy:



obama is wussy

A PC wussy at that, ergo his comment the other day about not looking like the the guys on the money, instead of just saying "I'm black, sorta". :laugh2:

[Yurt]

A PC wussy at that, ergo his comment the other day about not looking like the the guys on the money, instead of just saying "I'm black, sorta". :laugh2:

speaking of PC....

wussy or pussy...

i have used wussy because someone on this board has a problem with pussy and they have more power than me. i find it silly. pussy is a cat, a woman's magical place, a weakling/whatnot. wussy is the same without the cat and the magical place. but we all know the difference. right DEER, DEAR..... obama is a pussy.

:dunno:

[Mr. P]

speaking of PC....

wussy or pussy...

i have used wussy because someone on this board has a problem with pussy and they have more power than me. i find it silly. pussy is a cat, a woman's magical place, a weakling/whatnot. wussy is the same without the cat and the magical place. but we all know the difference. right DEER, DEAR..... obama is a pussy.

:dunno:

Yep, you nailed it.:cheers2:

[hjmick]

Bernie cracked me up in Transformers. He will be missed.

[gabosaurus]

I read this in the news and had to check google to figure out who he was. I am totally out of touch with pop culture.

[Mr. P]

I read this in the news and had to check google to figure out who he was. I am totally out of touch with pop culture.

Nahhhh, you're just totally outta touch. :poke:

[darin]

RIP - I've generally enjoyed Mac's work. The Oceans series...and thought he was pretty funny in Transformers. :)

[Abbey Marie]

The Bernie Mac show was a hoot. Full of good parenting tips, too.
I try to catch it when I can in reurns. I was shocked to hear this.