Bernie Mac Passes Away at 50

Comedian and actor Bernie Mac has died suddenly at the age of 50, losing his weeks-long fight against pneumonia. He passed away this morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Earlier this week, his publicist Danica Smith hit out at reports claiming the comedian's heath was rapidly deteriorating, saying that doctors reported him in stable condition on Thursday, and adding that he was "responding well to treatment." WENN reports that Smith also believed Mac would be released from the hospital in a matter of weeks. It is unclear at this time how this diagnosis reversed itself so quickly, and reports only indicate that he died after experiencing complications related to the pneumonia. Bernie Mac had been a standup comedian since the age of 19, and beginning in the early 1990s, appeared in a number of films that set him up for a breakthrough performance in Friday (1995). He also appeared memorably in lead and supporting roles in Bad Santa, Mr. 3000, and the Ocean's 11 trilogy. His TV series, The Bernie Mac Show, which ran for five seasons, earned the comedian a pair of Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.

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[BIg Dawg]

RIP Bernie

the world is a little less funny now.