American actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50

Comedic actor Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50. According to his publicist, Danica Smith, Mac had been suffering from pneumonia brought on by sarcoidosis for about a week, although it was believed initially that he would make a full recovery. However on August 2, 2008, a day after Mac was hospitalized, a family member was quoted as saying that Mac was in "very, very critical" condition.

Mac, who was born in Chicago, Illinois started his career in 1977 and won the Miller Lite Comedy Search at the age of 32. He opened for many comedians including Dionne Warwick, Redd Foxx and Natalie Cole. In 1993 he appeared in his first film, Who's the Man?. In following years Mac appeared in many television series and movies, most notably the movie Ocean's Eleven. He also had a role in other movies such as Guess Who, the remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, Bad Santa, and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. His television series, The Bernie Mac Show, won him a Peabody Award in 2002 and earned Mac Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Mac was given his own sitcom in 2001. The Bernie Mac Show ran until 2006. Mac won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series four years in a row from 2003 to 2006. He was voted number 72 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time.

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