Too Soon

Actor and comedian Bernie Mac died in a Chicago-area hospital today from complications due to pneumonia. He was 50 years old. Mac had been admitted to the hospital on August 1 but at the time was expected to make a full recovery, according to his rep. No other details were made available.

He will be missed.

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Aug 9, 2008 · posted by Whitney · Link · 17 Responses
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Comments (17)

No. 1 Ruby Jackson says:

Go make 'em laugh on the other side, Bernie. RIP.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 6:06 pm
No. 2 blah says:

Wow. What the hell is going on in Hollywood? Why are all the good ones passing on?

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 6:34 pm
No. 3 sar says:

50 is way too young for anybody.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 6:50 pm
No. 4 ilnazhad says:

I wish I believed in Heaven….

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 7:14 pm
No. 5 Erica says:

What’s weird is that everyone is being really shady about how he died… some are saying complications from pneumonia, some are saying lung disease, and some are saying a “rare autoimmune disease.” Regardless, he was too young and too talented.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 7:37 pm
No. 6 natmusk says:

From what I understood, he had sarcoidosis (sp?) which is something I thought only existed in House. But he weakened his lungs and even though it had been in remission for like 3-4 years it had damaged them enough that i don't think he could fight the pnemonia that well.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 8:04 pm
No. 7 mae says:

Great person, great comedian. You as a person and an entertainer will surely be missed for days, months and years to come.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 8:28 pm
No. 8 maria says:

sad.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 10:01 pm
No. 9 queencrone says:

I didn't believe this at first. I think he had a lot more to say.

RIP Bernie.

Posted: Aug 9, 2008 at 11:38 pm
No. 10 jen says:

Great picture of him, made me smile!!

Posted: Aug 10, 2008 at 1:06 am
No. 11 just me says:

I've loved Benie Mac for years since his early stand-up days and also on Def Comedy Jam. He was a King of Comedy for real! His Bernie Mac show was a great family show. RIP Mac Man. You will truly be missed and oh so loved.

Posted: Aug 10, 2008 at 1:41 am
No. 12 Jerine says:

RIP to a legend

Posted: Aug 10, 2008 at 5:18 pm
No. 13 Haydn says:

Farewell. I was thinking of a classic line he said in Ocean's 11 this morning, always made me laugh. Sad loss.

Posted: Aug 10, 2008 at 6:29 pm
No. 14 lava says:

and isaac hayes today! RIP to both, they'll be missed.

Posted: Aug 10, 2008 at 8:20 pm
No. 15 queencrone says:

NOT ISAAC HAYES!? Say it isn't so.

Posted: Aug 10, 2008 at 10:04 pm
No. 16 Be Adequite! says:

Hell, if Bernie and Isaac are both in heaven meeting and greeting, laughing and singing, then the afterlife can't be too bad after all…

RIP BERNIE AND ISAAC

Posted: Aug 11, 2008 at 1:41 am
No. 17 vagarious says:

We are losing so many great comedians this year, its just awful.

Posted: Aug 11, 2008 at 12:16 pm
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