Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died at age 50, reports the Chicago Sun Times.
Despite reports earlier in the week that the comic was on the mend, publicist Danica Smith says Mac died early this morning at a hospital in the Chicago area of complications due to pneumonia.
The comedian also suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces small lumps of cells in the body's organs, which Smith says has been in remission since 2005.
He recently had been hospitalized and treated for pneumonia. Mac had starring roles in "Ocean's Eleven," "Bad Santa," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Transformers."
On TV, Mac drew critical and popular acclaim with his popular Fox series "The Bernie Mac Show," which aired more than 100 episodes from 2001 to 2006.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
R.I.P.: BERNIE MAC DEAD AT 50
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I was shocked and saddened to hear of his passing. I had heard he had gone into the hospital. I never expected this. R.I.P.
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