Bernie Mac passed away this morning in a Chicago hospital. The 50 year old comedian died from complications due to pneumonia.
“[He] passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his rep, Danica Smith, told People. “No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family’s privacy continues to be respected.”
On Aug 1, Mac was admitted to a hospital at Northwestern Memorial hospital with pneumonia said his rep, adding that he was expected to recover, despite widespread rumors about the seriousness of his condition.
In February 2005, Mac, then 47, revealed that for the previous two decades he had suffered from sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in organs such as the lungs or lymph nodes. “It has not altered or limited my lifestyle,” he said at the time.
Bernie was so wonderful in Oceans 11. We lost a truly great comic today.
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August 9th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Very saddening.
August 10th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
That is so sad. R.I.P. Bernie Mac! You will certainly be missed.
August 10th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I almost forgot how good he was in the Oceans films.
August 10th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
This was not good news to come home too. Bernie was almost always hilarious in everything.
August 10th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Somehow I misread “comedian died from complications” as “comedian died from consumption”. And I was like “noooooooo way!”
August 11th, 2008 at 8:10 am
I wonder if his condition was due to sickle cell. Either way, I’m gutted.