Chicago bred comedian Bernie Mac passed away earlier today (August 9) from complications with pneumonia.
Mac had been under hospital care this past week at Northwestern Hospital where he died Saturday.� He was 50 years old.
Mac gained national attention in 1992 after appearing on HBO's Def Comedy Jam and went on to appear in films like Friday and the �Oceans Eleven series.
Mac also had a sitcom titled The Bernie Mac Show which airy from 2001 to 2006.
The brash comedian is survived by his wife, Rhonda McCullough and, their daughter, Je'Niece, a son-in-law and a granddaughter, Jasmine.
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