OT: Bernie Mac has died
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:54 pmfrom complications of pneumonia. He was only 50 years old. RIP Bernie. 
CHICAGO — DEVELOPING STORY:
A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mack has died at age 50.
Publicist Danica Smith says Bernie Mac died early Saturday at a hospital in the Chicago area of complications due to pneumonia.
The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but he had said the condition went into remission in 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."
The comedian drew critical and popular acclaim with his Fox television series "The Bernie Mac Show," which aired more than 100 episodes from 2001 to 2006.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,400842,00.html
CHICAGO — DEVELOPING STORY:
A publicist says Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mack has died at age 50.
Publicist Danica Smith says Bernie Mac died early Saturday at a hospital in the Chicago area of complications due to pneumonia.
The comedian suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but he had said the condition went into remission in 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."
The comedian drew critical and popular acclaim with his Fox television series "The Bernie Mac Show," which aired more than 100 episodes from 2001 to 2006.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,400842,00.html
