Bernie Mac passed away of pneumonia this morning at a Chicago area hospital. He was only 50. I loved “The Bernie Mac Show.” Well, at least when I could find it on TV, and then only by channel surfing, because I never knew when it’d be on. The show was hilarious, but different in that he’d actually address the viewers, known as America. That’s what I loved most about it; I’d never seen anything like that in a TV program before (the news and talk shows don’t count). I enjoyed his performances in the Ocean’s movies, although he should have had more screen time. Admittedly, I wasn’t a die-hard fan, but I’ll still miss his future projects. To me, and I’m sure I’m not the only one, he was a Chicago comedy icon.
Missing Bernie Mac
August 9th, 2008 | Current Affairs/Pop Culture/Trends, My Kind of Town
I really liked him, too. He was 1 of those people that after knowing him for 5 minutes, it felt like you’d known him all your life. Heck, I didn’t even “know” him in real life, yet it kinda felt like I did.
R.I.P. Bernie
Yeah, I know what you mean. He seemed down-to-earth–like the funny guy in your group of friends.