BERNIE MAC

Before getting into film, Bernard Jeffrey McCullough aka Bernie Mac started as a stand-up comedian, eventually joining his contemporaries Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, and D.L. Hughley in The Original Kings of Comedy. This was followed by other film appearances, most notably in Ocean’s Eleven where he portrayed Frank Catton. He even got to host his namesake show, which ran from 2001 to 2006, and he also earned two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

He then received posthumous credit for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Old Dogs, and Soul Men. Three years before his passing, Bernie suffered from a serious health scare. After weeks of treatment, he eventually passed away in 2008. He was 50 years old. To give credit to the comedian, Chicago’s mayor declared November 14 as Bernie Mac Day. Surely, a lot of people would miss how Bernie made them laughed their hearts out.