Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth$15 million
Date Of BirthOctober 5, 1957
DiedAugust 9, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, United States
SpouseRhonda McCullough
MarkBright, white teeth
FactRelease of his book, "Maybe You Never Cry Again". [2003]


Bernie Mac was born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough on October 5, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Mary and Jeffery, were both working-class African Americans. His father was a city bus driver and his mother was a housewife. He had three sisters: Diane, Sharon, and Rhonda. His early education took place in the Chicago public school system.

Bernie Mac’s career began in stand-up comedy. He honed his craft performing in small clubs and bars in Chicago. In the early 1980s, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. He soon began appearing on television shows and movies. His big break came in 1992 when he was cast as a regular on the Fox sitcom “Martin.” The show was a hit and made Bernie Mac a household name.

Bernie Mac’s career continued to thrive in the 2000s. He starred in his own sitcom, “The Bernie Mac Show,” which ran for five seasons. He also appeared in a number of successful movies, including “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Mr. 3000,” and “Bad Santa.”

Bernie Mac’s net worth was estimated to be $15 million at the time of his death. His salary from “The Bernie Mac Show” was $250,000 per episode. He also earned money from his movie roles and from his stand-up comedy tours.

Bernie Mac was married to Rhonda McCullough from 1977 until his death in 2008. The couple had three children together: Je’Niece, Ja’Niece, and Jordan.

Bernie Mac died on August 9, 2008, at the age of 50. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia.

General Info

Full NameBernie Mac
Net Worth$15 million
Date Of BirthOctober 5, 1957
DiedAugust 9, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height1.89 m
ProfessionScreenwriter, Stand-up comedian, Television producer, Voice Actor
EducationChicago Vocational High School
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseRhonda McCullough
ChildrenJe'Niece Childress
ParentsMary McCullough, Jeffery Harrison

Accomplishments

AwardsNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Satellite Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy
NominationsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Ac...
MoviesThe Original Kings of Comedy, Soul Men, Ocean's Eleven, Bad Santa, Guess Who, Friday, Mr. 3000, Ocean's Twelve, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Ocean's Thirteen, The Players Club, Head of State, Transformers, Old Dogs, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, House Party 3, Life, Above the Rim, Mo' Money, Boot...
TV ShowsThe Bernie Mac Show

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Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Towering height
2Gruff voice
3Bright, white teeth
4Wears a hat at least once in almost all of his films

Quotes

#Quote
1[interview in Playboy, 12/04] I'm not a star, and I don't want to be a star. Stars fall. I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
2[interview in Playboy, 12/04] I have Glocks, .45s, Berettas, Remingtons. I like the marksmanship and the discipline that it takes to be a gun owner. I like the machinery. Being able to take it out and clean it is even more fascinating than having the gun.
3[interview in Playboy, 12/04] I was living in a place where I was harming myself. I was irresponsible. I'd lost several apartments. I couldn't hold a job. I was tired of being a no-good son of a bitch who called himself a man but was just a grown boy.
4[interview in Playboy, 12/04] Every time you see a black romance it's over-the-top. There always has to be extreme hostility between the sexes. He has to cheat. She has to show him how independently strong she is, not just as a woman but as a black woman.
5. . . The Bernie Mac Show (2001) is my life. It's the truth, and I'm not ashamed of a minute, an hour, or a second of my life . . .

Facts

#Fact
1Friends with Chris Rock, Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, and Joe Torry.
2Son-in-law of Mary Simmons.
3Cousin of Kimberly Bonner.
4Starred in Soul Men alongside Isaac Hayes. Hayes died on August 10th, 2008 the day after Bernie's death 9th August, 2008.
5Release of his book, "I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on How Life Is". [2001]
6Release of his book, "Maybe You Never Cry Again". [2003]
7He was a close friend of Robin Harris.
8He was in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), and Soul Men (2008) both opened November 7, 2008.
9He was hospitalized with pneumonia on August 1, 2008. False rumors of his death spread widely. His publicist, Danica Smith insisted he would make a full recovery. Unfortunately, Mac took a turn for the worst. He died August 9, 2008, from complications of pneumonia.
10Sampled on Prince's song, "Pope", from his appearance on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam (1992). Prince's song can be found on his 1993 album "The Hits".
11Was a Chicago White Sox fan.
12Is seen getting a pedicure in both Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Bad Santa (2003).
13February 2005 - revealed that he had suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease, since 1983. He said it had no effect on his daily life.
14Is mentioned in Christina Aguilera's single Dirrty.
15His character on The Bernie Mac Show (2001), was ranked #47 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
16He used to be a boxer.
17His mother and both siblings died before he did. His mother died of breast cancer his sophomore year of high school. One brother died as a baby, the other died of a heart attack in his 20s.
18His daughter, Je'Niece McCullough, was born in 1978. She has a master's degree in mental health counseling. She also had a daughter who was born in 2006.
19Started his career in stand-up comedy in 1977. His first professional comedy gig was at The Cotton Club in Chicago. He was so broke, he had to borrow a suit from his brother.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Bernie Mac Show2001-2006TV SeriesBernie 'Mac' McCullough
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever2005VideoGadget Mobile (voice)
Guess Who2005Percy Jones
Lil' Pimp2005VideoFruit Juice (voice)
Ocean's Twelve2004Frank Catton
Mr 30002004Stan Ross
Bad Santa2003Gin
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003Jimmy Bosley
King of the Hill2003TV SeriesMack
Head of State2003Mitch Gilliam
Ocean's Eleven2001Frank Catton
What's the Worst That Could Happen?2001Uncle Jack
Moesha1996-1999TV SeriesUncle Bernie / Bernie
Life1999/IJangle Leg
The Players Club1998Dollar Bill
Don King: Only in America1997TV MovieBundini Brown
How to Be a Player1997Buster
B*A*P*S1997Mr. Johnson
Booty Call1997Judge Peabody
The Wayans Bros.1997TV SeriesShank
Reasons1996
Get on the Bus1996Jay
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood1996Officer Self Hatred
Friday1995Pastor Clever
The Walking Dead1995Ray
Above the Rim1994Flip
House Party 31994Uncle Vester
Who's the Man?1993G-George
Mo' Money1992Club Doorman
Welcome to the Family2010TV MovieNarrator
Old Dogs2009/IJimmy Lunchbox
Starting Under2008TV MovieBernie
Soul Men2008Floyd Henderson
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008Zuba (voice)
Transformers2007Bobby Bolivia
Ocean's Thirteen2007Frank Catton
Pride2007Elston

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Bernie Mac Show2001-2006TV Series comedy of - 104 episodes
The Original Kings of Comedy2000Documentary
Midnight MacTV Series creator - 4 episodes, 1995 monologue - 4 episodes, 1995 wraparounds - 4 episodes, 1995

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Welcome to the Family2010TV Movie executive producer
Starting Under2008TV Movie executive producer
The Bernie Mac ShowTV Series producer - 43 episodes, 2001 - 2003 executive producer - 34 episodes, 2005 - 2006 co-executive producer - 26 episodes, 2003 - 2004

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Soul Men2008performer: "I'm Your Puppet", " Sittin' on The Dock of the Bay", "Hold On I'm Coming", "Boogie Ain't Nuttin' But Gettin' Down", "Do Your Thing", "Walk in the Park"

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Old Dogs2009/Iin loving memory of
Evocator2009Short grateful acknowledgment
Soul Men2008dedicatee
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008dedicatee
Artists of the Roundtable2008Video documentary special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
In Search of Ted Demme2010Documentary
Entertainment Tonight2008TV SeriesHimself
E! True Hollywood Story2007TV Series documentaryHimself
Tavis Smiley2007TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2001-2007TV SeriesHimself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2005-2007TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Ocean's 13 Premiere
HBO First Look2001-2007TV Series documentaryHimself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien2000-2007TV SeriesHimself
Late Show with David Letterman2001-2007TV SeriesHimself
Chasing October2007DocumentaryHimself
38th NAACP Image Awards2007TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story2006Video documentaryHimself
37th NAACP Image Awards2006TV SpecialHimself - Winner
Honor Deferred2006TV Movie documentaryHost
Live with Kelly and Michael2006TV SeriesHimself - Co-Host
Punk'd2005TV SeriesHimself
Weekends at the DL2005TV SeriesHimself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005TV SeriesHimself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003-2005TV SeriesHimself
106 & Park Top 10 Live2005TV SeriesHimself
The Oprah Winfrey Show2002-2005TV SeriesHimself
The View2005TV SeriesHimself
The Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special2004TV MovieHimself
TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
This Week in Baseball2004TV SeriesHost
ESPY Awards2004TV SpecialHimself
Bad Santa: Not Your Typical Christmas Movie2004Video documentary shortHimself
35th NAACP Image Awards2004TV SpecialHimself
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!2003TV Special documentaryHimself
VH1 Big in 032003TV SpecialHimself
The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards2003TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
Biography2003TV Series documentaryHimself
The Making of 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'2003TV Short documentaryHimself
100 Years of Hope and Humor2003TV SpecialHimself
Saturday Night Live2003TV SeriesHimself - Host
34th NAACP Image Awards2003TV SpecialHimself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn2003TV SeriesHimself
The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards2003TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Scene Stealers2002Video documentary shortHimself
On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize2002TV MovieHimself
Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson2002TV SeriesHimself
MADtv2002TV SeriesHimself
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards2002TV SpecialHimself
Howard Stern2002TV SeriesHimself
33rd NAACP Image Awards2002TV SpecialHimself
Heroes of Black Comedy2002TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Face Time2002TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
The 2001 Billboard Music Awards2001TV SpecialHimself
The Daily Show2001TV SeriesHimself
Essence Awards2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Chris Rock Show2000TV SeriesHimself
The Original Kings of Comedy2000DocumentaryHimself
Hollywood Squares2000TV SeriesHimself
30th NAACP Image Awards1999TV SpecialHimself
Midnight Mac1995TV SeriesHimself - Host
Def Comedy Jam1992TV SeriesHimself - Comedian (1993)

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Unsung Hollywood2015TV Series documentaryHimself
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac2011DocumentaryHimself
Catching Hell2011DocumentaryHimself
Basta2011TV SeriesFrank Catton
The Tragic Side of Comedy2009TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 81st Annual Academy Awards2009TV SpecialHimself - In Memoriam
Entertainment Tonight2008TV SeriesHimself
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards2008TV SpecialHimself - In Memoriam
A Tribute to Bernie Mac2008TV MovieHimself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan2004Video documentaryMoviegoer (uncredited)
100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time2004TV Mini-SeriesHimself #72
The Award Show Awards Show2003TV Special documentaryHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2006Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2005BET Comedy AwardBET Comedy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2005Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest Actor, Muscial or ComedyMr 3000 (2004)
2005Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004Family Television AwardFamily Television AwardsActorThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Series, Comedy or MusicalThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Prism AwardPrism AwardsPerfomance in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Series, Comedy or MusicalThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2002OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2002TCA AwardTelevision Critics Association AwardsIndividual Achievement in ComedyThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2007Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice Movie: ChemistryOcean's Thirteen (2007)
2006Blimp AwardKids' Choice Awards, USAFavorite Television ActorThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2005BET Comedy AwardBET Comedy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Theatrical FilmGuess Who (2005)
2005BET Comedy AwardBET Comedy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Theatrical FilmOcean's Twelve (2004)
2005Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Acting EnsembleOcean's Twelve (2004)
2005Blimp AwardKids' Choice Awards, USAFavorite TV ActorThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2005Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Series, Comedy or MusicalThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2005Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice Movie RumbleGuess Who (2005)
2005Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice Movie ChemistryGuess Who (2005)
2005Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice Movie Dance SceneGuess Who (2005)
2005Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice Movie Rockstar MomentGuess Who (2005)
2005Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actor: ComedyThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or MusicalThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004BET Comedy AwardBET Comedy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Box Office MovieBad Santa (2003)
2004BET Comedy AwardBET Comedy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureHead of State (2003)
2004Blimp AwardKids' Choice Awards, USAFavorite Television ActorThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2004Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actor - ComedyThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or MusicalThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Blimp AwardKids' Choice Awards, USAFavorite Television ActorThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actor - ComedyThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2003Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsChoice Comedian
2002Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2002Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2002MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest On-Screen TeamOcean's Eleven (2001)
2002OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actor in a New Comedy SeriesThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)
2002PFCS AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Acting EnsembleOcean's Eleven (2001)
2002Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsTV - Choice Actor, ComedyThe Bernie Mac Show (2001)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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