Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac, born as Benard Jeffrey McCullough was born on October 5th 1957 in Chicago Illinois. Bernie Mac performed his first stand up routine at the age of eight. Mac lost his mother to cancer then soon after that his father, brother, and grandmother. Mac realized the power of laughter made him feel better. He began telling jokes in the Chicago Subway. He joined the comedy club in 1977. The Bernie Mac show made a debut on Fox in 2001. He co starred with Chris Rock and replace Bill Murray in Charlies Angels. Bernie Mac sadly passed away in pneumonia on August 9th, 2008.