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Bernie Mac

  • Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
  • Birthday: October 5, 1958

Stand-up comic and actor Bernie Mac exploded onto the screen with “The Original Kings of Comedy” (2001) after years of working comedy stages in his native Chicago. His edgy and largely autobiographical material about his background and African-American culture fell in step with a new wave of high-profile black comedians like fellow “Kings,” D.L. Hughley and Steve Harvey. And like his “Comedy Kings” co-stars, his hilariously frank material led to Mac’s own successful sitcom, “The Bernie Mac Show” (Fox, 2001-06). An increasing p…more

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Announced retirement from standup comedy; will continue producing, and acting in films

  • 2007

    Cast in director Michael Bay's live action film "Transformers"

  • 2007

    Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"

  • 2005

    Co-starred with Ashton Kutcher in the comedy "Guess Who," loosely based on the 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

  • 2004

    Reunited with the original cast for "Ocean's Twelve" directed by Steven Soderbergh

Awards

  • 2005

    ShoWest: Comedy Star of the Year

  • 2001

    Peabody Award:

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