Bernie Mac
Milestones
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Birthday: October 5, 1957
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2009
Co-starred with Robin Williams and John Travolta in the comedy, "Old Dogs" (released a year after his death)
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2008
Co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson as former backup soul singers in "Soul Men" (released three months after his death)
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2007
Announced retirement from standup comedy; will continue producing, and acting in films
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2007
Announced to David Letterman on CBS' "Late Show" that he would retire from his 30-year career after he finished shooting his latest film
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2007
Cast in director Michael Bay's live action film "Transformers"
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2007
Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"
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2005
Co-starred with Ashton Kutcher in the comedy "Guess Who," loosely based on the 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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2004
Reunited with the original cast for "Ocean's Twelve" directed by Steven Soderbergh
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2004
Starred as an aging baseball star who retuns to baseball to reach his goal of 3,000 hits in "Mr. 3000"
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2003
Co-starred as Chris Rock's big brother and presidential running mate in " Head of State"
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2003
Played Bosley in the comedy sequel "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"
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2001
Acted in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven" a remake of the 1960 heist film
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2001
Co-starred as a fence in the Martin Lawrence-Danny DeVito comedy "What's the Worst That Could Happen?"
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2001 to 2006
Headlined own TV sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show"; earned Emmy (2002, 2003), Golden Globe (2003, 2004) and SAG (2003) nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy
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2000
Was featured in Spike Lee's documentary film "The Original Kings of Comedy"
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1997
Had supporting roles in "B.A.P.S" and "How to Be a Player"
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1996
Played recurring role on the UPN comedy series "Moesha"
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1996
Was in ensemble cast of Spike Lee's "Get on the Bus"
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1995
Appeared in a supporting role in the feature "Friday"
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1995
Had one-month comedy series on HBO, "Midnight Mac"
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1994
Produced and starred in the comedy act, "Who Ya Wit Tour"
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1992
Feature film debut, bit part in "Mo' Money"
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1990
Won the Miller Lite Comedy Search
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Became opening act for Redd Foxx, Dionne Warwick and Natalie Cole, among others
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Began appearing in nightclubs in the Chicago area
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Participated in "The Kings of Comedy" tour