Bernie mac
Actor Bernie Mac, born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (1957-2008), started his career in stand-up comedy before branching off into movies. Bit parts in films like Mo' Money and Who's The Man? led to his breakout role as Pastor Clever in 1995's Friday. Those led to larger roles in films like Ocean's Eleven and Thirteen, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Bad Santa, and Head Of State. Spike Lee's The Original Kings of Comedy followed the comic, along with Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D.L. Hughley, as he returned to his roots.
Bernie turned to television in 2001 in the award-winning The Bernie Mac Show. The hit program was said to mirror his own life. In it, he was awarded custody of his sister's children while she was in rehab. The format, part sitcom and part social commentary, allowed him to break down the "fourth wall" as if he were talking directly to his audience.
Sadly, while Bernie Mac had been in remission since 2005 from an inflammatory lung disease (sarcoidosis), he died from complications due to pneumonia.
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Old Dogs: For Kids Only
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This Disney film opening on the eve of Turkey Day has plenty of big name actors, but my guess before seeing Old Dogs was that this film would be geared towards young kids and feature a lot of juvenile humor. Apparently, I was right on. Old Dogs…same old tricks. Old Dogs tells the story of Dan ( Robin ...1 day ago -
Old Dogs Movie Reviews
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It seems that Hollywoods ongoing fascination with extended male adolescence hasnt lessened any, and in the case of Old Dogs, were talking reeeeally extended adolescence. In this family comedy directed by Walt Becker (Wild Hogs), the old dogs ... Read more Filed under: Reviews Permalink | Email this | ...5 days ago -
Simply the best…
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I have a fascination with the way that hip hop (and by that I mean the whole urban culture) has grown from being an acceptable fad, or a youth movement expected to fade away…into a true artform, lifestyle and mainstream pop phenomenon (and the good and bad that comes with it). But the ability to look back, ...1 week ago -
Happy Friday Ya’ll!!!
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Steve Harvey’s Plano Palace: Celebrity Real Estate
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The famed funnyman, who started doing stand-up in the mid 80s, has let his comedic prowess pave the way to a varied and versatile career in show biz. Dabbling in a little bit of everything, from starring in his own television show and hosting a nationally syndicated radio program to authoring a book about ...4 weeks ago -
Old Dogs Trailer
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I have so much love for this movie. Why? Because it’s John Travolta and Robin Williams! Two of my favorite actors. It’s a comedy and i loooove comedies. Also starring are Seth Green, Justin Long, Bernie Mac, Matt Dillon, Kelly Preston, and more. It’s an all-star cast who wouldn’t love it? Two friends and ...4 weeks ago -
From the Finch House: Sarasota’s got a scene, a lot of it
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Above left: the Emotron at Bernie Mac Memorial Museum in Philadelphia. And yes, he IS wearing underwear. Above right: Matt, from Mose Giganticus, in his special place.A few of the Finch House residents (Tiny Ensemble) went on tour this spring, traveling from little ol’ Sarasota up the East Coast and back through the ...4 weeks ago
