Bernie Mac in critical condition with pneumonia

[pootypooty]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/08/03/2008-08-03_report_bernie_mac_in_very_very_critical_.html

Report: Bernie Mac in 'very, very critical' condition

BY JOTHAM SEDERSTROM
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Sunday, August 3rd 2008, 4:31 PM

Comedian Bernie Mac is reportedly in "very, very critical" condition after checking himself into a Chicago hospital with pneumonia.

The Chicago Sun-Times, citing an unidentified person with ties to Mac's family, first reported on his dire condition today and said his wife, Rhonda McCullough, is at his side.

A spokeswoman for Mac did not directly address the Sun-Times report, only referring a reporter today to a statement issued Saturday in which she called rumors  that he was dead "absolutely untrue."

Publicist Danica Smith said the TV funnyman, whose real name is Bernard McCullough, is responding well to treatment and should be released soon.

Smith, who  said she was unsure when her client first entered the hospital, said the pneumonia was unrelated to Mac's sarcoidosis, a chronic disease that can inflame tissue, particularly in the lungs. The 50-year-old Mac's sarcoidosis has been in remission since 2005, she said.

Mac, a Chicago native, was a school bus driver for the handicapped before breaking into stand-up comedy three decades ago.

 He landed a series of big screen roles in the 1990s  in flicks like "House Party 3," "Friday" and Spike Lee's "Get on the Bus."

His biggest fame has come in the past decade with "The Original Kings of Comedy" in 2000 and "Ocean's Eleven" in 2001. But it was the debut of  his self-titled TV comedy, "The Bernie Mac Show"  that year that made his a household name. The series was canceled in 2006.

jsederstrom@nydailynews.com

[The Real Kilo2]

I hope he's okay, because I want to see him on Normandy an' Weston again if they ever did what they planned. Plus, the dude is just hilarious.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Damn...Bernie and Morgan in the same day! Not a good day for Hollywood.

[MoodMuzik]

hope he gets better, bernie is so funny one of my fav comedians.

[Fuck Your Existence]

"i aint scared of you mother fuckers!" dude is a legend,hopefully he pulls through

[MontrealCity's Most]

ya man he was hilarious as Dolla BIll in players club

[Don Jacob]

damn why are all the cool black dudes droppin' why can't someone tbone soulja boy or camron's cars?

[Bedford Iz Active]

Hard to believe it was only a couple of days ago this happened and we was hoping for him to get better...

[Sikotic™]

damn why are all the cool black dudes droppin' why can't someone tbone soulja boy or camron's cars?