Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50. The actor and comedian died in a Chicago hospital this morning due to complications from pneumonia.

He had long suffered from an inflammatory lung disease known as sarcoidosis, which causes inflammation in the lungs, lymph nodes and other organs. He had been in remission since 2005, and sources said that Mac's pneumonia was not related to it. Yet the general definition of pneumonia and of sarcoidosis lends itself to the fact that  the two diseases combined and attacking the lungs would have to be a lethal combination, whether the sarcoidosis was active, or just a scar tissue that caused further complications.




Bernie Mac was an extraordinary actor and comedian who may have been best known for  his Fox television show "The Bernie Mac Show." He also appeared with  Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the "Ocean's 11" film series, "Guess Who" with Ashton Kutcher, as well as "Bad Santa", "Transformers" and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"



   

It is unfortunate that he may be remembered by one of his final performances which occurred at a fundraising dinner for Barack Obama where he was heckled for telling off-colored and sexist jokes.

Bernie Mac was born on October 5, 1957, in Chicago. His real name was Bernard Jeffrey McCullough.  He is survived by his wife Rhonda McCullough, their daughter, Je'Niece, a son-in-law and a granddaughter.

We leave you with a little Bobby B-Baby from "Transformers" where Bernie Mac sells cars like no one else can.