Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better realized by his stage name Bernie Macintosh, was an American joke artist and entertainer. Mac rose to prominence as a stand-up comedian after growing up on Chicago’s South Side. In the movie The Original Kings of Comedy, he appeared alongside fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley.
Mac made minor appearances in a number of films after hosting the HBO show Midnight Mac for a brief period of time. His most well-known roles in movies were as Frank Catton in the 2001 remake of Ocean’s 11 and as Mr. 3000. He won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as the show’s star, which aired from 2001 to 2006.
The Players Club, Head of State, Bad Santa, Guess Who, Pride, and Soul Men were among Mac’s other notable roles.
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 5, 1957. Mac was Mary McCullough and Jeffrey Harrison’s second child. Macintosh was raised by his single parent (who passed on from disease when he was sixteen years of age) and his grandparents on the city’s south side.
Chicago Vocational High School was where Mac started his high school career. When he was 16 years old, his mother passed away in 1973. Both Mac’s estranged father and older brother passed away shortly thereafter. In 1975, Mac earned a diploma from Chicago Vocational High School.
Mac worked as a coach, janitor, professional mover, cook, bus driver, Wonder Bread delivery man, furniture mover, and UPS agent throughout his 20s and early 30s while performing stand-up comedy at parties and clubs on the weekends.
What was Bernie Mac’s true cause of death?
In 2008, Chicago comedian Bernie Mac passed away from complications caused by sarcoidosis.
