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Bernie Mac Biography

Birth Name:

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Comedian, actor

Fast Facts

Nicknamed "Beanie" by his mother, who died of breast cancer while Mac was still in high school
Won the 1990 Miller Lite Comedy Search
Author of two books, I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on How Life Is (2001), with Darrell Dawsey, and Maybe You Never Cry Again (2003)
In 2002, The Bernie Mac Show won a Peabody Award for its sociological insights on family, race and discipline
In 2003, 2004 and 2005, won the NAACP's Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series for The Bernie Mac Show
In 2005, disclosed his more-than-20-year battle with sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body

2005Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
2004Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
2003Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2002Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2002Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated