Bernie Mac: Funeral Video

Bernie Mac’s funeral attracted more than 6,000 friends, family and fans of the late comic on Saturday at Chicago’s House of Hope Church.

The Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, comedian Chris Rock, Rev. Jesse Jackson, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Samuel L. Jackson were among the famous names in attendance at the service to remember Mac’s 50 years of life.

“He never turned down that kid for an autograph,” said Jackson, Mac’s co-star in the upcoming movie Soul Men. “He always had time to shake a hand. He was always that kid from Chicago who wanted to make everybody happy and everybody laugh.”

Click here for a video clip of the service.

Bernie Mac: Loses Battle With Pneumonia

So first it was just a hospitalization with pneumonia, then he died, then he was recovering, now reports are that Bernie Mac passed away Saturday at the age of 50.

Mac died Saturday morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital, his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles. She said no other details were available.

He grew up in Chicago, honing his craft by telling jokes for spare change on the subway and then began to get small movie roles like in 1992’s Mo’ Money.

Mac showcased his talents by keeping the audiences of Ocean’s Eleven, The Bernie Mac Show and The Original Kings of Comedy always laughing.

Bernie Mac: Not Dead

Bernie Mac continues to recover from pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital despite rumors of the funny guy’s death.

“Bernie Mac is in stable condition in a Chicago-area hospital,” says a spokesperson for the comedian.

“He is responding well to treatment and hopes to be released in the next few weeks. His family thanks everyone for the well wishes and concern.”

Bernie Mac: Hospitalized With Pneumonia

Comedian Bernie Mac was admitted to a Chicago hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia his publicist said on Friday.

“Mr. Mac is responding well to treatment and will be released soon,” his rep says in a statement. “He asked that his privacy and that of his family is respected while he gets well.”

His publicist also says that his previous diagnosis of sarcoidosis, which is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in organs such as the lungs or lymph nodes, is not related to the current situation.

Mac announced in 2005 that he was in remission from sarcoidosis, a condition he had been dealing with for over two decades.