George Clooney: Co-Star Bernie Mac "Will Be Dearly Missed"

Us Magazine - August 9, 2008 6:49 PM PDT
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Friends and co-stars of comedian Bernie Mac are speaking out following his Saturday morning death.

"The world just got a little less funny," Oceans 13 co-star George Clooney said in a statement to Entertainment Tonight. "He will be dearly missed."

Adds Oceans' co-star Don Cheadle, in a statement to E!: "This is a very sad day for many of us who knew and loved Bernie. He brought so much joy to so many. He will be missed, but heaven just got funnier."

Mac, 50, passed away due to pneumonia complications early Saturday morning in a Chicago-area hospital, his rep confirmed to Usmagazine.com. He had been admitted to the hospital August 1, but was expected to make a full recovery after a few weeks of treatment.

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"Bernie Mac was one of the best and funniest comedians to ever live, but that was the second best thing he did," says Chris Rock, who worked with Mac in animated flick, Return to Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. "Bernie was one of the greatest friends a person could have.

"Losing him is like losing 12 people, because he absolutely filled up any room he was in," Rock continues. "I'm gonna' miss the Mac Man."

Earlier Saturday, former co-star Niecy Nash told Us, "His passing is such a major loss to the acting and comedy communities.

"Bernie Mac was the personification of the word 'real.' He kept it real," she said. "That kind of genuine spirit that he carried all time cannot be easily duplicated, but I will do my very best to try."



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  • Mirandolina
    What a loss! Life is so precious that often is taken for granted. Enjoy moments with those you love, laugh more and love more. Stop hating because someone has what you want or fell you are lacking. Be you, be real and be honest to the person who stares back at you in the mirror. Beside that only God knows us and what we are doing in our lives to make a DIFFERENCE.
    report abuseposted August 28, 2009 8:54 PM PDT
  • Prohner
    who the %@!*# is bernie mac?
    report abuseposted April 24, 2009 5:46 PM PDT
  • Vincent
    I really thought I would be sitting in my rocking chair twenty years from now and planning to go to a Bernie Mac concert.
    report abuseposted April 24, 2009 12:03 AM PDT
  • shanita
    bernie will be missed and i won't forget that smile
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 1:56 PM PST
  • Roberta P
    Bernnie we will miss you, He brought humor to my home, he is apart of americas homes. their will never be another Bernnie, To the family we are praying for you, so please try and keep your head up.
    report abuseposted August 10, 2008 9:16 PM PDT
  • BABYGIRL
    I LOVE YOU BERNIE MAC GOD HAS OPENED THE DOORS OF HEAVEN AND WELCOMED HOME AN ANGLE. NO ONE WILL MISS YOU MORE THAN YOUR FAMILY BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE ARE ALL FAMILY HERE ON EARTH AS WE ARE IN HEAVEN.MY GRANDMA SAID YOU WERE SO FUNNY AND SHE LOVED YOU, NOW THAT THE TWO OF YOU ARE IN HEAVEN KEEP HER LAUGHING.R.I.P BERNIE MAC 08/09/08 AND ANNIE WALKER 02/01/08. I LOVE YOU BOTH
    report abuseposted August 10, 2008 8:25 PM PDT
  • djddawg
    bernie mac was a grat actor and he will be missed
    report abuseposted August 10, 2008 8:18 PM PDT
  • BABYGIRL
    R.I.P MAC MAN I WILL NEVER FORGET U I WILL MISS YOU. U ARE CHICAGO'S GREATEST COMEDIAN THE CHI- TOWN WILL MISS YOU
    report abuseposted August 10, 2008 8:09 PM PDT
  • BABYGIRL
    I LOVED BERNIE MAC AND I WILL MISS HIM THE PERSON AND HIM THE COMEDIAN. R.I.P. BERNIE
    report abuseposted August 10, 2008 7:56 PM PDT
  • Kiwi
    OMG! this is so shocking and sad. He was such a talented person. I cant believe hes dead...
    report abuseposted August 10, 2008 7:37 PM PDT
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