Aug 11 2008Bernie Mac Dies of Pneumonia (1957 - 2008)
Well, you've probably already heard the sad news, but Bernie Mac died of pneumonia over the weekend after being previously diagnosed with sarcoidosis, an immune deficiency disease. Mac will forever be known for his many accomplishments in the world of film and comedy, but to me he will always be remembered as the only person to ever successfully replace Bill Murray in a film, having blown my mind when he took over the role of Bosley in the Charlie's Angels series. Remember when he says, "Got any grape wax?" and inexplicably slaps the surfer on the belly? That's my favorite thing. I tried unsuccessfully to find a clip of that for like an hour this morning, so post it in the comments if you can make it happen.
Reader Comments
1. Jamie - August 11, 2008 12:05 PM
R.I.P. Mac you summumma bitch. You'll be greatly missed.
2. Julian - August 11, 2008 12:15 PM
"Bernie Mac of Pneumonia" missing the "died" in that sentence.
3. Peanut - August 11, 2008 12:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsDN5BHp4NE
0:25 - 0:33
4. this really is my name; colonel cocoa - August 11, 2008 1:16 PM
He says "Got any wax?" I think I would have liked it better if it were "grape."
5. Nick - August 11, 2008 1:30 PM
Grape does seem to have the subtle genius to it that wax just lacks entirely.
6. Crappola - August 11, 2008 3:52 PM
Out of any scene you could picked as a favorite Bernie Mac scene. You picked Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle? Oh please.
What about Ocean's Eleven or Bernie Mac's TV show. He always seemed to ease the scene with his presence. Shame yourself peanut... Shame!!
7. rb - August 11, 2008 4:33 PM
"Ease the scene with his presence"? What does that even mean?
Dude made 'Whachoo talkin' bout???"-constipated faces for a living. Too good of a living.
8. proteon - August 12, 2008 8:18 AM
None of you will be remembered by one one thousandth of the people he will so shaddap art school dropouts.
9. Pickens - August 12, 2008 1:49 PM
Funniest Bernie Mac movie: Bad Santa.
10. sofa king - August 12, 2008 5:56 PM
dont forget about bernie in transformers....
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=An63SM2OAGs