A performance on HBO's Def Comedy Jam thrust him into the spotlight after Martin Lawrence was unable to calm an increasingly hostile crowd, Mac went onstage and famously said, "I ain't scared o' you mothafuckas," telling the audience that he "didn't come here for no foolishness." After he won the Miller Lite Comedy Search at the age of 32, his popularity as a comedian began to grow. Mac started as a stand-up comedian in Chicago's Cotton Club. Career īernie Mac's influences were from The Three Stooges and listening to stand-up comedians Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx.
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During his 20s and through his early 30s, Mac worked in a variety of jobs, including janitor, coach, professional mover, cook, bus driver, Sears delivery man, furniture mover, and UPS agent, while doing comedy on the weekends at clubs and parties. Mac married his high school sweetheart Rhonda Gore on September 17, 1977, and together they had a daughter, Ja'Niece Childress (née McCullough), born in 1978. Mac later returned to Chicago and graduated from Chicago Vocational in 1975. Shortly afterward, Mac's older brother and his estranged father both died. During 1973, Mac moved to Tampa, Florida, to attend Jesuit High School following the death of his mother during his sophomore year. Mac began his high school career at Chicago Vocational High School. Mac was raised by his single mother (who died of cancer when he was sixteen years old) and his grandparents on the city's west side. Mac was the second child of Mary McCullough and Jeffrey Harrison.
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Mac's other films included starring roles in Mo’ Money, Booty Call, Friday, B*A*P*S, Life, The Players Club, Head of State, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Bad Santa, Guess Who, Pride, Soul Men, Transformers, Old Dogs, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.īernard Jeffrey McCullough was born on October 5, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the star of his eponymous show, which ran from 2001 through 2006, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. His most noted film roles were as Frank Catton in the 2001 remake of Ocean's Eleven and as the title character of Mr. After briefly hosting the HBO show Midnight Mac, Mac appeared in several films in smaller roles. Hughley in the film The Original Kings of Comedy. He joined fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. Bernie McCullough – The Bernie Mac Showīernard Jeffrey McCullough (Octo– August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor.
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