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Bernie Mac

One of The Original Kings of Comedy next to Cedric the Entertainer, D. L. Hughley, and Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac built his hugely successful career through a stand-up routine heavily influenced by Richard Pryor. That in and of itself isn't unusualùcountless comedians were inspired by Pryorùbut Mac used that cornerstone to build a presence and style that was uniquely his own.

That hard work paid off in Hollywood with a series of high-profile roles. Many might recognize Mac as Ice Cube's neighbor, Pastor Clever, in the movie Friday. He'd go on to star in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Ocean's Eleven, Transformers, and more, and also headlined a sitcom, loosely based on his own experiences, called The Bernie Mac Show. During the last years of his life, Mac suffered from Sarcoidosis, which heavily affected his lungs, and he succumbed to pneumonia complications on August 9, 2008 at the age of 50.