Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac
Bernard Jeffrey "Bernie" McCulloughbetter known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice artist. Born and raised on Chicago's south side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley in The Original Kings of Comedy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth5 October 1957
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Red Foxx, Moms Mabley - who gets no credit, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Kirby. I loved them all, and I used to just take a page out of all of them.
You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.
You can't be a doctor if you don't know the entire parts of the body.
When you're offstage, that's the footprint. That's the man God's gonna judge.
When I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.
The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.
I have so much respect for what's funny.
The two sides of Bernie - that's a quiet weapon that I have.
I took my sports experience to my life on stage. That's why I'm so disciplined. Playing sports, I was always underestimated. I was never picked first to do anything. This always helped me. It taught me how to push myself.
I want to play a villain - I can't wait to play a villain.
I was a street performer for two years.
I was good at keeping my mother from crying.
My daughter was a beautiful child.
My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.