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
When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je'Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.
I'm not a star, and I don't want to be a star. Stars fall. I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, 'Why am I so black?' And she said, 'Because I'm black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.'
You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.
Okay, first rule of this carpool. No breaking wind in my car. The only gas that Bernie Mac want to be smelling is unleaded.
Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.
I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
Bernie Mac don't sugarcoat.
I don't have no story. Everybody wants this Hollywood story, but the world don't owe you nothing, man. It's what you owe the world.
I don't need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don't need any of that.
I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.
If I can tell someone a story that makes them bend over and laugh, that's bigger than anything else.
My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.
The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.