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Darqcyde
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 Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:18 am Post subject: Bernie Mac dead at 50, Isaac Hayes dead at 65 |
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talk about out of the blue
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080809/people_nm/mac_dc_4
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By Dean Goodman and Kyle Peterson Sat Aug 9, 5:45 PM ET
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO, Aug 9 (Reuters Life!) - Comedian and actor Bernie Mac, who starred in one of U.S. TV's few black sitcoms and appeared in the "Ocean's 11" movies, died in Chicago on Saturday after a bout with pneumonia. He was 50.
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Publicist Danica Smith confirmed the death in a statement but gave no further details. "We ask that his family's privacy continues to be respected," she said.
Reactions poured in from Hollywood, which was taken by surprise because two days ago, Smith said he was "responding well to treatment" and remained in "stable condition."
"The world just got a little less funny. He will be dearly missed," said George Clooney, who starred with Mac in the "Ocean's" trilogy of hit box office films.
Mac was hospitalized in Chicago on August 1, and Smith said then his illness was unrelated to a chronic tissue inflammation called sarcoidosis, which had been in remission since 2005.
The Chicago-born comedian, whose given name was Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, was best known for his TV comedy "The Bernie Mac Show," which ran for five seasons until 2006.
Along with the "Ocean's" capers, he appeared in movies such as comedy "Guess Who" and "Mr. 3000." He recently worked on a new TV show "Starting Under" and an upcoming film "Soul Men."
With his beefy frame and bulging eyes, Mac cut an imposing figure. His scathing comedic observations were inspired by his impoverished childhood in Chicago and honed by years on the stand-up circuit.
"I reflect on my childhood, my young adulthood, the disappointments of life -- the problems I brought on myself, the self-pity I went through before I became a man," he told Playboy magazine in 2003.
ONE OF THE "KINGS OF COMEDY"
Mac achieved national prominence after joining the Kings of Comedy stand-up tour in 1997 with Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric the Entertainer. Tapping into an under-served market of middle-class blacks, the dapper quartet sold out arenas across the country during their annual treks.
In 2000, director Spike Lee shot a hugely profitable documentary about the tour.
The following year, "The Bernie Mac Show" debuted on Fox, drawing from Mac's personal life. He played a married stand-up comic reluctantly thrust into parenthood when he takes custody of his sister's three children after she enters rehab.
Mac's character often turned to the camera, addressing "America" with such observations as "I hate my loved ones. They make me sick" or "I love my wife, but I hate her (golf) game."
While many contemporary TV dads get cheap laughs by playing clueless, Mac portrayed a level-headed family man unafraid to exert authority. He earned two Emmy nominations for his role.
"Losing him is like losing 12 people because he absolutely filled up any room he was in. I'm gonna miss the Mac Man," said comic actor Chris Rock in a story at E! Online.
Mac was born in Chicago on October 3, 1957, and raised in a tenement. His mother died when he was 15, and his father -- whom he met only a dozen times -- three years later. He credited his grandmother for keeping him grounded.
Married for more than 30 years, Mac largely eschewed Hollywood, choosing to live in Chicago. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a granddaughter. |
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-08-10-isaac-hayes-obit_N.htm?csp=34
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Sam & Dave had the hit, but Soul Man Isaac Hayes was the real article.
Hayes, who died Sunday at his home near Memphis, 10 days short of his 66th birthday, was one of soul music's top songwriters in the '60s, a groundbreaking R&B icon in the '70s and a much-loved TV star in recent years.
With his shaved head, bearded face and resonant baritone, he certainly looked and sounded the part of his self-declared role as Black Moses. At a time when soul acts typically sported sharp suits, Hayes wore his sex appeal on bulging biceps exposed by a chain-vest.
His innovations in orchestration and storytelling would inspire accomplished contemporaries such as Norman Whitfield, Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield — and point the way to the disco and rap movements that would follow. In recent years, you could hear his influence in the productions of Dr. Dre and in the music of fellow pianist/songwriter Alicia Keys. |
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Lasairfiona
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:27 am Post subject: |
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I never saw his show but he was brilliant in Ocean's 11. Agreed, totally out of the blue.
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Sam
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Yeah I spent a good fifty or so posts talkin' bout him because it sucks royally that he died. It's terrible. Loved him in movies. His comedy was hot. So was his show. RIP man.
That said
Want me to get on the table and dance?
Shine your shoes? Smile at you?
You sure won't let me deal the cards. Might as well call it whitejack.
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Finnegan
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| I can't say I followed his career or really knew much about him other that his performance in Ocean's 11 (which I liked) and his sitcom (which I never bothered to watch) but it's a shame he had to go at such a young age. I'm sure he will be missed by many. |
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Sam
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Uh, okay. Isaac Hayes just died. They found him dead next to his treadmill. The hell is going on here.
This is a promo picture for the upcoming movie Soul Men.
Samuel L. Jackson is next. |
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andrew
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, they deserved to die! I hope they burn in hell! |
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Sheseala
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| Sam wrote: | Uh, okay. Isaac Hayes just died. They found him dead next to his treadmill. The hell is going on here.
This is a promo picture for the upcoming movie Soul Men.
Samuel L. Jackson is next. |
Super adventure club will do that. |
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Sam
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| andrew wrote: | | Yes, they deserved to die! I hope they burn in hell! |
I wouldn't have pegged you as such a religiously insensitive person. In Isaac Hayes' case, it would be "Enturbulating with Xenu" |
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It makes my middle tingle that you'd peg me at all.  |
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Now listen here, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you, uh-huh
I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you, oh yeah
I'll be standin' on the corner high, when they drag your body by
I'll be glad when you're dead, you know I'm gonna be so happy when you're gone you dog
I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
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nathan
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Meh.
After the whole Heath Ledger thing I think they're just doing it for the ticket sales.
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Darqcyde
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| Sam wrote: | Uh, okay. Isaac Hayes just died. They found him dead next to his treadmill. The hell is going on here.
This is a promo picture for the upcoming movie Soul Men.
Samuel L. Jackson is next. |
It's obvious that they had succumbed to the power of the dark side and well.. a jedi's gotta do what a Jedi's gotta do.
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| Darqcyde wrote: | | It's obvious that they had succumbed to the power of the dark side |
thats racist
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Snorri
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I love how this thread went into making jokes almost right from the start. Other forums I've seen all post  -smilies and leave it at that.
I think it's the only proper way to deal with these things. I love you guys.
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DeD CHiKn
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| Sam wrote: | | Samuel L. Jackson is next. |
AS long as HE talks LIKE THIS on his deathBED!
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