The name “Bernie” is not having a good weekend in Hollywood this weekend.

Comedian and actor Bernie Mac died from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago hospital on Saturday at age 50.

Best known for roles in films such as “Ocean’s Eleven“, “Bad Santa” and “Guess Who” the comedian earned a Peabody Award for sitcom “The Bernie Mac Show.”

In July of this year Mac was heckled at a fundraiser for Senator Barack Obama. At the end of his 10-minute standup routine Mac joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity, and used occasional crude language. The performance earned him a rebuke from Obama’s campaign.

With his passing, the world just got a little less funny.

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