Bernie Mac

Biography

Bernie Mac, born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough in Chicago, was an American comedian and actor, first making his name as a stand-up comic in the city's Cotton Club. A 1992 appearance on HBO's Def Comedy Jam brought wider attention, and early screen parts followed in House Party 3 (1994) and Friday (1995). He joined Cedric the Entertainer, D. L. Hughley and Steve Harvey on the Kings of Comedy tour, which became the film The Original Kings of Comedy (2000). From 2001 to 2006 he headlined The Bernie Mac Show on Fox, playing a fictionalized version of himself; the role earned him two Emmy nominations for lead actor in a comedy series. He was Frank Catton in the Ocean's trilogy from 2001 to 2007, and his other films included Head of State (2003), Bad Santa (2003), Mr. 3000 (2004), Guess Who (2005), Pride (2007), Soul Men (2008) and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), where he voiced Zuba. He died in 2008.

50years old at death

Born October 5, 1957Chicago
Died August 9, 2008Chicago
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (birth name)Also credited as Bernard McCullough

Movie Career

Films: 25
Career span: 16 years1993 to 2009

Genres

Comedy72%, 18 films
Drama36%, 9 films
Crime32%, 8 films
Romance16%, 4 films
Thriller12%, 3 films

First and latest

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Big break
Bernie Mac won the Miller Lite Comedy Search when he was 32, and that victory helped his popularity as a comedian begin to grow.
Big break
In 1992, Mac appeared on the 3rd episode of HBO's Def Comedy Jam. Martin Lawrence could not calm a hostile crowd, so Mac took the stage and told the audience he was not scared.
A change of course
While in his 20s and early 30s, Mac held many jobs, among them janitor, coach, cook, bus driver, professional mover, furniture mover, Wonder Bread delivery man and UPS agent, doing comedy on weekends.

Bernie Mac movies on Netflix

Old Dogs2009IMDb rating 5.3as Jimmy Lunchbox
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008IMDb rating 6.7as Zuba (voice)
Soul Men2008IMDb rating 6.4as Floyd Henderson
Ocean's Thirteen2007IMDb rating 6.9as Frank Catton
Pride2007IMDb rating 6.3as Elston
Guess Who2005IMDb rating 5.9as Percy Jones
Mr 30002004IMDb rating 5.6as Stan Ross
Ocean's Twelve2004IMDb rating 6.5as Frank Catton
Bad Santa2003IMDb rating 7.0as Gin
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003IMDb rating 5.0as Jimmy Bosley
Head of State2003IMDb rating 5.5as Mitch Gilliam
Ocean's Eleven2001IMDb rating 7.7as Frank Catton
What's the Worst That Could Happen?2001IMDb rating 5.5as Uncle Jack
The Original Kings of Comedy2000IMDb rating 6.9as Himself
Life1999IMDb rating 6.8as Jangle Leg
The Players Club1998IMDb rating 5.9as Dollar Bill
B*A*P*S1997IMDb rating 4.9as Mr. Johnson
Booty Call1997IMDb rating 5.5as Judge Peabody
How to Be a Player1997IMDb rating 5.4as Buster
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood1996IMDb rating 6.6as Officer Self Hatred
Get on the Bus1996IMDb rating 6.9as Jay
Friday1995IMDb rating 7.2as Pastor Clever
Above the Rim1994IMDb rating 6.6as Flip
House Party 31994IMDb rating 4.7as Uncle Vester
Who's the Man?1993IMDb rating 5.4as G-George

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Ocean's Thirteen2007 Crime, Thrilleras Frank Catton
IMDb rating 6.9391K votes
Ocean's Twelve2004 Crime, Thrilleras Frank Catton
IMDb rating 6.5442K votes
Ocean's Eleven2001as Frank Catton
IMDb rating 7.7684K votes
Guess Who2005as Percy Jones
IMDb rating 5.950K votes
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003as Jimmy Bosley
IMDb rating 5.0139K votes
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008as Zubavoice
IMDb rating 6.7275K votes
Bad Santa2003as Gin
IMDb rating 7.0169K votes
Mr 30002004as Stan Ross
IMDb rating 5.616K votes

Most often with

Steven Soderbergh directed three of these films, Ted Demme two and Jeff Pollack two. Anthony Johnson appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Anthony Johnson

Faizon Love

Matt Damon

Andy Garcia

Brad Pitt

George Clooney

Steven SoderberghDirector, 3 films Ted DemmeDirector, 2 films Jeff PollackDirector, 2 films

Films together

Anthony Johnson5 films together, 1994 to 1998
Anthony Johnson's page
- The Players Club1998IMDb rating 5.9Mac as Dollar BillJohnson as L'il Man
- B*A*P*S1997IMDb rating 4.9Mac as Mr. JohnsonJohnson as James
- How to Be a Player1997IMDb rating 5.4Mac as BusterJohnson as Spootie
- Friday1995IMDb rating 7.2Mac as Pastor CleverJohnson as Ezal
- House Party 31994IMDb rating 4.7Mac as Uncle VesterJohnson as Butcher
Faizon Love4 films together, 1995 to 1998
Faizon Love's page
- The Players Club1998IMDb rating 5.9Mac as Dollar BillLove as Peters
- B*A*P*S1997IMDb rating 4.9Mac as Mr. JohnsonLove as Tiger J
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood1996IMDb rating 6.6Mac as Officer Self HatredLove as Rufus
- Friday1995IMDb rating 7.2Mac as Pastor CleverLove as Big Worm
Matt Damon3 films together, 2001 to 2007
Matt Damon's page
- Ocean's Thirteen2007IMDb rating 6.9Mac as Frank CattonDamon as Linus Caldwell / Lenny Pepperidge
- Ocean's Twelve2004IMDb rating 6.5Mac as Frank CattonDamon as Linus Caldwell
- Ocean's Eleven2001IMDb rating 7.7Mac as Frank CattonDamon as Linus Caldwell
Andy Garcia3 films together, 2001 to 2007
Andy Garcia's page
- Ocean's Thirteen2007IMDb rating 6.9Mac as Frank CattonGarcia as Terry Benedict
- Ocean's Twelve2004IMDb rating 6.5Mac as Frank CattonGarcia as Terry Benedict
- Ocean's Eleven2001IMDb rating 7.7Mac as Frank CattonGarcia as Terry Benedict
Brad Pitt3 films together, 2001 to 2007
Brad Pitt's page
- Ocean's Thirteen2007IMDb rating 6.9Mac as Frank CattonPitt as Rusty Ryan
- Ocean's Twelve2004IMDb rating 6.5Mac as Frank CattonPitt as Rusty Ryan
- Ocean's Eleven2001IMDb rating 7.7Mac as Frank CattonPitt as Rusty Ryan
George Clooney3 films together, 2001 to 2007
George Clooney's page
- Ocean's Thirteen2007IMDb rating 6.9Mac as Frank CattonClooney as Danny Ocean
- Ocean's Twelve2004IMDb rating 6.5Mac as Frank CattonClooney as Danny Ocean
- Ocean's Eleven2001IMDb rating 7.7Mac as Frank CattonClooney as Danny Ocean
Steven SoderberghDirector, 3 films, 2001 to 2007
All films by Steven Soderbergh
- Ocean's Thirteen2007IMDb rating 6.9Mac as Frank Catton
- Ocean's Twelve2004IMDb rating 6.5Mac as Frank Catton
- Ocean's Eleven2001IMDb rating 7.7Mac as Frank Catton
Ted DemmeDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 1999
All films by Ted Demme
- Life1999IMDb rating 6.8Mac as Jangle Leg
- Who's the Man?1993IMDb rating 5.4Mac as G-George
Jeff PollackDirector, 2 films, 1994 to 1997
All films by Jeff Pollack
- Booty Call1997IMDb rating 5.5Mac as Judge Peabody
- Above the Rim1994IMDb rating 6.6Mac as Flip
Also three films together4 more actors
- Don CheadleOcean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- Casey AffleckOcean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- Scott CaanOcean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- Eddie JemisonOcean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Eleven (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.