Update: Bernie Mac Dies From Pneumonia Complications At 50

(andPOP) - Bernie Mac, who appeared in such films as the "Ocean's Eleven" trilogy and starred in the Peabody Award-winning "The Bernic Mac Show," died Saturday morning at the age of 50.

"Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement.

Mac was hospitalized for pneumonia on Aug. 1 but was reported to have been in stable condition on Thursday.

He had been previously diagnosed with the immune disorder sarcoidosis, but it had been in remission since 2005 and was not related to the pneumonia, Smith said.

The Chicago-born Mac first achieved widespread fame as a standup comedian and was one of "The Original Kings of Comedy" in the 2000 documentary of the same name.

He went on to star in the Fox TV series "The Bernie Mac Show," which revolved around a man's adventures raising his sister's three children, from 2001 to 2006. Besides winning a presitigous Peabody Award in 2002, the sitcom earned Mac two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations for acting.

He also appeared in such movies as the popular "Ocean's Eleven" series, "Guess Who" and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle."

Recently, he had been working on the TV series "Starting Under" as well as the films "Soul Men," due out later this year, and "Old Dogs," set to be released April 2009.

Mac is survived by his wife, their daughter, a son-in-law and a granddaughter.