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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - As word spreads that comedian actor Bernie Mac has died, tributes are pouring in from the funny man’s friends and colleagues.
Chris Rock issued the following statement to E! News: “Bernie Mac was one of the best and funniest comedians to ever live but that was the second best thing he did. Bernie was one of the greatest friends a person could have. Losing him is like losing 12 people because he absolutely filled up any room he was in. I'm gonna miss the Mac Man.”
Co-star Carl Reiner, who starred with Mac in all three “Oceans 11” movies, had these words to say: “It’s a tremendous loss because of his age and the fact that he was such a vital original human being. When I use the word 'original' I really mean it. He was like no other person I knew. He lived his life to the fullest even when we were on the set when we did Oceans. He had his own little apartment and he cooked and invited people to lunch everyday and he had food that was for everybody. He made very exotic things. His conversations were always different that any conversations I had with anyone else. They were very family oriented he talked about his wife and children with such love and it’s very hard to believe that he’s not with us anymore.”
Mac’s other co-stars George Clooney says: “The world just got a little less funny. He will be missed dearly,” while Brad Pitt expresses his words: “I lament the loss of a ferociously funny and hardcore family man. My thoughts are with Rhonda and their family. Bernie Mac, you are already missed.”
Bernie Mac died Saturday morning due complications from pneumonia. The actor was 50.
