COMEDIAN BERNIE MAC HAS DIED

Hollywood woke up this morning with the news that the actor-comedian Bernie Mac has died from complications of pneumonia. He was 50.

As word spreads, are tributes to shed the funnyman from friends and coworkers.

Brad Pitt: "I regret the loss of a fun and ferociously hardcore family man. My thoughts are with [his wife] Rhonda and her family. Bernie Mac, is already lost."

George Clooney: "The world has just received a little less fun. Beings dearly missed."

Chris Rock: "Bernie Mac was one of the best comics for fun and never live, but it was the second best thing he did. Bernie is one of the greatest friends a person can have. Losing him is like losing 12 people, and that absolutely filled up any room that was going to lose inches Mac Man. "

Cedric the Entertainer: "It's hard to put into words how I feel and what is a painful loss of everything said. Bernie was a brother, a friend and one of the masters of comics of our time. Sharing the tent with him during the phenomenon of the Kings of Comedy tour bonded us as a family, and created a unique moment in history comic marked some of the most significant, memorable and fun moments in our lives. His approach was comical its own brand and certainly the test of time . The level of his talent always inspired me and other comedians of "bring your A-game '. I promise that never wanted to be the guy who had to go through the series Bernie! As a husband and father, he was the man and my thoughts and prayers are with his family. The truly be missed, but remembered so well. "

Don Cheadle: "This is a very sad day for many of us who knew and loved Bernie. It brought so much joy to so many. Not being forgotten, but the sky just got fun."

Kelly Preston and John Travolta: "We are heartbroken. Being deeply missed. It was a wonderful, kind and gentle man."

Ocean's Eleven costar Carl Reiner: "It's a huge loss because of his age and the fact that this was vital, original human being. When I use the word 'original' I mean it. It was like anyone else I knew . He lived his life to the fullest, even when we were on the set of Ocean's. He had his own little apartment and cooked it and invited people to eat every day and he had food that was for everyone. He very exotic things. Their talks were always different from any conversation I had with anyone. They were very family-oriented, who spoke about his wife and children with love and this is very difficult to believe that he is not with us. "

The actress and comedienne Niecy Nash, who played Mac's sister in the hit television series The Bernie Mac Show and appeared opposite him in the 2005 film Guess Who, said this about his friend and mentor: "His passing is a great loss to serving the communities and comedy. Bernie Mac was the personification of the word 'real'. maintained the real. That kind of true spirit that led all the time can not be easily duplicated, but I will do my best to try " .

Fox Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television: "Bernie Mac is a comedy talent whose talent has been a genuine and very personal. It was a great artist and live a wonderful actor. Fox prides itself on being the home of The Bernie Mac Show, And all of us at Fox and 20th Century Fox Television extend our deepest condolences to his wife, Rhonda, and his daughter, JeNiece. "

Jenifer Lewis: "Bernie's style of comedy was bold, brave and revolutionary-I never met anyone who loved to be fun as much as Bernie. Undoubtedly be very lost."

Samuel L. Jackson, Mac's cost in November 2008 Soul Shake Men: "It goes without saying that Bernie is one of the preeminent comedians of our generation. He was also an attentive husband, a great father and loving grandfather. I feel blessed to have shared years of friendship with Bernie Mac and I am honored to have finally Costarrica with him what I think is his best film acting achievement. My sincere prayer is that his family will be comforted by the warmth of love for all of us who knew and respected this man.