Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was a beloved comedian and actor. Bernie Mac died at age 50 from complications of pneumonia on August 9, 2008. Available on: NetflixRemembering Bernie Mac: When I wrote The Players Club, Dollar Bill was specifically written for Bernie Mac and he bodied the role like no else could. "A Lotta people say it tho" RIP Bernie Mac pic.twitter.com/OWLTBBVocM UnhealthyVegan (@UnhealthyVegan_) August 9, 20204. The Bernie Mac ShowSynopsis: In an unsentimental sitcom based on his life, comedian Bernie Mac plays a stand-Up comic who, with his workaholic wife Wanda, takes in his sisters three kids while shes in rehab.