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| name = Bernie Mac
|name=Ellis Spear
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| caption = Bernie Mac, 2003
|placeofdeath=[[Washington, D.C.]]
| birthname = Bernard Jeffrey McCullough
|placeofburial= [[Arlington National Cemetery]]
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| spouse = Rhonda McCullough (1977–2008) (his death)
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| occupation = [[Actor]], [[comedian]], sketch writer
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'''Ellis Spear''' (October 15, 1834 &ndash; April 3, 1917) was an officer in the [[20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] who rose to the rank of general during the [[American Civil War]].

'''Bernard Jeffrey McCullough''' (October 5, 1957 &ndash; August 9, 2008),<ref name=Death>{{cite web | title =Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50 | publisher =Associated Press| url =http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080809/ap_on_en_mo/obit_bernie_mac| date = | accessdate =2008-08-10}}</ref> better known by the stage name '''Bernie Mac''', was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[comedian]]. Born and raised on the [[South Side (Chicago)|South Side]] of [[Chicago]], Mac gained popularity as a [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]]. He joined comedians [[Steve Harvey]], [[Cedric the Entertainer]] and [[D.L. Hughley]] as ''[[The Original Kings of Comedy]]''.

After briefly hosting the [[HBO]] show ''Midnight Mac'', he appeared in several films in smaller roles. His most noted film role was as Frank Catton in the remake ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' and its two sequels. Mac also starred in several films, including ''[[Mr. 3000]]''. He was the star of ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'', which ran from 2001-2006, earning two [[Emmy Award]] nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. His other films included ''[[Friday (film)|Friday]]'', ''[[Bad Santa]]'', ''[[Pride (2007 film)|Pride]]'', and [[Soul Men (film)|Soul Men]] which was one of his final two films.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Spear was born in [[Warren, Maine]], in 1834 and was educated at [[Bowdoin College]], graduating in 1858. Eventually Spear studied law, but when the Civil War erupted he became a recruiter and formed Company G of the 20th Maine. Spear enlisted as a [[captain]], but was quickly promoted to the rank of [[Major (United States)|major]], then [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]], and later [[brevet (military)|brevetted ]][[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] and [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] at the end of the war. At [[Appomattox Court House]] in 1865, Spear witnessed the meeting of Grant and Lee during the surrender the [[Army of Northern Virginia]].<ref>Spear, Ellis, ''The Civil War Recollections of General Ellis Spear''.</ref>
===Early life===
Mac was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], and was raised by a single mother, Mary. She died of cancer when he was 16 years old.<ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/eyeheadlines/ci_5493691 Bernie Mac finds a home on screen - San Jose Mercury News]</ref> Mac attended [[Chicago Vocational Career Academy]] and started his comedy career during high school. He put on shows for neighborhood kids on [[Chicago's South Side]] until briefly moving to Tampa, Florida.<ref>Savoy Magazine May 2002</ref> During his 20s he worked in a variety of jobs, including furniture mover, [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] agent and bread delivery sales rep.<ref>Savoy Magazine May 2002</ref>


After the war, Spear became a patent attorney and eventually became the U.S. [[Commissioner of Patents]] and wrote about the war. He believed that many members of the 20th Maine, particularly Colonel [[Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain]], exaggerated their roles at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] actions at [[Little Round Top]]. His writings provide corroboration to Lieutenant [[Holman S. Melcher]]'s claims about initiating the charge.<ref>Styple, William B. (Ed.), ''With a Flash of his Sword: The Writings of. Maj. Holman S. Melcher, 20th Maine Infantry'', Belle Grove Publishing, 1994.</ref><ref>[http://www.brotherswar.com/Civil_War_Quotes_4m.htm Letter from Spear to his granddaughter]</ref>
===Career===
Mac started as a [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] in Chicago's Cotton Pickin' Club. He won the [[Miller Lite]] Comedy Search at the age of 32, at which point his popularity as a comedian began to grow. A performance on [[Home Box Office|HBO]]'s ''[[Def Comedy Jam]]'' thrust him into the spotlight. He opened for [[Dionne Warwick]], [[Redd Foxx]] and [[Natalie Cole]]. He also had a short-lived talk show on HBO titled ''Midnight Mac''. Later, Mac also began acting in minor roles and received his big break as "Pastor Clever" in [[Ice Cube]]'s 1995 film ''[[Friday (film)|Friday]]''. Following that role, Mac also worked in many other films and had some television appearances in titles including, ''[[Booty Call]]'', ''[[How to Be a Player]]'', ''[[Life (film)|Life]]'' and ''[[What's the Worst That Could Happen?]]''. Mac was one of the few [[African American]] comedic actors to be able to break out of the traditional "black comedy" genre, having roles in the 2001 remake of ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' and becoming the new [[Bosley]] for the ''[[Charlie's Angels (film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' sequel, ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''. In 2003, he turned in an impressive performance in a supporting role as the villain "Gin Slagel, The Store Dick" in ''[[Bad Santa]]''. He also starred in ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who?]]'', a comedic remake of the film ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', and made an appearance in the 2007 film ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' as the car salesman "Bobby Bolivia."


Spear died in [[Washington, D.C.]], and was buried with honors at [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. His papers were later published by his grandson.
In 2000, Mac returned to his stand-up comedy roots, touring the country as one of [[The Original Kings of Comedy]], along with [[Steve Harvey]], [[Cedric the Entertainer]] and [[D.L. Hughley]]. The comedy act was filmed by [[Spike Lee]] and was included later in the film ''[[The Original Kings of Comedy]]''.


Spear was played by [[Donal Logue]] in the 1993 film ''[[Gettysburg (film)|Gettysburg]]''.
In 2001, [[FOX Network|Fox]] gave Mac his own sitcom called ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'', somewhat based on his own life. In the show, he suddenly becomes custodian over his sister's three children after she enters rehab. It was a success, in part because it allows Mac to stay true to his stand-up comedy roots, breaking the [[fourth wall]] to communicate his thoughts to the audience. The show contained many parodies of events in Bernie's actual life. However, the show was not renewed after the 2006 season. Viewers were left without a conclusion for the series, and no ending to the storyline where Bernie and Wanda were trying to have a baby. The show won an [[Emmy Award]] for ‘Outstanding Writing’, the [[Peabody Award]] for excellence in broadcasting, the Humanitas Prize for television writing that promotes human dignity, and several other prestigious accolades. <ref>[http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/mac/2871519 http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/] Bernie Mac obituary</ref> His character on ''The Bernie Mac Show'' was ranked #47 in ''[[TV Guide]]'''s list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time."<ref>June 20, 2004 issue</ref>


==See also==
In 2004, Mac had his first starring role as a retired [[baseball]] player in the film ''[[Mr. 3000]]''. In the [[2003 National League Championship Series]], Mac sang "[[Take Me Out To The Ballgame]]" at [[Wrigley Field]] with the [[Chicago Cubs]] leading the [[Florida Marlins]] in the series 3-2 and in Game 6 by a 3-0 score. Instead of saying "root, root, root for the Cubbies" Mac said, "root, root, root for the champions!" The Cubs went on to lose the game and the series, with some fans claiming that Mac helped to [[jinx]] the Cubs. Mac later admitted that he had hated the North Side's Cubs his whole life, being a die-hard fan of the South Side's [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]], and was seen during the White Sox' [[2005 World Series]] victory at [[U.S. Cellular Field]].
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==References==
He was number 72 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time. On March 19, 2007, Mac told [[David Letterman]] on the CBS ''[[Late Show with David Letterman|Late Show]]'' that he would retire from his 30-year career after he finished shooting the comedy film, ''The Whole Truth, Nothing but the Truth, So Help Me Mac''. "I'm going to still do my producing, my films, but I want to enjoy my life a little bit," Mac told Letterman. "I missed a lot of things, you know. I was a street performer for two years. I went into clubs in 1977."<ref>[http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/3/21/74332.shtml?s=en Bernie Mac Plans to Retire From Standup]</ref>
*[http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/espear.htm Arlington National Cemetery biography]


==Notes==
In [[2008]], 2 months before his passing, he is jokingly referenced in the song "''[[Lookin Boy]]''" where [[Yung Joc]] states "Jangle Leg!, Jangle Leg! Jangle Leg!, Bernie Mac Lookin' Boy!". He is making a reference to Mac's role in the 1999 film [[Life (film)|Life]].
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===Death===

Mac suffered from [[sarcoidosis]], an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but had said the condition went into remission in 2005.<ref name=Death/>

On July 24, 2008, he was hospitalized with an infection that was later identified as pneumonia. The news of his hospitalization was not announced for over a week, when his publicist claimed that Mac had [[pneumonia]]. The next day, responding to rumors that the actor was in "very, very critical condition," his publicist said that he was responding well to treatment, and should be released soon.<ref name="rumors">{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/people/1088672,CST-NWS-mac03.article|title=Bernie Mac 'very, very critical,' source says|date=2008-08-03|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref> On August 9, his publicist announced that Mac had died from complications of pneumonia unrelated to sarcoidosis.<ref name=Death/>

The 2008 [[Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic|Bud Billiken Parade]] in Chicago, on the day he died, was dedicated to his memory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbs2chicago.com/local/bernie.mac.dead.2.791473.html|title=Actor And Comedian Bernie Mac Dies At Age 50|last=Le Mignot|first=Suzanne |date=August 9, 2008|publisher=CBS2Chicago|accessdate=2008-08-10}}</ref>

His funeral was held on August 16 at the House of Hope megachurch. More than 6,000&nbsp;people attended his funeral. Among mourners, were [[Jeremy Suarez]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Richard M. Daley]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and the remaining ''[[The Original Kings of Comedy|Kings of Comedy]]'': [[D.L. Hughley]], [[Cedric The Entertainer]] and [[Steve Harvey]].

At the time of his death, he had finished working on the film ''[[Soul Men (film)|Soul Men]]'' with [[Isaac Hayes]], who, coincidentally, died the next day.

==Filmography==
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| <center> [[1992 in film|1992]] </center>
| ''[[Mo' Money]]''
| Club doorman
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| <center> [[1993 in film|1993]] </center>
| ''[[Who's the Man?]]''
| G-George
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| rowspan="2" | <center>[[1994 in film|1994]]</center>
| ''[[Above the Rim]]''
| Flip
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|-
| ''[[House Party 3]]''
| Uncle Vester
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|-
| <center> [[1995 in film|1995]] </center>
| ''[[Friday (film)|Friday]]''
| Pastor Clever
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|-
| rowspan="2" | <center>[[1996 in film|1996]]</center>
| ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]''
| Officer Self Hatred
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|-
| ''[[Get on the Bus]]''
| Jay
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|-
| rowspan="3" | <center>[[1997 in film|1997]]</center>
| ''[[B*A*P*S]]''
| Mr. Johnson
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|-
| ''[[Booty Call]]''
| Judge Peabody
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|-
| ''[[How to Be a Player]]''
| Buster
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|-
| <center> [[1998 in film|1998]] </center>
| ''[[The Players Club]]''
| Dollar Bill
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|-
| <center> [[1999 in film|1999]] </center>
| ''[[Life (film)|Life]]''
| Jangle Leg
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|-
| <center> [[2000 in film|2000]] </center>
| ''[[The Original Kings of Comedy]]''
| Himself
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|-
| rowspan="2" | <center>[[2001 in film|2001]]</center>
| ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]''
| Frank Catton
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|-
| ''[[What's the Worst That Could Happen?]]''
| Uncle Jack
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|-
| <center> [[2001]]
| [[The Bernie Mac Show]]
| Bernie McCullough
| Television (2001-2006)
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| rowspan="3" | <center>[[2003 in film|2003]]</center>
| ''[[Bad Santa]]''
| Gin Slagel
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| ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''
| Jimmy Bosley
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|-
| ''[[Head of State (film)|Head of State]]''
| Mitch Gilliam
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| rowspan="2" | <center>[[2004 in film|2004]]</center>
| ''[[Mr. 3000]]''
| Stan Ross
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| ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]''
| Frank Catton
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| <center> [[2005 in film|2005]] </center>
| ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]''
| Percy Jones
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| rowspan="3" | <center>[[2007 in film|2007]]</center>
| ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]''
| Frank Catton
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| ''[[Pride (2007 film)|Pride]]''
| Elston
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| ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''
| Bobby Bolivia
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| rowspan="2" | <center>[[2008 in film|2008]]</center>
| ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''
| Zuba
| Posthumously Released
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| ''[[Soul Men (film)|Soul Men]]''
| Floyd
| Posthumously Released
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| <center> [[2009 in film|2009]] </center>
| ''[[Old Dogs (film)|Old Dogs]]''
| Jimmy Lunchbox
|Posthumously Released
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==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4"| Emmy Awards
|-
! Year
! Category
! Show
! Result
|-
| 2003
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
|-
| 2002
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
|-
! colspan="4"|Golden Globe Awards
|-
! Year
! Category
! Show
!Result
|-
| 2004
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy/Musical Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
|-
| 2003
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy/Musical Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
|-
! colspan="4"| NAACP Image Awards
|-
! Year
! Category
! Show
!Result
|-
| 2007
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
|-
| 2006
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ddffdd"|Winner
|-
| 2005
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ddffdd"|Winner
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ddffdd"|Winner
|-
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
| ''[[Head of State (film)|Head of State]]''
| style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
|-
| 2002
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ddffdd"|Winner
|-
| 2001
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''The Bernie Mac Show''
| style="background: #ffdddd"|Nominated
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{wikinewspar2|American comedian Bernie Mac has pneumonia|American actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50}}
*{{imdb name|id=0005170|name=Bernie Mac}}
*{{tvtome person|id=17382|name=Bernie Mac}}
*[http://www.whoabc.com/men/b/bernie-mac/ Bernie Mac Detailed Biography]
*[http://www.wlatalent.com/roster/bernie_mac/artistprofile.htm Bernie Mac] at [http://www.wlatalent.com Wenig-Lamonica Associates]
*[http://respectance.com/Bernie_Mac/memorial Bernie Mac Memorial]
*{{Find A Grave|id=28883907}}
*[http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/mac/2871519 Bernie Mac - Obituary and tribute]
*{{worldcat id|id=lccn-no95-48433}}

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Ellis Spear
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Ellis Spear
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–65
RankBrevet Brigadier General
Commands held20th Maine Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
*Battle of Fredericksburg
*Battle of Gettysburg
Other workPatent attorney

Ellis Spear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who rose to the rank of general during the American Civil War.

Biography

Spear was born in Warren, Maine, in 1834 and was educated at Bowdoin College, graduating in 1858. Eventually Spear studied law, but when the Civil War erupted he became a recruiter and formed Company G of the 20th Maine. Spear enlisted as a captain, but was quickly promoted to the rank of major, then lieutenant colonel, and later brevetted colonel and brigadier general at the end of the war. At Appomattox Court House in 1865, Spear witnessed the meeting of Grant and Lee during the surrender the Army of Northern Virginia.[1]

After the war, Spear became a patent attorney and eventually became the U.S. Commissioner of Patents and wrote about the war. He believed that many members of the 20th Maine, particularly Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, exaggerated their roles at the Battle of Gettysburg actions at Little Round Top. His writings provide corroboration to Lieutenant Holman S. Melcher's claims about initiating the charge.[2][3]

Spear died in Washington, D.C., and was buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery. His papers were later published by his grandson.

Spear was played by Donal Logue in the 1993 film Gettysburg.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Spear, Ellis, The Civil War Recollections of General Ellis Spear.
  2. ^ Styple, William B. (Ed.), With a Flash of his Sword: The Writings of. Maj. Holman S. Melcher, 20th Maine Infantry, Belle Grove Publishing, 1994.
  3. ^ Letter from Spear to his granddaughter

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