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"King of Comedy" star Bernie Mac is dead at 50
Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died yesterday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show."
Though his comedy drew on tough experiences as a black...
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