- He used to be a boxer.
- Starred in Soul Men alongside Isaac Hayes. Hayes died on August 10, 2008, the day after Bernie's death on August 9, 2008.
- He was hospitalized with pneumonia on July 18, 2008. False rumors of his death spread widely. His publicist, Danica Smith insisted he would make a full recovery. Unfortunately, Mac took a turn for the worse. He died August 9, 2008, from complications of pneumonia.
- Started his career in stand-up comedy in 1977. His first professional comedy gig was at The Cotton Club in Chicago. He was so broke, he had to borrow a suit from his brother.
- His mother and both siblings died before he did. His mother died of breast cancer his sophomore year of high school. One brother died as a baby, the other died of a heart attack in his 20s.
- February 2005 - revealed that he had suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease, since 1983. He said it had no effect on his daily life.
- His daughter, Je'Niece McCullough, was born in 1978. She has a master's degree in mental health counseling. She also had a daughter who was born in 2006.
- He was in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S.: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Soul Men (2008). Both opened November 7, 2008.
- His character on The Bernie Mac Show (2001), was ranked #47 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
- Is mentioned in Christina Aguilera's single Dirrty.
- Is seen getting a pedicure in both Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Bad Santa (2003).
- Sampled on Prince's song, "Pope", from his appearance on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam (1992). Prince's song can be found on his 1993 album "The Hits".
- Release of his book, "Maybe You Never Cry Again". (2003)
- Release of his book, "I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on How Life Is". (2001)
- He was a close friend of Robin Harris.
- Cousin of Kimberly Bonner.
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