"The Bernie Mac Show" Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday (2004)

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Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writer:

Denise Downer (writer)

TV Series:

"The Bernie Mac Show" (2001)

Original Air Date:

22 June 2004 (Season 3, Episode 21)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Uncle | Niece | Teenage Girl | Nephew | Teenage Boy

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Oct. 14	4:00 PM	FX	Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday	#3.21
Wed. Oct. 15	8:00 AM	FX	Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday	#3.21

Cast

Bernie Mac	...	Bernie 'Mac' McCullough
Kellita Smith	...	Wanda McCullough
Camille Winbush	...	Vanessa 'Nessa' Thomkins
Jeremy Suarez	...	Jordan Thomkins
Dee Dee Davis	...	Bryana 'Baby Girl' Thomkins
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Clinton	...	Himself
Jill Defina	...	Singing Waitress
Kendra Foster	...	Singer
Funkadelic	...	Themselves
Kim Manning	...	Herself
Daniella Monet	...	Karen
Jian Najac	...	Singing Waiter
Parliament	...	Themselves
Jeris Poindexter	...	Bum
Harrison Samuels	...	Birthday Boy
Jill Talley	...	Diane
Karen Trella

Directed by
Reginald Hudlin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Denise Downer		writer

Produced by
Marshall Boone	....	co-producer
Michael Petok	....	producer

Original Music by
Stanley A. Smith

Film Editing by
Thomas M. Bolger

Makeup Department
Edward Morrison	....	hair department head

Production Management
Wes Irwin	....	post-production manager
Neil Rapp	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Paul Moore	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rhonda DeMarc-Elliott	....	buyer: set dressing
Chuck McSorley	....	leadman
Chris Santini	....	general foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
John W. Cook II	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Peter Nusbaum	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan S. Jackson	....	second assistant camera
Jon Purdy	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dena Matranga	....	costumer

Other crew
Cathy Carr	....	production coordinator
Tasha Prothro	....	key production assistant

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larry Wilmore		creator

Produced by
Kate Angelo	....	producer
Richard Appel	....	co-executive producer (2003)
Pete Aronson	....	executive producer
Robert Boles	....	associate producer (2004-2005)
Michael Borkow	....	executive producer (2003-)
Jason Fisher	....	associate producer
David Flebotte	....	co-executive producer (2003)
Ken Kwapis	....	producer
Paul Lieberstein	....	co-executive producer (2003)
Saladin K. Patterson	....	co-executive producer (2003)
John Riggi	....	co-executive producer (2003)
Steve Tompkins	....	co-executive producer (2003)
Kriss Turner	....	co-executive producer (2003)
Larry Wilmore	....	executive producer (2001-2003)

Cinematography by
Patricia Lee		(some episodes)
Victor Nelli Jr.		(9 episodes)

Film Editing by
Michael Karlich
Kristina Trirogoff

Art Direction by
Reuben Freed
Daniel Novotny

Set Decoration by
Ellen Brill
Claudette Didul		(2003-2005)

Makeup Department
Petrice Bankhead	....	makeup artist (season 5)
Marc Boyle	....	additional hair stylist
Martha Callender	....	makeup artist
Nadyne Peoples	....	makeup artist
Wendy Robin	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Robert Boles	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kate Marie Boyle	....	DGA trainee day player
Nick Candy	....	dga trainee
Merry Chen	....	dga trainee
Yor-El Francis	....	day player trainee assistant director
Deborah Greaney	....	dayplayer second second assistant director
Emily Hogan	....	dga trainee (as Emily Greenberg)
Dan Lazarovits	....	dga trainee
JoAnne Lowrie	....	day player trainee assistant director
Shawn Pipkin	....	assistant director
Nikki Swasey	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Ryan Blank	....	property master
Colleen Broderick	....	set decoration buyer
Kenneth Bryant	....	set dresser (season three)
John Campana	....	set decoration buyer
Rick Chinelli	....	set dresser (seasons 1 and 2)
David Coronella	....	lead man (seasons 1 and 2)
Eva Firshein	....	buyer
Brock Helfer	....	set dresser (season three)
Ari Jacobs	....	art department coordinator
Daniel Novotny	....	set designer
Mike Peritz	....	set dresser
Jeffry C. Voorhees	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Peter Bergren	....	sound effects editor (season 2)
Rob Cunningham	....	utility sound technician
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	foley mixer
Lee Gilmore	....	foley editor
Todd Grace	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kamal Humphrey	....	utility sound technician
Jesse Kaplan	....	sound utility
Michael McNerney	....	foley mixer
Mortesa Rezvani	....	second sound mixer
Ken Segal	....	sound mixer
Liz Sroka	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Mark Allen	....	visual effects supervisor
Barry Berman	....	digital artist
Wojtarowicz Dominik	....	digital artist
Jason Hill	....	visual effects
Grant Hollis	....	visual effects
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor
Dominik Wojtarowicz	....	visual effects

Stunts
Dartenea Bryant	....	stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunt double: Camille Winbush
Alex Madison	....	utility stunts (as Gail Monian)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt coordinator
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Rowbie Orsatti	....	stunts
Darryl Reeves	....	stunts
Darryl Reeves	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Carmona	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Eder	....	stop-motion director of photography
Ron Eisenberg	....	still photographer
Marc Gaffen	....	camera intern (seasons 1-2)
Kirk R. Gardner	....	Steadicam operator
Kirk R. Gardner	....	camera operator
Bill Gerardo	....	first assistant Steadicam
Tracy Kilbourne	....	jib operator (4 episodes)
Patricia Lee	....	gaffer
Jack Messitt	....	camera operator: "c" camera (1 episode)
Bob Myers	....	grip
Joaquin Sedillo	....	camera operator
James Lawrence Spencer	....	chief lighting technician (2 episodes) (2004)
James Lawrence Spencer	....	electrician
Robert Stillman	....	grip (seasons 2-4)
Joshua D. Thatcher	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Alexander J. Wysocki	....	camera intern (2003)

Casting Department
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting
Lamese Williams	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephanie S. Kim	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Patrick J. Barry	....	post-production assistant
Lenny Duge	....	post-production duplication
Andy Lichtstein	....	final colorist

Music Department
Clifton Anshanslin	....	session musician
Thomas Bartke	....	music editor
Lynette Jenkins	....	music supervisor
Lynnette Jenkins	....	music supervisor
Larry Robinson	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Bobby Enriquez	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Sheri Apap	....	animal trainer
Barbara Bass	....	studio teacher
Brooks Bonstin	....	assistant location manager
Taylor Boyd	....	assistant location manager
Robert Cannon	....	production assistant
Guin Dill	....	animal trainer
Bill Gerardo	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Glaser	....	production executive (2003)
Emyr G. Graciano	....	production assistant
Traci Richelle Harrison	....	stand-in: Dee Dee Davis
Jennifer Hodges	....	set production assistant
Randy Huggins	....	production assistant
Eva Jensen	....	studio teacher
Jeff Kempler	....	production assistant
Stephanie Levine	....	production executive (2003)
Raymond Mansfield	....	assistant to producer
Debbie Pearl	....	animal trainer
Stephanie A. Purdy	....	animal trainer
Brooke Roberts	....	assistant to writer
Tierney Sams	....	production assistant
Shannon P. Smith	....	assistant to executive producer (early seasons)
Steve Solomon	....	animal trainer
Chrisette Suter	....	publicist (2003)
Patrick Tarpey	....	animal trainer
Tina Tholke	....	assistant production office coordinator (seasons 2-4) (as Tina West)
Tiffany L. Williams	....	assistant: Larry Wilmore
Jason Ybarra	....	craft service assistant
Tasha Zamsky	....	animal trainer