On 17th of September 1977, Bernie got married to Rhonda McCullough. Rhonda McCullough is a producer and she is famous for her work at Biography and Unsung Hollywood. As a married couple, they welcomed a child together. This married life came to an end on 9th of August 2008 because of his death. He died at the age of 50. He was of black ethnicity.
Bernie grew up in Chicago, Illinois where he was raised by his single mother Mary. Her love and affection build him strength within him but his enthusiasm faded away with the death of her when he was just 16 years old. He was enrolled at Chicago Vocational Career Academy during his early days. After the death of his mother, he took the job of furniture mover and a UPS agent. As a child, he as influenced by Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx and he also dreamed to be a comedian one day. His stand up career began at the Chicago's Cotton Club and he became well acclaimed as an actor after he was crowned the Miller Lite Comedy Search. He got his rise in fame after he performed on HBO's Def Comedy Jam. He made his acting debut in 1992 by starring the role of Club doorman in an American criminal comedy film Mo' Money. The following year he acted in the movie Who's the Man?. In 2001, he starred the role of Frank Catton in the movie Ocean's Eleven and he was critically acclaimed for this role. His breakthrough role came with the turn of 21st century and that was after he began hosting the TV show The Bernie Mac Show. He was also the cast of several movies and TV shows. His net worth was $15 million dollars at the time of his death.
