Bernie Mac (1957–2008)
Autor(a) de Maybe You Never Cry Again
About the Author
Bernie Mac began his comedy career at age eight by hosting a weekly talent show on his front porch. He became a regular emcee at Chicago's legendary Cotton Club, and in 1990 won the prestigious Miller Lite Comedy Search. He has opened for The O'Jays, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and the Temptations mostrar mais and, as host of HBO's Midnight Mac, he won a CableACE Award nomination. slated to star in five upcoming movies. He is currently at work on a sitcom for the Fox Network. (Publisher Provided) mostrar menos
Image credit: Rosie Argento
Obras por Bernie Mac
Associated Works
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Contribuidor — 245 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Mac, Bernie
- Data de nascimento
- 1957-10-05
- Data de falecimento
- 2008-08-09
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Educação
- Chicago Vocational Career Academy
- Ocupações
- stand-up comedian
actor
UPS driver - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Peabody Award
Membros
Críticas
Listas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Also by
- 14
- Membros
- 101
- Popularidade
- #188,710
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 3
- ISBN
- 19
A well put-together memoir from start to finish. The reading is not only rare and raw, but comes from a man with a heart as tender as it was big. The wisdom doesn't lay flat, but rather stands up to the telling of a persuasive entertainer. Told in crisp, jaunting, Bernie Mac fashion it's all in here; the values Bernie placed on becoming a man (stemming from his grandparents, his mother, and even his brother), his marriage & marriage, friends & friendships, his daughter & raising children, and how perspicaciously he modeled these values to steer his career. There is so much in here, and the book at approximately 300 pages is filled with pictures as well.
Overall the pacing is smooth and in quite a few spots especially touching. The comedy (true to Bernie Mac form) is fiercely honest, which includes many clips of his performances... some well-known, others less known. And the narration is unfailingly, over the top, all around inspirational. My gosh, can't nothing be more powerful than a man who values family!… (mais)