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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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'The World Just Got a Little Less Funny'

Friends lament comedian's loss

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(Newser) – Hollywood has woken up to a world without Bernie Mac, who died early today from complications of pneumonia. Here’s what the stars who knew him are saying, reports E!:

  • George Clooney: “The world just got a little less funny. He will be missed dearly.”
  • Chris Rock: “Losing him is like losing 12 people because he absolutely filled up any room he was in. I'm gonna miss the Mac Man.”

  • Don Cheadle: “He will be missed, but heaven just got funnier.”
  • Carl Reiner: “He was such a vital, original human being. When I use the word 'original' I really mean it. He was like no other person I knew.”
  • Niecy Nash: “Bernie Mac was the personification of the word ‘real.’ He kept it real.”

Bernie Mac is shown in this 2004,file photo in Universal City, Calif.
Bernie Mac is shown in this 2004,file photo in Universal City, Calif.   (AP Photo)
In this 2001 file photo, Bernie Mac yells to onlookers upon arriving at the premiere of his film
In this 2001 file photo, Bernie Mac yells to onlookers upon arriving at the premiere of his film "Ocean's Eleven" in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo)
In this 2007 file photo, comedian Bernie Mac talks with reporters on the red carpet at a movie premiere of
In this 2007 file photo, comedian Bernie Mac talks with reporters on the red carpet at a movie premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen" in Chicago.   (AP Photo)
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