Just days after being hospitalized for pneumonia, actor and comedian Bernie Mac passed away at the age of 50 at Northwestern Hospital early Saturday morning.

Mac was hospitalized with pneumonia on August 1st and the following day, a source close to the family said that Mac was in “very, very critical” condition. The news comes just one day after reports that Mac was recovering and would be released from the hospital in a few weeks.

“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.

She said no other details were available and asked that his family’s privacy be respected.

Career highlights for the Chicago native include his FOX sitcom “The Bernie Mac Show” and his co-starring role in the popular “Ocean’s” series opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt. He had recently completed the movie Old Dogs and has two movies opening in November, DreamWorks’ animated sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Malcolm Lee’s Soul Men.

Mac leaves behind Rhonda, his wife of 30 years, their daughter Je’Niece and a granddaughter Jasmine.

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