I love the Bernie Mac show. My favorite thing about it is Mac's ability to confront difficult life situations in a way that is both sensitive and hilarious. All of us experience frustration and struggle as we deal with the challenges that confront us, but few of us are able to maintain a sense of humor and humility as we face these challenges. Mac portrayed a man whose successful, glamorous and care-free life was suddenly interrupted by the challenge of raising three children who had been dispossessed by their drug-addicted mother. He portrayed a man who, rather than bemoan his change in circumstances, embraced the change, with all its new challenges and its new joys. He found happiness in serving others, in raising children, even though this was not a duty that had come to him completely voluntarily. In that, he presented a great role model for us all. Plus, he was hilarious. 50 years are far too few for a person of his talents, and we've lost a great contributor to our popular culture.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
A great loss
I love the Bernie Mac show. My favorite thing about it is Mac's ability to confront difficult life situations in a way that is both sensitive and hilarious. All of us experience frustration and struggle as we deal with the challenges that confront us, but few of us are able to maintain a sense of humor and humility as we face these challenges. Mac portrayed a man whose successful, glamorous and care-free life was suddenly interrupted by the challenge of raising three children who had been dispossessed by their drug-addicted mother. He portrayed a man who, rather than bemoan his change in circumstances, embraced the change, with all its new challenges and its new joys. He found happiness in serving others, in raising children, even though this was not a duty that had come to him completely voluntarily. In that, he presented a great role model for us all. Plus, he was hilarious. 50 years are far too few for a person of his talents, and we've lost a great contributor to our popular culture.
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I was working on the set of "Somebodies" in Athens, Georgia on the day he passed. Several of the heavies on that show had come from the "Bernie Mac Show." I never knew the dude, and barely ever watched the show, but you could feel the loss - as though the whole world had lost out. There was a tremendous amount of love and respect from those who knew him well.
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