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The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
Bernie Mac
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Bernie Mac
Age: 50 †
Born: 1957
Born: October 5
Died: 2008
Died: August 9
Film Actor
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