Bernie Mac's star was slowly rising from this point. About this time he had a recurring role in the TV series Moesha (1996). he starred in the memorable Spike Lee movie Get on the Bus (1996), and was very funny in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996). Bernie Mac developed a cult following due to the film. He did an HBO Special called Midnight Mac (1995), and took a part as Pastor Clever in the Chris Tucker comedy Friday (1995). 1995 proved to be a turning point in his career. This started a plethora of small parts in a string of movies, mostly comedies, including Who's the Man? (1993), House Party 3 (1994) and The Walking Dead (1995). In 1992 he made his film debut with a small part with Mo' Money (1992). He refused to change his image for television and films, and therefore was not very well known for most of the eighties. He became a professional comedian in 1977, at the age of 19. Mac worked in the Regal Theater, and performed in Chicago parks in his younger days. This situation provided him with a great insight into his comedy, as his family, and the situations surrounding them would be what dominated his comedy. He grew up in the city, in a rougher neighborhood than most others, with a large family living under one roof. Bernard Jeffrey McCollough was born in 1957 in Chicago, the son of Mary McCullough and Jeffery Harrison.
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