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Bernie Mac was considered one of the most entertaining comedian’s in the business and on the sad occasion of his passing, Jonathan Mannion reflects on a photo shoot they collaborated on. ”It was in 2003 when Bernie Mac and I worked together. We were shooting for Essence Magazine in a Park Avenue penthouse suite in NYC and as you can imagine there were a lot of jokes flying back and forth that day, but one that sticks to mind was when Mac said, ‘Hey J, do you know what we used to call cool ass white boys like you in Chicago when we were growing up?’ I replied ‘No but I’d like to know, especially if it applies to me, I’m curious…’ He said after a brief pause… ‘WHITE BWWWAAAHHYYYY’ ….We both fell out laughing. Here’s the shot (above) of that moment.”
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My King Of Comedy! Uncle Bernie!
I still can’t believe he’s dead. You are lucky to be one of the few photographers to capture his soul and personality on film.
Good job J, and may he rest in peace.
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K.
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R.I.P Bernie he will be missed.
Great images Jon. Look forward to seeing more of the mac man!
Posted by: Johnnie M2nd | August 22nd, 2008 at 1:23 am