Bernie Mac R.I.P.

Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away yesterday morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital."

The comedian was first hospitalized with the illness back on Aug. 1 and was initially said to be "responding well" to treatment.

While Mac also suffered from sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in the lungs, his battle with pneumonia was not said to be connected with the disease.