Rep: Bernie Mac Still Alive, Despite Rumors
Made Popular: Aug 3, 2008 - Despite dramatic rumors about the state of his health, "Bernie Mac is still alive and being treated in a Chicago hospital for pneumonia and is expected to make a full recovery," his rep tells PEOPLE. "We once again ask that the press respect his privacy and that of his family," says Danica Smith. The actor-comedian (real name: Bernard Jeffery McCullough), 50, was hospitalized in Chicago for…

