Maybe You Never Cry Again by Bernie Mac

Maybe You Never Cry Again by Bernie Mac

The film, television, and comedy legend tells the hilarious and moving story of how tough love, and a sense of humor made him the man he is today

By the tender age of five, Bernie Mac had found his calling: making others laugh. He has since become the star and cocreator of Fox's hit sitcom The Bernie Mac Show; a stand-up legend; and a hit movie star in Head of State and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Now this amazing comedian delves deep down inside to retell the poignant and hilarious story of his childhood and the people who helped shape him into the comedian--and the strong and self-reliant man--he is today.

When young Bernie Mac lost his beloved mother to breast cancer, and faced an astounding number of other hardships, he remembered the "Mac-isms" she taught him: You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish. If you want a helping hand, look at the end of your arm. These tough-love lessons gave him an inner strength that led him to choose hope over despair, and to follow his dreams. Maybe You Never Cry Again is a powerful testament to how a mother's love made everything possible for Bernie Mac by teaching him to believe in himself.

Bernie Mac (1957-2008) began his comic career with a weekly talent show on his front porch when he was eight years old. In 1990, he won the renowned Miller Lite Comedy Search and became a regular emcee at Chicago's legendary Cotton Club. He went on the road with the O'Jays, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and the Temptations, opening for them. In 1995, he presented HBO's Midnight Mac, a variety show that earned him a Cable ACE Award nomination. Mac appeared in The Players Club, Life, Ocean's Eleven, and Spike Lee's The Original Kings of Comedy, among other films. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in The Bernie Mac Show, a Fox Network sitcom.