Bernie Mac Nieces And Nephew In Real Life. Life in the tumultuous mac household was a far piece from the tranquilized house of huxtable. Also, the bernie mac show takes place in chicago, illinois, which was where the real bernie mac grew up.
We lost one of the best comedians of our time to pneumonia yesterday, bernie mac. And now his sister mary ann grossett has spoken with people.com about details of his death. The childless couple becomes responsible for mac's nieces and nephew when his sister enters rehab.
See The Kids From 'The Bernie Mac Show' 15 Years Later
Taking in his nieces and nephew while their mother, his sister, struggled with drug addiction, the character bernie mac played was doing the hard thing, the interesting thing, and the right thing, but he was no saint. Though she played bernie mac's wife and adoptive mom to his nieces and nephew, in real life, kellita smith doesn't appear to have kids. Life in the tumultuous mac household was a far piece from the tranquilized house of huxtable. We watched bernie and “wanda ‘baby’ mccullough” (played by actress kellita smith) raise bernie’s nieces and nephew:
