Maybe You Never Cry Again

About this book

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 Foxs hit sitcom The Bernie Mac Show; a stand-up legend; and a hit movie star in Head of State and Charlies 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 comedianand the strong and self-reliant manhe 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 mothers love made everything possible for Bernie Mac by teaching him to believe in himself.