He worked in a world where if a big man like that isn't playing sports, he's considered intimidating and threatening. I'm not sure if it was Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock I once heard in an interview talking about learning to be funny to survive in their neighborhood as a little guy. Bernie learned to make people laugh because smiles and laughter defuse tension and save a big man from having to be really scary. In the process he also learned to act. Great skills for someone who looked like they might beat you down.
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