Actor John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon
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John Witherspoon was an African-American comedian and actor who has roles in over 20 movies and television shows. Acting for over three decades, Witherspoon starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), and the Friday film series. He also made appearances on television shows such as Barnaby Jones (1973), The Wayans Brothers (1994-99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), and Boondocks (2005). He has also taken his success in acting into screenwriting a movie called From the Old School where he takes the role as an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a strip club. Witherspoon released The John Witherspoon Collection, a line of comical greeting cards known as Spoon Cards.
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA Detroit, Michigan, USA
Date of birth
27th January 1942
Date of death
29th October 2019
Movies that starred John Witherspoon (5 in total)
Little Man poster

Little Man [2006]

Pops
Soul Plane poster

Soul Plane [2004]

Blind Man
Friday After Next poster

Friday After Next [2002]

Mr. Jones
Next Friday poster

Next Friday [2000]

Mr. Jones
Friday poster

Friday [1995]

Mr. Jones
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