John Witherspoon
Acting
Born 1942-01-27
Died 2019-10-29
Detroit, Michigan, USA
71 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
55 credits
Late Show with David Letterman
BoJack Horseman
Kim Possible
black-ish
L.A. Law
The Incredible Hulk
The Boondocks
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Martin
Anger Management
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Little Man
The Wayans Bros.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Gotham Comedy Live
What's Happening!!
Little Nicky
Soul Plane
A Thousand Words
Friday
House Party
Dr. Dolittle 2
The First Family
After Sex
Black Jesus
Friday After Next
Bulworth
Next Friday
The Tracy Morgan Show
Boomerang
White Famous
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Vampire in Brooklyn
Fatal Instinct
The Meteor Man
Bird
The Jazz Singer
Bebe's Kids
The Ladies Man
I Got the Hook Up 2
Fakin' Da Funk
The Five Heartbeats
Boosters LA
I Got the Hook-Up
The Hustle
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Hollywood Shuffle
Ratboy
Ride
Laffapalooza! #2
Sprung
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Cosmic Slop
Chick Magnet
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