John Witherspoon

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 27, 1942 (77 years old)
Died
October 29, 2019
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Romance Drama
Career Span
1980 – 2022

John Witherspoon

91 nominations
46 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Jan 27, 1942
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1980 – 2022

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Little Man
Little Nicky
Friday
A Thousand Words
Next Friday
Soul Plane
Boomerang
After Sex
Fakin' Da Funk
Dr. Dolittle 2

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