John Witherspoon
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Biography
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.
Known For
L.A. Law
Hill Street Blues
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Anger Management
black-ish
The Incredible Hulk
Martin
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
WKRP in Cincinnati
BoJack Horseman
227
Kim Possible
White Famous
Dr. Dolittle 2
A Thousand Words
Little Nicky
After Sex
Boomerang
The Richard Pryor Show
Bebe's Kids
Soul Plane
House Party
Black Jesus
The Tracy Morgan Show
Friday
The Ladies Man
Little Man
The Wayans Bros.
Next Friday
Friday After Next
The Boondocks
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