Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1942-01-27
Day of Death
2019-10-29
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
John Witherspoon
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.
Filmography (48)
Boosters LA
2022
Reality Queen!
2020
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019
A Thousand Words
2012
Chick Magnet
2011
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010
The Hustle
2008
You Got to Coordinate
2008
After Sex
2007
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006
Little Man
2006
Soul Plane
2004
Boondocks Pilot
2004
Laffapalooza! #2
2004
