John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Birthday
    1/27/1942
Friday
Friday
7.2
Next Friday
Next Friday
6.4
Boomerang
Boomerang
5.7
Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn
5.1
Little Man
Little Man
5.9
Soul Plane
Soul Plane
5.4
Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle
6.4
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
8
Sprung
Sprung
5.5
You Got to Coordinate
You Got to Coordinate
4.5
Fakin' Da Funk
Fakin' Da Funk
5.3
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
5.3
The Hustle
The Hustle
6.3
The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats
7.3
High Freakquency
High Freakquency
0
Boosters LA
Boosters LA
0
Ride
Ride
6
Laffapalooza! #2
Laffapalooza! #2
0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
0
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
4.9
Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop
6
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
0
After Sex
After Sex
5.6
Friday After Next
Friday After Next
6.3
Dr. Dolittle 2
Dr. Dolittle 2
5.3
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
4
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
5.9
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
6.1
Ratboy
Ratboy
3.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
6.7
Little Nicky
Little Nicky
5.9
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
3.9
Sunday in Paris
Sunday in Paris
0
I Got the Hook-Up
I Got the Hook-Up
5.4
I Got the Hook Up 2
I Got the Hook Up 2
5.9
Reality Queen!
Reality Queen!
3.7
House Party
House Party
6.4
Bebe's Kids
Bebe's Kids
5.7
Chick Magnet
Chick Magnet
4.1
Fatal Instinct
Fatal Instinct
5.4
Bird
Bird
6.8
The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man
5.8
Bulworth
Bulworth
6.3
The Boondocks
The Boondocks
0
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