
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

After Sex

Boomerang

The Richard Pryor Show

Bebe's Kids

Soul Plane

House Party

Black Jesus

The Tracy Morgan Show

Friday

Little Man

Next Friday

Friday After Next

The Boondocks
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