John Witherspoon

About

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

BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014L.A. LawSeries • 1986Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981black-ishSeries • 2014Kim PossibleSeries • 2002The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977Anger ManagementSeries • 2012The BoondocksSeries • 2005The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries • 1990MartinSeries • 1992The Wayans Bros.Series • 1995Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade NinjaSeries • 2012Good TimesSeries • 1974Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries • 1995WKRP in CincinnatiSeries • 1978227Series • 1985What's Happening!!Series • 1976FridayMovie • 1995Little ManMovie • 2006Black JesusSeries • 2014Soul PlaneMovie • 2004Dr. Dolittle 2Movie • 2001After SexMovie • 2007House PartyMovie • 1990