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John Witherspoon (né Weatherspoon, January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019), was an American character actor and stand-up comedian who performed in various television shows and films. Witherspoon played Willie Jones in the Friday series, [1] and starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and ...
Oct 30, 2019 · Oct. 30, 2019. John Witherspoon, an actor and comedian who was best known for his role in the “Friday” movie franchise and also seen on television series including “ The Wayans Bros. ” and...
Actor: Friday. John Witherspoon was an African-American actor from Detroit, Michigan known for playing Granddad from The Boondocks and Willie Jones from the Friday trilogy. He also acted in Boomerang, Little Nicky, Soul Plane, Vampire in Brooklyn, Black Jesus and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Oct 30, 2019 · Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, a notable figure in the "Friday" franchise and voice actor in the animated series “The Boondocks," died at his home Los Angeles Tuesday at the age of 77,...
Oct 29, 2019 · He was 77. By Abid Rahman. October 29, 2019 10:11pm. John Witherspoon, the prolific comic actor who starred in the cult Friday franchise as well as his long stint on The Wayans Bros. and The...
Oct 30, 2019 · 30 October 2019. Getty Images. US actor and comedian John Witherspoon, best known for his role as rapper Ice Cube's father in the comedy trilogy Friday, has died at the age of 77. Born John...
Oct 30, 2019 · He was 77. John Witherspoon was an actor and stand-up comedian best-known for playing Ice Cube’s grouchy father in the “Friday” series of movies. Witherspoon began his movie career in 1980...
Actor: Friday. John Witherspoon was an African-American actor from Detroit, Michigan known for playing Granddad from The Boondocks and Willie Jones from the Friday trilogy. He also acted in Boomerang, Little Nicky, Soul Plane, Vampire in Brooklyn, Black Jesus and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Oct 30, 2019 · Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, whose first roles were on 1970s TV shows such as Barnaby Jones and The Richard Pryor Show but who was best known for his role as the crotchety dad in the...
Oct 30, 2019 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube’s father in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 77. Witherspoon’s manager Alex Goodman confirmed late...
