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Oct 30, 2019 · 0:39. LOS ANGELES – Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube ’s father in the “Friday” films, has died. Witherspoon’s manager Alex Goodman confirmed late Tuesday ...
John Witherspoon, a prolific character actor best known for a run of comedic turns in acclaimed films and cult classics like “Hollywood Shuffle” and the “Friday” franchise, died Tuesday in ...
Oct 30, 2019 · 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 with “The ...
Oct 30, 2019 · Photo: Earl Gibson III/FilmMagic. Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, known to many for his role in the Friday films, has died. He was 77. Late Tuesday night, Witherspoon’s family revealed the ...
Signature. John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. [1] Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism, and while president of the College of New Jersey (1768–1794; now Princeton ...
Oct 30, 2019 · John Witherspoon, the “Pops” and “Grandad” of Black Hollywood, has died at the age of 77. The actor-comedian died suddenly in his home on Tuesday.
Oct 30, 2019 · 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 Weatherspoon, he started out as a ...
