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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Witherspoon_(actor)John Witherspoon (actor) - Wikipedia

    John Witherspoon (né Weatherspoon; January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019), was an American 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 Vampire in ...

  2. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Witherspoon_(actor)John Witherspoon (actor) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

    John "Pops" Witherspoon (born John Weatherspoon; January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019) was an American actor and comedian. He had roles in several movies and television shows. [1] He was mostly known his role in Friday series [1] and as Granddad Robert Freeman in The Boondocks . Witherspoon was born in Detroit, Michigan.

  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0936762John Witherspoon - Biography - IMDb

    John Witherspoon. 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. He passed away in October 29, 2019 due to a heart attack.

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  4. www.theatlantic.com › 10 › john-witherspoonJohn Witherspoon, Black Hollywood’s Wisecracking ‘Pops’

    Oct 30, 2019 · October 30, 2019. One of John Witherspoon’s defining roles evolved, in part, because the late comic actor needed rent money. Born in 1942 in Detroit, Witherspoon died suddenly yesterday in his ...

  5. www.pbs.org › newshour › arts‘Friday’ actor-comedian John Witherspoon dies at 77 - PBS

    Oct 30, 2019 · Arts Oct 30, 2019 8:57 AM EDT. 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 ...

  6. www.legacy.com › news › celebrity-deathsJohn Witherspoon, “Friday” Actor and Comedian, Dies at 77 ...

    Oct 30, 2019 · 0. John Witherspoon, the actor and comedian best-known for the “Friday” films, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77. John Witherspoon was an actor and stand-up ...

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  8. www.nbclosangeles.com › news › localComedian, Actor John Witherspoon Dies at 77 - NBC Los Angeles

    Oct 30, 2019 · Published October 29, 2019•Updated on October 30, 2019 at 12:51 am. Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the "Friday" films, has died. He was 77 ...