John Witherspoon
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
![Boosters LA](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z9fEclLHQqCmuIydTfvD66FFJDJ.jpg)
Boosters LA
![Reality Queen!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nXGkYwux6HfTJU1uajmhiKfrslz.jpg)
Reality Queen!
![I Got the Hook Up 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/arGjtgDZx5rJQ8IzyroYi5w9eTH.jpg)
I Got the Hook Up 2
![black-ish](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ga1zJ6UejPIfyL8BA22pK6dqsC8.jpg)
black-ish
![BoJack Horseman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pB9L0jAnEQLMKgexqCEocEW8TA.jpg)
BoJack Horseman
![Black Jesus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/waKmWSLtmi44Ep0Zdmbfkl15chn.jpg)
Black Jesus
![Gotham Comedy Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hZpMmD7hWIDG3cwYZEDrZo7L037.jpg)
Gotham Comedy Live
![The First Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/swW8Q37ohdOsgyemP63wIAMdm3V.jpg)
The First Family
![Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uy864Z278ijIfCxQGmPMSp6eKkP.jpg)
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
![A Thousand Words](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4BoeDiKFqKwq4mfU8ITDLglFyoc.jpg)
A Thousand Words
![Chick Magnet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gqp8xnrTn3NTUTIZLq4JejrvJA.jpg)
Chick Magnet
![Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pg4VgEFT08N56EH6gspWPRI8foC.jpg)
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
![The Hustle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mz4SDU1rPDHfevKmdUPMhQgkQKp.jpg)
The Hustle
![You Got to Coordinate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zcoF39pBMaOxcqwlpD6qHabCdft.jpg)
You Got to Coordinate
![After Sex](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4n41P5CKHFFkQ3s8VJieNmqUkn7.jpg)
After Sex
![Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/emyQBwTmksAwcrwfKNiy8Fwr7WH.jpg)
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
![Little Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zlmlkLVNexUciv3ffdtqHELEVgg.jpg)
Little Man
![The Boondocks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vAvT2RXjOpgH0COriRm9riPqA0m.jpg)
The Boondocks
![Soul Plane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b5Rzb5JUwPinllWGYUYER3OV14F.jpg)
Soul Plane
![Laffapalooza! #2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d7wn2BueDTemQlxoJeSZbBl7YO8.jpg)
Laffapalooza! #2
![The Tracy Morgan Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/GrKpvGIboKhX4IvY4WOAIVXDP9.jpg)
The Tracy Morgan Show
![Friday After Next](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sxHFGPKLWj9e3aaA6wGVxghoiPE.jpg)
Friday After Next
![Kim Possible](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qpu7pwpafHh75bqW0driyihht4c.jpg)
Kim Possible
![Dr. Dolittle 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/asYjHXBoD44B6mLOcZtMfMV3hm1.jpg)
Dr. Dolittle 2
![Little Nicky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AudA8gnTWSBWXBHSBHnr3HHUXXM.jpg)
Little Nicky
![The Ladies Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8WvkIDqGPG5ggvCFAIfWEnTgX3L.jpg)
The Ladies Man
![Next Friday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dP4fYCGQZzg17ta7FvLwJVCwwt9.jpg)
Next Friday
![High Freakquency](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3hITW4RNIy4BaupGpRaXqYk4H4v.jpg)
High Freakquency
![I Got the Hook-Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u8kdtt80gFiqGKLTdQqdGWy9FfZ.jpg)
I Got the Hook-Up
![Bulworth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aVZLgPn9LvkAkIQq0QhOcgetsgv.jpg)
Bulworth
![Ride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e4G3p4ehqdbTv4HuqDZax9P77QK.jpg)
Ride
![Fakin' Da Funk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yR2XzSGH4I2bTshziMqdDx5ak7x.jpg)
Fakin' Da Funk
![Sprung](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/quoo72l1VzxHDsE5yPw4RhHp4y7.jpg)
Sprung
![Vampire in Brooklyn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fodPA5x3REtOwColG17CucreZqM.jpg)
Vampire in Brooklyn
![Friday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2lReF53F8trkC68piGSfk0JVwWU.jpg)
Friday
![Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yOfpjbdrR4bc3Q0slw3o0j8b7sE.jpg)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
![The Wayans Bros.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xmbV7HcX9hXvxSvd6WJDBg6GHtr.jpg)
The Wayans Bros.
![Cosmic Slop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ifaElnjy7YUe6jrbsEOo98ux7fu.jpg)
Cosmic Slop
![Fatal Instinct](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/syewFnehGbbya5BdxoHLzrcm5Ne.jpg)
Fatal Instinct
![The Meteor Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yU4iGGvG51mHj8MOQICdw6ABXzQ.jpg)
The Meteor Man
![Martin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/inQQEpHiaSy8BEd9XEFF2W39vO0.jpg)
Martin
![Bebe's Kids](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uuUHtdsxLqr79QlCCnJNwPkOTTB.jpg)
Bebe's Kids
![Boomerang](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cc9YAZq5NXiIEJsHjW7p2FaHQkp.jpg)
Boomerang
![Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iPfmzJybBS9fyPBoP0oVND3PkU4.jpg)
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
![Talkin' Dirty After Dark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bNTfwzDkpXQEFSr1vOxPpcWYDej.jpg)
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
![Sunday in Paris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ouQkFc7ofgwX2ZEi7UZOlVV8bKC.jpg)
Sunday in Paris
![The Five Heartbeats](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mmNKtRPFVfyUKCe8e89pGkeBlRK.jpg)
The Five Heartbeats
![The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3d6tBbClvVjgF6ZyPl3SojfFU3e.jpg)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
![House Party](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4vPYZzMy9YyqDryETRVeILJ4ELq.jpg)
House Party
![Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zwR4FAXkrrIW5zZuZblXX3Wo6pt.jpg)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
![Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dGVZbZKeCEIuPET94w2tWbhYFL.jpg)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
![I'm Gonna Git You Sucka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gL7g9gPrzeq7HpZTlnc6k1kHx1y.jpg)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
![Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a5EolrnfmdQBjmogyHqfFDtgUCy.jpg)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
![Kidnapped](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sb9REioAVYSE3bDWGAQ4gFwzGHp.jpg)
Kidnapped
![Bird](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rTCp6M98RQAxRl0x0guU9GlH7HS.jpg)
Bird
![Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/krR0vM4AUsMNFXXSoxPJVhyOrfL.jpg)
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
![Hollywood Shuffle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zS7yvQoB2RSQ4OtmZNbQdwdL5bX.jpg)
Hollywood Shuffle
![Ratboy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nJkzYCGZBvxBLpI0ILfrU6IIai7.jpg)
Ratboy
![L.A. Law](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hs1TBk6KlPBlnb7ybpqgK6IzcCx.jpg)
L.A. Law
![227](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yoIFuErMvCb4ZTSnQ079cIcWYjf.jpg)
227
![Hill Street Blues](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mMfqHsOeI0yLwifmfCRGTaItvTS.jpg)
Hill Street Blues
![The Jazz Singer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mljSKNWC5yYoIsERfDHDiJcEZYW.jpg)
The Jazz Singer
![WKRP in Cincinnati](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dP3eGvgzztqbSr73UDNLh0o35hS.jpg)
WKRP in Cincinnati
![The Incredible Hulk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8q7uFuNuMWTWfcpnCpBuZa3KZXx.jpg)
The Incredible Hulk
![The Richard Pryor Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/udXNwULpg4gdo0c3keOQTuHiqnh.jpg)
The Richard Pryor Show
![What's Happening!!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oaDvj8di0QjPuxqnANxT9ybn0E1.jpg)
What's Happening!!
![Good Times](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zZlaGU4RJMhTKFxmQ6RAEYNjM0l.jpg)
Good Times