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John Witherspoon

Jan 27, 1942 - Oct 29, 2019 (77 years old) in Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

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L.A. Law
Mark Steadman
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BoJack Horseman
Franco Aplenty (voice)
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Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
S. Ward Smith (voice)
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Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Host
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The Incredible Hulk
Tom
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Hill Street Blues
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black-ish
James Brown
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Kim Possible
Wayne (voice)
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The Wayans Bros.
John 'Pops' Williams
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Anger Management
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