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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">John Witherspoon</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:JohnWithersppon2019_(Cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JohnWithersppon2019_%28Cropped%29.png/220px-JohnWithersppon2019_%28Cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JohnWithersppon2019_%28Cropped%29.png/330px-JohnWithersppon2019_%28Cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JohnWithersppon2019_%28Cropped%29.png/440px-JohnWithersppon2019_%28Cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="672" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Witherspoon in 2019</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1942-01-27</span>)</span>January 27, 1942<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">October 29, 2019<span style="display:none">(2019-10-29)</span> (aged 77)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Burial place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills">Hollywood Hills</a>, California, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Pops</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Actor</li><li>comedian</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1977–2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Angela Robinson</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1988)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Witherspoon</b> (<span title="Name at birth"><a href="/wiki/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names" title="Birth name">né</a></span> <b>Weatherspoon</b>; January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019) was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played Willie Jones in the <i><a href="/wiki/Friday_(1995_film)" title="Friday (1995 film)">Friday</a></i> series,<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and starred in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Shuffle" title="Hollywood Shuffle">Hollywood Shuffle</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(1992_film)" title="Boomerang (1992 film)">Boomerang</a></i> (1992), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Five_Heartbeats" title="The Five Heartbeats">The Five Heartbeats</a></i> (1991), and <i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_in_Brooklyn" title="Vampire in Brooklyn">Vampire in Brooklyn</a></i> (1995).<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Witherspoon made appearances on television shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i> (1994), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wayans_Bros." title="The Wayans Bros.">The Wayans Bros.</a></i> (1995–1999), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tracy_Morgan_Show" title="The Tracy Morgan Show">The Tracy Morgan Show</a></i> (2003), <i><a href="/wiki/Barnaby_Jones" title="Barnaby Jones">Barnaby Jones</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boondocks_(2005_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Boondocks (2005 TV series)">The Boondocks</a></i> (2005–2014), and <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Jesus_(TV_series)" title="Black Jesus (TV series)">Black Jesus</a></i> (2014–2019).<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote a film, <i>From the Old School</i>, in which he played an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a <a href="/wiki/Strip_club" title="Strip club">strip club</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Witherspoon was born on January 27, 1942, in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later changed his last name from Weatherspoon to Witherspoon.<sup id="cite_ref-BS_30Oct2019_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS_30Oct2019-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Witherspoon was one of 11 siblings.<sup id="cite_ref-MirrorOct2019_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MirrorOct2019-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His older brother, <a href="/wiki/William_Weatherspoon" title="William Weatherspoon">William</a>, became a songwriter for <a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a>, with whom he penned the lyrics of the 1966 hit single "<a href="/wiki/What_Becomes_of_the_Brokenhearted" title="What Becomes of the Brokenhearted">What Becomes of the Brokenhearted</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-MirrorOct2019_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MirrorOct2019-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another sibling, Cato, was a director of the PBS-TV Network/CH56 in Detroit.<sup id="cite_ref-Hinds_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hinds-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sister, the late Dr. Gertrude Stacks, was a pastor at Shalom Fellowship International, a church in Detroit.<sup id="cite_ref-Hinds_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hinds-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Witherspoon had a passion for music and learned to play the <a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpet</a> and <a href="/wiki/French_horn" title="French horn">French horn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Witherspoon worked occasionally as a model. During the 1960s and 1970s, he began his stand-up comedy career. He had many friends in the business, including <a href="/wiki/Tim_Reid" title="Tim Reid">Tim Reid</a> (while he was working on <i><a href="/wiki/WKRP_in_Cincinnati" title="WKRP in Cincinnati">WKRP in Cincinnati</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Richard_Pryor_Show" title="The Richard Pryor Show">The Richard Pryor Show</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a> (also on <i>The Richard Pryor Show</i>), <a href="/wiki/Jay_Leno" title="Jay Leno">Jay Leno</a>, and <a href="/wiki/David_Letterman" title="David Letterman">David Letterman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Witherspoon performed in many feature films (usually comedies), including <i><a href="/wiki/Friday_(1995_film)" title="Friday (1995 film)">Friday</a></i> (and its sequels <i><a href="/wiki/Next_Friday" title="Next Friday">Next Friday</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Friday_After_Next" title="Friday After Next">Friday After Next</a></i>), <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Shuffle" title="Hollywood Shuffle">Hollywood Shuffle</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Git_You_Sucka" title="I'm Gonna Git You Sucka">I'm Gonna Git You Sucka</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bird_(1988_film)" title="Bird (1988 film)">Bird</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_in_Brooklyn" title="Vampire in Brooklyn">Vampire in Brooklyn</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Meteor_Man_(film)" title="The Meteor Man (film)">The Meteor Man</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LAT_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Witherspoon was also known for his over-the-top characters in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(1990_film)" title="House Party (1990 film)">House Party</a></i>, in which he played an irritated neighbor who is repeatedly woken up by the party,<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(1992_film)" title="Boomerang (1992 film)">Boomerang</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a>, where he plays Mr. Jackson, the ill-mannered father of Murphy's best friend.<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His first television appearance was on the 1970s <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> television show <i><a href="/wiki/Barnaby_Jones" title="Barnaby Jones">Barnaby Jones</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> playing a camp counselor for drug addicted youth.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent appearances were on <i><a href="/wiki/Good_Times" title="Good Times">Good Times</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening!!" title="What's Happening!!">What's Happening!!</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_(1978_TV_series)" title="The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)">The Incredible Hulk</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977, he became a regular on the series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Richard_Pryor_Show" title="The Richard Pryor Show">The Richard Pryor Show</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> American comedy series.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This then led to his 1982 appearance in <i><a href="/wiki/WKRP_In_Cincinnati" class="mw-redirect" title="WKRP In Cincinnati">WKRP In Cincinnati</a></i>, in which Witherspoon played Detective Davies, on the fourth-season episode "Circumstantial Evidence".<sup id="cite_ref-:3_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981, he appeared in the NBC police drama <i><a href="/wiki/Hill_Street_Blues" title="Hill Street Blues">Hill Street Blues</a></i>, as a man who tries to buy a hotdog from undercover Detective Belker.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 1981, he had an appearance on NBC's legal drama <i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a></i>, in the episode "On Your Honor" as Mark Steadman. He appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/You_Again%3F" title="You Again?">You Again?</a></i> as Osborne. Other television show appearances include <i><a href="/wiki/227_(TV_series)" title="227 (TV series)">227</a></i>, which was an NBC comedy about women who lived in a majority black apartment complex, and <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening_Now!!" title="What's Happening Now!!">What's Happening Now!!</a></i>, the sequel to <i>What's Happening!!</i>. </p><p>Witherspoon was also featured in the American television sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Amen_(TV_series)" title="Amen (TV series)">Amen</a></i> (1988), as the bailiff. The show, which ran on NBC, was known for being one of the shows during the 1980s that featured an almost entirely black cast. </p><p>Next came spots on <i><a href="/wiki/Townsend_Television" title="Townsend Television">Townsend Television</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Cosmic_Slop" title="Cosmic Slop">Cosmic Slop</a></i> (1994), and <i><a href="/wiki/Murder_Was_the_Case" title="Murder Was the Case">Murder Was the Case</a></i> (1994) as a drunk. </p><p>He later appeared in the 1997 <i><a href="/wiki/Living_Single" title="Living Single">Living Single</a></i> episode "Three Men and a Buckeye" as Smoke Eye Howard. His largest role in a television series was on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wayans_Bros." title="The Wayans Bros.">The Wayans Bros.</a></i> (1995–1999) which aired on <a href="/wiki/The_WB" title="The WB">The WB</a> and starred <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Wayans" title="Shawn Wayans">Shawn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Wayans" title="Marlon Wayans">Marlon Wayans</a>, who played brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams.<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Witherspoon played their father, John "Pops" Williams. </p><p>He was also on the <a href="/wiki/Kids%27_WB" title="Kids' WB">Kids' WB</a> animation series <i><a href="/wiki/Waynehead" title="Waynehead">Waynehead</a></i>, which was about a young boy growing up poor in <a href="/wiki/Harlem" title="Harlem">Harlem</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. The show, which aired on Saturday mornings, was based on creator <a href="/wiki/Damon_Wayans" title="Damon Wayans">Damon Wayans</a>' life. </p><p>In 2003, Witherspoon made a showing on NBC's <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Comic_Standing" title="Last Comic Standing">Last Comic Standing</a></i>, a reality television show that selected the top comedian out of a group and gave him a contract, in the Las Vegas finals. That same year, he performed as Oran Jones in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Proud_Family" title="The Proud Family">The Proud Family</a></i> episode "Adventures in Bebe Sitting". He later guest-starred in an episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Kim_Possible" title="Kim Possible">Kim Possible</a></i>. During this time, Witherspoon was also featured as Spoon in all 18 episodes of the comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tracy_Morgan_Show" title="The Tracy Morgan Show">The Tracy Morgan Show</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, he appeared in <i>Pryor Offenses</i>, a television movie where he played Willie the Wino. In 2005, he was seen in the <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> talk show <i>Weekends at the D.L.</i> where he portrayed the character of Michael Johnson. That same year, he began starring in <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McGruder" title="Aaron McGruder">Aaron McGruder</a>'s animated series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boondocks_(2005_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Boondocks (2005 TV series)">The Boondocks</a></i> as Robert Jebediah "Granddad" Freeman; this <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a>/<a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a> series ran for four seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, he performed as Real Santa, a Christmas singer on the radio, in the television movie, <i>Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street</i>, a story of a group of kids who find the true meaning of Christmas. His next appearance was on <i>The Super Rumble Mixshow</i> in 2008. In 2011, he starred in a <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Destination" title="Final Destination">Final Destination</a></i> spoof with <a href="/wiki/Shane_Dawson" title="Shane Dawson">Shane Dawson</a> on YouTube. In May 2013, he was featured on "Saturday (skit)", from rapper <a href="/wiki/Logic_(rapper)" title="Logic (rapper)">Logic</a>'s 2013 mixtape titled <i><a href="/wiki/Young_Sinatra:_Welcome_to_Forever" title="Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever">Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever</a></i>. He later performed in another Aaron McGruder series, <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Jesus_(TV_series)" title="Black Jesus (TV series)">Black Jesus</a></i>, portraying Lloyd, a homeless man.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_videos">Music videos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Music videos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Witherspoon appeared in a number of music videos by artists in the music industry. In 2000, he was in the music video for hip-hop superstar <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>'s hit single "<a href="/wiki/I_Just_Wanna_Love_U_(Give_It_2_Me)" title="I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)">I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)</a>". He was also in the music video for <a href="/wiki/Field_Mob" title="Field Mob">Field Mob</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/Sick_of_Being_Lonely" title="Sick of Being Lonely">Sick of Being Lonely</a>". Other music video credits include <a href="/wiki/Goodie_Mob" title="Goodie Mob">Goodie Mob</a>'s "They Don't Dance No Mo'" and <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a>'s "Ain't Nobody". In 2008, Witherspoon released a hip-hop comedy album titled "63 Cent". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comedy_tour">Comedy tour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Comedy tour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Witherspoon went back to his comedian roots and started a comedy tour that premiered on television on March 28, 2008, on <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)"> Showtime</a>. On his 2009 tour, he had 19 stops across the country. In December 2011, Witherspoon performed his stand-up comedy act once again on stage at the Funny Bone comedy club at Harrah's Casino in <a href="/wiki/Tunica,_Mississippi" title="Tunica, Mississippi">Tunica, Mississippi</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Witherspoon married Angela Robinson in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-People_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-People-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They raised two sons, John David ("J.D.") and Alexander.<sup id="cite_ref-BS_30Oct2019_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BS_30Oct2019-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Letterman" title="David Letterman">David Letterman</a> was Witherspoon's best friend and is the godfather of his two sons.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Witherspoon died of a <a href="/wiki/Heart_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart attack">heart attack</a> at his home in <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Oaks,_Los_Angeles" title="Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles">Sherman Oaks</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, on October 29, 2019, at age 77.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His funeral was held in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> on November 5, 2019, and he was buried at <a href="/wiki/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills">Hollywood Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Title </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(1980_film)" title="The Jazz Singer (1980 film)">The Jazz Singer</a></i> </td> <td>M.C. Cinderella Club </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ratboy" title="Ratboy">Ratboy</a></i> </td> <td>Heavy </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Shuffle" title="Hollywood Shuffle">Hollywood Shuffle</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Jones </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bird_(1988_film)" title="Bird (1988 film)">Bird</a></i> </td> <td>Sid </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Git_You_Sucka" title="I'm Gonna Git You Sucka">I'm Gonna Git You Sucka</a></i> </td> <td>Reverend </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="House Party (film)">House Party</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Strickland </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Five_Heartbeats" title="The Five Heartbeats">The Five Heartbeats</a></i> </td> <td>Wild Rudy </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Talkin Dirty After Dark</i> </td> <td>Dukie </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Killer_Tomatoes_Strike_Back" title="Killer Tomatoes Strike Back">Killer Tomatoes Strike Back</a></i> </td> <td>Evan Rood </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(1992_film)" title="Boomerang (1992 film)">Boomerang</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Jackson </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bebe%27s_Kids" title="Bebe's Kids">Bebe's Kids</a></i> </td> <td>Card Player #1 </td> <td>Voice </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Meteor_Man_(film)" title="The Meteor Man (film)">The Meteor Man</a></i> </td> <td>Clarence James Carter III </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fatal_Instinct" title="Fatal Instinct">Fatal Instinct</a></i> </td> <td>Arch </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_Was_the_Case" title="Murder Was the Case">Murder Was the Case</a></i> </td> <td>Drunk #1 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Friday_(1995_film)" title="Friday (1995 film)">Friday</a></i> </td> <td>Willie Jones </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_in_Brooklyn" title="Vampire in Brooklyn">Vampire in Brooklyn</a></i> </td> <td>Silas Green </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sprung_(film)" title="Sprung (film)">Sprung</a></i> </td> <td>Detective </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fakin%27_da_Funk" title="Fakin' da Funk">Fakin' da Funk</a></i> </td> <td>Bill </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ride_(1998_film)" title="Ride (1998 film)">Ride</a></i> </td> <td>Roscoe </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bulworth" title="Bulworth">Bulworth</a></i> </td> <td>Reverend Morris </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Got_the_Hook-Up" title="I Got the Hook-Up">I Got the Hook-Up</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Mimm </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/High_Freakquency" title="High Freakquency">High Freakquency</a></i> </td> <td>Wes Thomas </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Next_Friday" title="Next Friday">Next Friday</a></i> </td> <td>Willie Jones </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ladies_Man_(2000_film)" title="The Ladies Man (2000 film)">The Ladies Man</a></i> </td> <td>Scrap Iron </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Nicky" title="Little Nicky">Little Nicky</a></i> </td> <td>Street Vendor </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Dolittle_2" title="Dr. Dolittle 2">Dr. Dolittle 2</a></i> </td> <td>Zoo Bear #2 </td> <td>Voice<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Friday_After_Next" title="Friday After Next">Friday After Next</a></i> </td> <td>Willie Jones </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Plane" title="Soul Plane">Soul Plane</a></i> </td> <td>Blind Man </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Man_(2006_film)" title="Little Man (2006 film)">Little Man</a></i> </td> <td>Pops </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Gift" title="God's Gift">God's Gift</a></i> </td> <td>Store </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/After_Sex_(2007_film)" title="After Sex (2007 film)">After Sex</a></i> </td> <td>Gene </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2008 </td> <td><i>The Super Rumble Mixshow</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>The Hustle</i> </td> <td>Mr. Wikes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>You Got to Coordinate</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Stand-up </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i>Hopelessly in June</i> </td> <td>Mr. Myers </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i>Chick Magnet</i> </td> <td>John </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Thousand_Words_(film)" title="A Thousand Words (film)">A Thousand Words</a></i> </td> <td>Blind Old Man </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i>I Got the Hook-Up 2</i> </td> <td>Mr. Mimm </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><i>Reality Queen</i> </td> <td>Joe The Plumber </td> <td>Posthumous release; Final film role </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_2">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Year </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Title </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Role </th> <th style="background:#B0C4DE;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Richard_Pryor_Show" title="The Richard Pryor Show">The Richard Pryor Show</a></i></td> <td>Various</td> <td>2 episodes<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1978</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_(1978_TV_series)" title="The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)">The Incredible Hulk</a></i></td> <td>Tom</td> <td>Episode: "Final Round"<sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening!!" title="What's Happening!!">What's Happening!!</a></i></td> <td>D.J.</td> <td>Episode: "Disco Dollar Disaster" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1979</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Times" title="Good Times">Good Times</a></i></td> <td>Officer Lawson</td> <td>Episode: "A Matter of Mothers"<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Barnaby_Jones" title="Barnaby Jones">Barnaby Jones</a></i></td> <td>Frank Wales</td> <td>Episode: "School of Terror"<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1982</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WKRP_in_Cincinnati" title="WKRP in Cincinnati">WKRP in Cincinnati</a></i></td> <td>Detective Davies</td> <td>Episode: "Circumstantial Evidence"<sup id="cite_ref-:3_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hill_Street_Blues" title="Hill Street Blues">Hill Street Blues</a></i></td> <td>Businessman</td> <td>Episode: "The Young, The Beautiful and the Degraded"<sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You_Again%3F" title="You Again?">You Again?</a></i></td> <td>Osborne</td> <td>Episode: "Good Neighbors" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/227_(TV_series)" title="227 (TV series)">227</a></i></td> <td>Man #2</td> <td>Episode: "Low Noon" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening_Now!!" title="What's Happening Now!!">What's Happening Now!!</a></i></td> <td>Adam</td> <td>Episode: "Family Life" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Frank%27s_Place" title="Frank's Place">Frank's Place</a></i></td> <td>Ray Parrish</td> <td>Episode: "Season's Greetings" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Amen_(TV_series)" title="Amen (TV series)">Amen</a></i></td> <td>The Balliff</td> <td>2 episodes<sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a></i></td> <td>Mark Steadman</td> <td>Episode: "On Your Honor"<sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Townsend_Television" title="Townsend Television">Townsend Television</a></i></td> <td>Various</td> <td>10 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_(TV_series)" title="Martin (TV series)">Martin</a></i></td> <td>Uncle Junior</td> <td>Episode: "Thanks for Nothing" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" title="The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></i></td> <td>Augustus Adams</td> <td>Episode: "The Harder They Fall"<sup id="cite_ref-Berry_3-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berry-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–1999</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wayans_Bros." title="The Wayans Bros.">The Wayans Bros.</a></i></td> <td>John "Pops" Williams</td> <td>Main cast<br />101 episodes<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_22-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LAT_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996–1997</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Waynehead" title="Waynehead">Waynehead</a></i></td> <td>Dad</td> <td>Voice, 3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Living_Single" title="Living Single">Living Single</a></i></td> <td>Smoke Eye Howard</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Happily_Ever_After:_Fairy_Tales_for_Every_Child" title="Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child">Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child</a></i></td> <td>Scofflaw</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2003–2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Proud_Family" title="The Proud Family">The Proud Family</a></i></td> <td>Mr. Jones</td> <td>Voice, 3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tracy_Morgan_Show" title="The Tracy Morgan Show">The Tracy Morgan Show</a></i></td> <td>Spoon</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kim_Possible" title="Kim Possible">Kim Possible</a></i></td> <td>Wayne</td> <td>Voice, Episode: "Rewriting History" </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Pryor Offenses</i></td> <td>Willie The Wino</td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Weekends_at_the_D.L." title="Weekends at the D.L.">Weekends at the D.L.</a></i></td> <td>Michael Johnson</td> <td>Episode: "1.14" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–2014</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Boondocks_(2005_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Boondocks (2005 TV series)">The Boondocks</a></i></td> <td>Robert "Granddad" Freeman / Blind Man</td> <td>Voice, Main cast<br />55 episodes<sup id="cite_ref-LAT_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i>Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street</i></td> <td>Real Santa / Christmas Singer on Radio</td> <td>Voice, TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i>The Super Rumble Mixshow</i></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tosh.0" title="Tosh.0">Tosh.0</a></i></td> <td>Fart Section Bus Passenger</td> <td>Episode: "Fart Bus Kid" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–2015</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_Family_(TV_series)" title="The First Family (TV series)">The First Family</a></i></td> <td>Grandpa Alvin</td> <td>Recurring role<br />28 episodes<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Randy_Cunningham:_9th_Grade_Ninja" title="Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja">Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja</a></i></td> <td>S. Ward Smith</td> <td>Voice, 3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anger_Management_(TV_series)" title="Anger Management (TV series)">Anger Management</a></i></td> <td>Will</td> <td>Episode: "Charlie Tests His Power" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–2019</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Jesus_(TV_series)" title="Black Jesus (TV series)">Black Jesus</a></i></td> <td>Lloyd</td> <td>31 episodes<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_2-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Dynamite_(TV_series)" title="Black Dynamite (TV series)">Black Dynamite</a></i></td> <td></td> <td>Voice, Episode: "The Warriors Come Out or The Mean Queens of Halloween" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2016</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black-ish" title="Black-ish">Black-ish</a></i></td> <td>James Brown</td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Animals." class="mw-redirect" title="Animals.">Animals.</a></i></td> <td>Jimmy</td> <td>Voice, Episode: "Squirrels Part I" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/White_Famous" title="White Famous">White Famous</a></i></td> <td>Limo Driver</td> <td>Episode: "Pilot" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/BoJack_Horseman" title="BoJack Horseman">BoJack Horseman</a></i></td> <td>Franco Aplenty</td> <td>Voice, Episode: "Surprise!” </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Albums">Albums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Comedy albums</dt></dl> <ul><li><i>63 Cent</i> (2008)<sup id="cite_ref-63C_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63C-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Witherspoon_(actor)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Movies & TV Dept. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. 2015. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/77085/John-Witherspoon/biography">the original</a> on July 1, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(2007). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000berr"><i>Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema</i></a></span>. 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