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John Witherspoon

1942-01-27

The Biography

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.

John Witherspoon in

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Little Man

5.907 average rating
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After Sex

5.6 average rating
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Friday

7.157 average rating
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Little Nicky

5.9 average rating
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Dr. Dolittle 2

5.314 average rating
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Friday After Next

6.302 average rating
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A Thousand Words

6.1 average rating
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Soul Plane

5.388 average rating
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The Ladies Man

5.3 average rating
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Next Friday

6.449 average rating
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Fatal Instinct

5.4 average rating
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House Party

6.4 average rating
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

6.351 average rating
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Bird

6.84 average rating
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Hollywood Shuffle

6.4 average rating
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Vampire in Brooklyn

5.1 average rating
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Boomerang

5.7 average rating
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The Five Heartbeats

7.3 average rating
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The Meteor Man

5.759 average rating
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Sprung

5.5 average rating