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.
47 movies · 24 shows
Boosters LA
2022·0.0
Reality Queen!
2020·4.1
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019·5.6
A Thousand Words
2012·6.1
Chick Magnet
2011·3.8
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
2010·6.1
The Hustle
2008·6.3
You Got to Coordinate
2008·4.5
After Sex
2007·5.5
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006·8.0
Little Man
2006·5.9
Soul Plane
2004·5.5
Laffapalooza! #2
2004·0.0
Friday After Next
2002·6.4
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001·5.3
Little Nicky
2000·5.8
The Ladies Man
2000·5.4
Next Friday
2000·6.5
High Freakquency
1998·8.0
I Got the Hook-Up
1998·5.5
Bulworth
1998·6.3
Ride
1998·5.8
Fakin' Da Funk
1997·6.0
Sprung
1997·5.4
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995·5.1
Friday
1995·7.2
Murder Was the Case
1995·6.1
Cosmic Slop
1994·5.3
Fatal Instinct
1993·5.5
The Meteor Man
1993·5.8
Bebe's Kids
1992·6.0
Boomerang
1992·5.7
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
1991·4.9
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991·5.0
Sunday in Paris
1991·6.0
The Five Heartbeats
1991·7.3
House Party
1990·6.4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989·0.0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989·0.0
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988·6.4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988·0.0
Kidnapped
1988·4.2
Bird
1988·6.9
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987·0.0
Hollywood Shuffle
1987·6.5
Ratboy
1986·3.9
The Jazz Singer
1980·5.9