#FRIDAY ACTOR JOHN WITHERSPOON TV#
Within a few years he was getting small roles on TV as well. He also worked the door there before his move to M.C. He tried unsuccessfully to break into comedy in Las Vegas, then went to Los Angeles and began performing at open-mic nights at the Comedy Store. Witherspoon had done no comedy at that point, he recalled, “I went there and stole the show.” His acting teacher asked him if he would perform in an annual comedy show he was involved in. He was temporarily living with a brother and sister-in-law when he became interested in acting - they were part of an acting group that met weekly, and he was motivated to sign up for some lessons himself. “I’m a Witherspoon,” he told DJ Vlad, “but I think I might have been a Weatherspoon in the beginning.” As he told the story, local officials were somewhat indifferent to accurate record-keeping - some of the children were listed in birth records with the name Witherspoon, others with Weatherspoon.
27, 1942, in Detroit, one of 11 children. Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, whose hilarious takes on father-figure characters made for iconic scenes in a number of movies and television shows including Friday, died at his home. “Thank you God for the many many many laughs that we shared on and off the set.Mr. Hurt… yet extremely grateful to God that I got to spend 5 years of my life working with one of the funniest sweetest wisest humblest loving men,” Marlon Wayans wrote on Instagram, as a tribute to his TV dad. Witherspoon also played dad, John “Pops” Williams, to the title characters on the sitcom “The Wayans Bros.” and he was “Spoon” on NBC’s “The Tracy Morgan Show.” The actor also had roles in the movies “Boomerang” and “Vampire in Brooklyn,” both of which starred Eddie Murphy. “I’m devastated over the passing of John Witherspoon,” Ice Cube wrote on Twitter. The 1995 comedy and its sequels, “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next,” chronicle the trials of a man as he tries to make it through the day. He was, arguably, best known for playing Ice Cube’s dad in the “Friday,” film series.
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The Witherspoon Family /ov9P34kaMn- John Witherspoon October 30, 2019īorn in Detroit, Michigan, Witherspoon kicked off his career as a stand-up comedian and made his television debut in the 1970s, appearing in shows including the detective series “Barnaby Jones.” He was a Legend in the entertainment industry, and a father figure to all who watched him over the years. It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away. John used to say ‘I’m no big deal,’ but he was huge deal to us.” “We are all in shock, please give us a minute for a moment in privacy and we will celebrate his life and his work together. Witherspoon is survived by his wife, two sons and “a large family,” the statement said. Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube’s father in the Friday films, has died. “It is with deepest sorrow that we can confirm our beloved husband and father, John Witherspoon, one of the hardest working men in show business, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks at the age of 77,” his family said in a statement.
Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, whose hilarious takes on father-figure characters made for iconic scenes in a number of movies and television shows including “Friday,” died at his home Tuesday, a family spokesperson told CNN.
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