John Witherspoon (actor)
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| Birth name | John Witherspoon |
| Born | January 27, 1942 (age 64) Detroit, Michigan |
| Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Notable roles | Mr. Jones from Friday (film), Next Friday, and Friday After Next, Pops from The Wayans Bros., Granddad Freeman from The Boondocks |
| Spouse(s) | Angela Witherspoon |
John Witherspoon (born January 27, 1942) is an American comedy actor best known for his roles in Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), Friday (1995) and the 1990s WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. John was born in Detroit, Michigan and has also been known as Johnny Witherspoon and Detroit John. He started as a fashion model for various catalogs. He has combined a career as a stand-up comic with appearances on television and films. Most of his roles in movies have been as humorously cantankerous characters as seen in Boomerang, House Party and the Friday series.
His recent roles include Robert "Granddad" Freeman in the animated television show The Boondocks.
His longtime friend David Letterman is the godfather to his son, David.[1]
His brother, William, wrote the Motown hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". He is a cousin of Lamont Dozier.
He appeared in Jay-Z's video for "I Just Wanna Luv U (Give It 2 Me)".
Can be seen in Hitman Sammy Sam's video "Step Daddy" as Stepdaddy #1.
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