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- You probably remember John Witherspoon as Ice Cube's (Craig's) outrageously funny, dog-catching dad in New Line Cinema's smash urban trilogy Friday, Next Friday & Friday After Next, or as "Pops" on the long-running syndicated sitcom The Wayans Brothers or as Spoon on NBC's The Tracy Morgan Show. One thing's for sure... once you've seen Witherspoon you completely understand why he has earned the reputation as one of America's funniest dads.
Witherspoon has brought to life some of the most hilarious, unforgettable characters ever including, David Allen Grier's fashionably challenged, mushroom-wearing father in the romantic comedy Boomerang, and the quirky, diner-owning father "Pops" on The WB's The Wayans Brothers. His scene-stealing roles in Boomerang, Little Nicky, House Party, Vampire in Brooklyn, and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, made him one of the most memorable funny men in America.
You've seen him in everything from popular music videos alongside Jay Z and Sugar Ray---to sitcoms opposite The Wayans Brothers and Saturday Night Live's, Tracy Morgan---to blockbuster movies alongside Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Chris Tucker and Ice Cube, amongst others. Not only does Witherspoon's work span over four decades to include blockbuster movies, hit-television shows, commercials, and top-rated music videos, but he's coined his own catch phrases... as in... "Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!" and "You Gotta Co-ordinate!"
You have to wonder how a comedian whose work can be traced back as far as WKRP in Cincinnati and Barnaby Jones, can still be relevant today. His roles in the Friday series, (Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next), Soul Plane, Ladies Man, Boomerang, Vampire in Brooklyn, Little Nicky, House Party, etc. are arguably some of the most hilarious bits of comedy to date. The Orange County Register describes the comedian/actor as being in a class of his own. "Witherspoon is one of those performers who doesn't need a funny line to be funny. Just standing there in a truculent posture with a suspicious look, he is funny and enlivens every scene he's in." The Detroit-bred comic has proven that he is a Hollywood mainstay and continues to land coveted spots in some of America's favorite movies and television shows.
Witherspoon will have America laughing once again this fall in his wickedly funny role in the highly anticipated animated series, The Boondock's (The Cartoon Network). He stars as the eccentric "Grandad" in the series based on the award winning and politically charged comic strip. Additionally, Witherspoon has lent his voice to other top-rated animated shows including, The Proud Family and Kim Possible, amongst others. Witherspoon continues to tour around the country with his wildly popular stand-up show and recently launched The John Witherspoon Collection---a complete line of humorous greeting cards called Spoon Cards.
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Contact
For Booking Please Contact:
Booking Agent:
William Rodriguez
ICM
310-550-4434
wrodriguez@icmtalent.comManagement, TV and Film :
Derek Van Pelt
Levity Entertainment
310.417.4891
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Filmography
John Witherspoon's Filmography
Film Year Character Director/Studio Soul Plane 2004 Blind Guy Jessy Terrero/MGM
2002
Mr. Jones
Marcus Raboy/New Line Cinema
2001
Zoo Bear
Steve Carr/20th Century Fox
2000 Scrap Iron Reggie Hudlin/Paramount Pictures
2000
Street Vendor Steven Brill/New Line Cinema
Next Friday 2000
Mr. Jones
Steve Carr/New Line Cinema
1998
Reverend Morris
Warren Beatty/20th Century Fox
High Freakquency 1998
Wes Thomas
Tony Singletary
1998
Roscoe
Millicent Shelton/Walt Disney Video
1998
Mr. Mimm
Michael Martin/Walt Disney Video
Fakin' Da Funk 1997
Bill
Tim Chey/Image Entertainment
1997
Detective
Rusty Cundieff/Trimark Pictures
1995
Mr. Jones
F. Gary Gray/New Line Cinema
1995
Silas
Wes Craven/Paramount Pictures
1993
Arch
Carl Reiner/MGM
The Meteor Man 1993
Clarence James Carter III
Robert Townsend/MGM
1992
Mr. Jackson
Reggie Hudlin/Paramount Pictures
Bebe's Kids 1992
1st Card Player
Bruce Smith/Paramount
Talking Dirty After Dark 1991
Dukie Sinclair
Topper Carew
1991
Wild Rudy
Robert Townsend/Fox-CBS
1990
Mr. Strickland
Reggie Hudlin/New Line Cinema
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back 1990
Evan Rood
John de Bello
1988
Sid
Clint Eastwood/Warner
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988
Reverend
Keenan Ivory Wayans/MGM
1987
Mr. Jones
Robert Townsend/MGM
1986
Pimp
Howard Hikmet Avedis
1986
Heavy
Sondra Locke/Warner
1980
M.C. Cinderella Club
Richard Fleischer
Television Character Network/Episode Boondocks 2005 Grandad Kim Possible 2004 Wayne Rewriting History The Tracy Morgan Show 2003 Spoon The Proud Family 2003 Oran Jones Adventures in Bebe sitting Last Comic Standing 2003 Himself/Talent Scout Las Vegas Finals Wayans Brothers 1994-99 Pops WB Network Living Single 1997 Smoke Eye Howard Episode: Three Men and a Buckeye; FOX Fresh Prince of Bel Air 1994 Augusteus Episode: The Harder They Fall; NBC Murder Was The Case 1994 Drunk #1 Director: Dr. Dre (short film/video) Cosmic Slop 1994 Segment: The First Commandment Townsend TV 1993 Townsend Television Martin 1992 Uncle Junior Episode: Thanks for Nothing Frank's Place 1987 CBS LA Law 1986 Mark Steadman Episode: On Your Honor Hill Street Blues 1981 NBC WKRP in Cincinnati 1978 Detective Davies Episode: Circumstantial Evidence The Incredible Hulk 1978 Tom The Final Round What's Happening 1976 D.J. Episode: Disco Dollar Disaster Good Times 1974 Detective A Matter of Mothers Barnaby Jones 1973 CBS Guest Appearances Network/Label David Letterman Show CBS Live in LA BET Def Comedy Jam HBO The Richard Pryor Show NBC Video: Jay Z - I Just Want To Love You (Give it To Me) Rockefeller Records
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