Detroit-born actor and comedian John Witherspoon has passed away at the age of 77,
Witherspoon is perhaps best known for his role as Willie Jones in the Friday movies and for voicing Robert Jebediah "Grandad" Freeman in The Boondocks. Last month, it was reported that HBO Max put in a two-season order for the animated series. Witherspoon has acted in several movies and television shows throughout his long career, such as Hollywood Shuffle, Boomerang, Vampire In Brooklyn, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, House Party, I Got the Hook-Up I & II, Soul Plane, Little Man, The Richard Pryor Show, The Incredible Hulk, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Living Single, The Tracy Morgan Show,Th Waynes Bros, Black Jesus, Black Dynamite,Black-ish, and much more. Witherspoon was recently featured on Chance the Rapper's The Big Day album.
It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away. He was a Legend in the entertainment industry, and a father figure to all who watched him over the years. We love you “POPS” always & forever.
- The Witherspoon Family
it hurts to hear another legend passing always watch all the fridays movies,all the waynes bros eps,all the black jesus eps,all the boondocks eps
now im starting to sound like him but when i have a bad day hes films and tv shows always makes me laugh therefore just wanna say thanx pops/grandadd thanx you for giving us laughter in comedy rest in peace john witherspoon yeaaaaahhhh boy!
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