John Witherspoon
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1836
- Died
- 1918
- Works
- 17
Top works
- General Joseph Wheeler and the Army of Tennessee (Abridged, Annotated)
- The life and times of William Lowndes Yancey
- The life and times of William Lowndes Yancey
- The Life and Times of William Lowndes Yancey, Volume II
- The Life and Times of William Lowndes Yancey, Volume I (Vol. 1)
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John Witherspoon (born January 27, 1942) is an American comedy actor known for his roles in Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), Murder Was The Case (1994), Friday (1995), Vampire In Brooklyn (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. <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Sherman Oaks
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- JohnWithersppon2019 (Cropped).png
- Height
- 1.78
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1942-01-27
- date of death
- 2019-10-29
- birth name
- John Weatherspoon
- nickname
- Spoon
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- social media followers
- 52774
- Commons category
- John Witherspoon (actor)
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