Biography
John Witherspoon was an American actor and comedian. Born John Weatherspoon on 27 January 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, he died on 29 October 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the 1970s and appeared in films including Hollywood Shuffle (1987), House Party (1990), Boomerang (1992) as Mr. Jackson, and the Friday series (1995–2002) as Mr. Jones. On television he played Pops on The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and voiced Granddad on The Boondocks (2005–2014).
Witherspoon was married to Angela Robinson from 1988 until his death; they had two sons.
