John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

January 27, 1942 · 84 years old

John Witherspoon was an African-American comedian and actor who has roles in over 20 movies and television shows. Acting for over three decades, Witherspoon starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), and the Friday film series. He also made appearances on television shows s…

Known For

17 titles
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Friday

Friday

1995 · 1h 31m · Movie

It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.

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Little Man

Little Man

2006 · 1h 38m · Movie

A wannabe-dad mistakes a vertically-challenged criminal on the lam for his newly-adopted son.

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Next Friday

Next Friday

2000 · 1h 38m · Movie

A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin, to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison.

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The Boondocks

The Boondocks

2005 · 27m · TV Show

Brothers Huey and Riley Freeman experience a culture clash when they leave Chicago to move in with their grandfather in the suburbs.

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Boomerang

Boomerang

1992 · 1h 57m · Movie

A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.

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Friday After Next

Friday After Next

2002 · 1h 25m · Movie

Working as security guards, Craig and Day-Day run into the thief who stole their Christmas presents.

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Vampire in Brooklyn

Vampire in Brooklyn

1995 · 1h 40m · Movie

A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.

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House Party

House Party

1990 · 1h 40m · Movie

Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.

6.5
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The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

2000 · 1h 24m · Movie

The Saturday Night Live (1975) character gets a big screen treatment.

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Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

1987 · 1h 21m · Movie

An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.

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The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

1995 · 30m · TV Show

The wacky escapades of brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams, along with their wise but eccentric father.

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Bebe's Kids

Bebe's Kids

1992 · 1h 12m · Movie

To impress his new girlfriend, a man agrees to look after her friend's kids, only to find that they are uncontrollably rambunctious.

5.8
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The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1980 · 1h 55m · Movie

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.

5.9
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I Got the Hook Up

I Got the Hook Up

1998 · 1h 33m · Movie

Two small-time scam artists, Black and Blue, sell boomboxes and broken TVs from their van in a parking lot. When a shipment of cellular phones comes to them by mistake, they soon find themselves targeted by the FBI and gangsters.

4.1
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Sprung

Sprung

1997 · 1h 45m · Movie

Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out that she's been fooled, she becomes Clyde'...

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I Got the Hook Up 2

I Got the Hook Up 2

2019 · 1h 47m · Movie

Best friends and old-school street hustlers Black and Blue went legit twenty years ago when they opened their family restaurant. But with the health inspector threatening to shut them down, they could lose it all. Now it's up to y...

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The Hustle

The Hustle

2008 · 1h 37m · Movie

Pest exterminators Freddie and Junior keep stumbling into trouble on the job fighting rich ladies, roaches, grumpy pawn shop owners and meter maids when suddenly they're in way over their heads, owing an Asian Karate World mobster...

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