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Actor And Comedian John Witherspoon Dies At 77
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4:33Now PlayingActor and comedian John Witherspoon has passed away.
On Wednesday, his family tweeted: "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."
Born in Detroit, Witherspoon had an amazing career that inluded the Friday franchise, Hollywood Shuffle, The Wayans Bros, The Richard Pryor Show, The Incredible Hulk, Good Times, The Tracy Morgan Show, Vampire in Brooklyn, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Boomerang, Black Jesus, Boondocks and much, much more. He started out as a stand up comedian in 1977 and went on to movies where he continued to perform well into his 70s. He was set to reprise his role in Last Friday, but the project hasn't begun filming yet.
The 'pops" of Black Hollywood will be sadly missed by his family and countless fans. We'll keep them all in our thoughts and prayers.
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