OT Detroit Comedian John Witherspoon dies at age 77

Submitted by Chalky White on October 30th, 2019 at 10:49 AM

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/10/30/detroit-born-actor-john-witherspoon-dies-played-pops-in-friday/

 

I completely forgot he was from Detroit. Anyone who was a fan of Urban comedy from the 90s era will remember Witherspoon's roles in the Friday movies with Ice Cube. I used to really like his role in Boomerang when he played the father of (Detroiter) David Alan Grier. 

"Marcus, you can't let that pussy whip you. You got to whip that pussy. BANG BANG BANG!

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October 30th, 2019 at 12:22 PM ^

When my love goes bang bang bang, he is an icon from hollywood shuffle to Black Jesus, we lost a great man and a comedian, and a wealth of history in his death