29 Days of Black History |Day 29 | John Witherspoon

The last and final day of Black History we pay homage to the late great, John Witherspoon.    John Weatherspoon[1] (January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019), better known as John Witherspoon, was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films.[2] Best known for his role as Willie Jones for the Friday series,[2] Witherspoon also starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).[2] He has also made appearances on television shows such as The Wayans Bros.(1995–99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Boondocks (2005–2014), and Black Jesus (2014–2019).[2][3] He wrote a film, From the Old School, in which he played an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a strip club. #29DaysOfBlackHistory  *Putting People On Game does not own any rights to this music or images* Hit us up or send us a text 214-744-3601! Subscribe to PPOGPOD channel ► LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE ► WATCH MORE: Youtube  ► SUBSCRIBE and LISTEN to full episode on Apple Podcast ► SUBSCRIBE and LISTEN to full episode on Spotify ► FOLLOW PPOGPOD on Instagram ► FOLLOW PPOGPOD Twitter ► LIKE PPOGPOD on Facebook