John Witherspoon net worth is
$8 Million
John Witherspoon Wiki Biography
John Weatherspoon was born on the 27th January 1942, in Detroit, Michigan USA. It should be noted that John changed his surname into Witherspoon at the beginning of his career. He is an actor and comedian. Acting is the main source of John Witherspoon’s net worth. The actor is well known because he has a long-spanned career, as he has been active in show business since 1977.
How much is John Witherspoon’s net worth? Reportedly, his wealth stands at $8 million, as of the latest estimations in 2015.
John Witherspoon Net Worth $8 Million
To begin with, John began his career as a stand-up comedian. He debuted in an episode of the television show “Barnaby Jones” (1977) aired on CBS. Soon, he was invited to land a regular role in the series of “The Richard Pryor Show” (1977) on NBC which was followed by a role in the situation comedy created by Hugh Wilson, “WKRP in Cincinnati” (1978–1982). Later, Witherspoon landed episodic roles in a number of television series including “Hill Street Blues” (1982), “You Again” (1986), “227” (1987), “What’s Happening Now!!” (1987), “Amen” (1988), “L.A. Law” (1990) among others. Then he became a regular in the sketch comedy show “Townsend Television” (1993), although it was closed due to low audience ratings. John was in the main cast of the sitcom “The Tracy Morgan Show” (2003- 2004) created by David M. Israel and Jim O’Doherty. More, he successfully voiced the main character of the adult animated sitcom “The Boondocks” (2005–2014). Currently, Witherspoon stars in the sitcom “The First Family” (2012–present) and voices the animated series “Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja” (2013–present). On the whole, television is a significant source of John Witherspoon’s net worth.
On the other hand, roles on the big screen increased the total size of John Witherspoon’s net worth, too. His first role in a feature film was a small one in Richard Fleischer’s film “The Jazz Singer” (1980) which was followed by being cast as a main in the films “Ratboy” (1986), “Hollywood Shuffle” (1987) and “House Party” (1990). After a number of other minor roles, Witherspoon starred alongside Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett in the horror comedy film “Vampire in Brooklyn” (1995) directed by Wes Craven. However, the film failed at the box office as well as receiving mostly negative reviews. Fortunately, the same year John starred alongside Ice Cube and Chris Tucker in the crime comedy film “Friday” (1995) directed by F. Gary Gray which contrarily, was acclaimed by critics, and was even nominated for the AFI’s 100 Years Award as the Best Movie, and was financially profitable. Then, he landed the main role in Tony Singletary’s comedy film “High Freakquency” (1998). Witherspoon appeared in the main cast of the films “Next Friday” (2000), “The Ladies Man” (2000), “Friday After Next” (2002) and “Little Man” (2006). Currently, he is working on the set of the upcoming comedy film “Last Friday”. All these appearances had a positive effect on John’s net worth.
Finally, in the private life of the actor, he married Angela Robinson in 1988, and the family has two children.
Net Worth | $8 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 27, 1942 |
Died | November 15, 1794, Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
Place Of Birth | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Profession | Actor, Comedian |
Education | University of St Andrews, University of Edinburgh |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Angela Robinson-Witherspoon (m. 1988) |
Children | Alexander Witherspoon, John David Witherspoon |
Siblings | William Weatherspoon, Cato Weatherspoon |
Nicknames | John Weatherspoon , Spoon , Popz , Johnny Witherspoon , “Mexico” John Witherspoon |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0936762 |
Movies | Friday, Friday After Next, Next Friday, Little Man, Vampire in Brooklyn, Boomerang, Hollywood Shuffle, Soul Plane, The Ladies Man, Talkin' Dirty After Dark, Ratboy, A Thousand Words, I Got the Hook-Up, Fatal Instinct, The Meteor Man, High Freakquency, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, John Witherspoon: Y... |
TV Shows | The Boondocks, The Tracy Morgan Show, The Wayans Bros., Waynehead, The Richard Pryor Show, Black Jesus, Townsend Television |
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1 | Was considered for the role of Lt. Arthur Fancy on NYPD Blue (1993). |
2 | The only actor, other than Ice Cube, to appear in all three "Friday movies. |
3 | David Letterman is godfather to his son, John David. |
4 | He's the cousin of famous singer songwriter of the '60s, and nationally known music producer and engineer Lamont Dozier, and Reggie Dozier. |
5 | Brother of William Weatherspoon, a songwriter and producer for Motown Records ("What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted"). |
6 | Was a fashion model in Detroit. |
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Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | | post-production | John |
Reality Queen! | 2016 | | Joe The Plumber |
Black-ish | 2016 | TV Series | James Brown |
Animals. | 2016 | TV Series | Jimmy |
Black Jesus | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Lloyd |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | 2013-2015 | TV Series | S. Ward Smith |
The First Family | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Grandpa Alvin |
Black Dynamite | 2014 | TV Series | |
Anger Management | 2014 | TV Series | Will |
A Thousand Words | 2012/I | | Blind Man |
Chick Magnet | 2011 | Video | John |
Tosh.0 | 2011 | TV Series | Fart Section Bus Passenger |
The Hustle | 2008 | | Mr. Wikes |
The Super Rumble Mixshow | 2008 | TV Series | |
After Sex | 2007 | | Gene |
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street | 2006 | TV Movie | Real Santa / Christmas singer on Radio (voice) |
Littleman | 2006 | | Pops |
Weekends at the DL | 2005 | TV Series | Michael Johnson |
Pryor Offenses | 2004 | TV Movie | Willie the Wino |
Kim Possible | 2004 | TV Series | Wayne - Wade's Uncle |
Soul Plane | 2004 | | Blind Man |
The Tracy Morgan Show | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Spoon |
The Proud Family | 2003 | TV Series | Oran Jones |
Friday After Next | 2002 | | Mr. Jones |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | 2001 | | Zoo Bear #2 (voice) |
Little Nicky | 2000 | | Street Vendor |
The Ladies Man | 2000 | | Scrap Iron |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 2000 | TV Series | Scofflaw |
Next Friday | 2000 | | Mr. Jones |
The Wayans Bros. | 1995-1999 | TV Series | John 'Pops' Williams |
High Freakquency | 1998 | | Wes Thomas |
I Got the Hook Up | 1998 | | Mr. Mimm |
Bulworth | 1998 | | Reverend Morris |
Ride | 1998 | | Roscoe |
Living Single | 1997 | TV Series | Smoke Eye Howard |
Fakin' Da Funk | 1997 | | Bill |
Waynehead | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Dad |
Sprung | 1997 | | Detective |
A Delicatessen Story | 1996 | Short | Mel |
Killin' Me Softly | 1996 | | Mr. Gorge |
Vampire in Brooklyn | 1995 | | Silas Green |
Friday | 1995 | | Mr. Jones |
Murder Was the Case: The Movie | 1995 | Video short | Drunk #1 |
Cosmic Slop | 1994 | TV Movie segment "The First Commandment" | |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1994 | TV Series | Augustus Adams |
Townsend Television | 1993 | TV Series | |
Martin | 1993 | TV Series | Uncle Junior |
Fatal Instinct | 1993 | | Arch |
The Meteor Man | 1993 | | Clarence James Carter III |
The Boys | 1992 | TV Movie | Bert |
Bébé's Kids | 1992 | | Card Player #1 (voice) |
Boomerang | 1992 | | Mr. Jackson |
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! | 1991 | | Evan Rood |
Talkin' Dirty After Dark | 1991 | | Dukie |
Sunday in Paris | 1991 | TV Short | Fredic Dickson |
The Five Heartbeats | 1991 | | Wild Rudy |
L.A. Law | 1990 | TV Series | Mark Steadman |
House Party | 1990 | | Mr. Strickland |
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | 1988 | | Reverend |
Bird | 1988 | | Sid |
Amen | 1988 | TV Series | The Bailiff |
Frank's Place | 1987 | TV Series | Ray Parrish |
What's Happening Now! | 1987 | TV Series | Adam |
227 | 1987 | TV Series | Man #2 |
Kidnapped | 1987 | | Pimp |
Hollywood Shuffle | 1987 | | Mr. Jones |
You Again? | 1986 | TV Series | Osborne |
Ratboy | 1986 | | Heavy |
Hill Street Blues | 1982 | TV Series | Businessman |
WKRP in Cincinnati | 1982 | TV Series | Detective Davies |
The Jazz Singer | 1980 | | M.C. Cinderella Club |
Barnaby Jones | 1979 | TV Series | Frank Wales |
Good Times | 1979 | TV Series | Officer Lawson |
What's Happening!! | 1978 | TV Series | D.J. |
The Incredible Hulk | 1978 | TV Series | Tom |
The Richard Pryor Show | 1977 | TV Series | Various |
Camera Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Broken Mirror | 2012 | Short assistant camera | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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John Witherspoon: You Got to Coordinate | 2008 | TV Special documentary executive producer | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Curtsy, Mister | 2017 | Documentary post-production | John |
T-Robe: Based on a True Story | 2015 | | Himself |
Gotham Comedy Live | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1993-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Fashion News Live | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
TV One's Roast and Toast: John Witherspoon | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
Behind the Boondocks: The Making of an American Classic | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
John Witherspoon: You Got to Coordinate | 2008 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1 | 2003 | Video | Himself (segment "I Just Wanna Love U") |
Soul Train Comedy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1984-1993 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Def Comedy Jam | 1992 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian (1993) |
The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime | 1991 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Various Characters |
The Richard Pryor Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself / Various |
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Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2004 | BET Comedy Award | BET Comedy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Tracy Morgan Show (2003) |
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