John Witherspoon Biography & Movies

JOHN WITHERSPOON Born in Detroit, Michigan, John Witherspoon began his career as a stand-up comedian, and made his first television appearance on the 1970s series Barnaby Jones, starring Buddy Ebsen. On the big screen, Witherspoon has starred alongside some of the biggest and brightest comedians in the business, including Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and Tim Meadows, in films such as Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Little Nicky (2000) and The Ladies Man (2000), as well as a role in Warren Beatty's... See All