Aged 77 at death, he started out his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian in the 1970s. John Witherspoon made his film debut, The Jazz Singer in 1980 and then he appeared in Hollywood Shuffle, Boomerang, Vampire in Brooklyn and The Ladies Man.
The cause of his death is yet unknown, but relatives and celebrity friends have been paying tribute to him.
Witherspoon is survived by wife, Angela and two sons.
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