The US stand up comedian John Witherspoon dies at the age of 77 by Joseph Santiago
The US stand up comedian and actor John Witherspoon will be best remembered for his role as rapper Ice Cube’s father in the comedy trilogy Friday, who has died at the age of 77.
Born John Weatherspoon, he started out as a stand-up comedian back in the 1970s.
His first film was back in 1980 The Jazz Singer and was seen in Hollywood Shuffle, Boomerang, Vampire in Brooklyn and The Ladies Man.
The reason for his death is not known. Relatives and celebrity friends have been paying respects to Witherspoon.
