Acting
John Witherspoon
- Titles
- 43movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1987 to 2020, busiest in 1995 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 8top three billing
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
Friday79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.9average 2.7
- Pop Culture5.5average 2.2
- Physical Comedy5.4average 2.5
- Contemporary Realism7.9average 5.2
- Cringe Humor4.5average 2.2
- Satire & Parody4.4average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.5average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Tension4.0, average 6.1
- Psychological3.7, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.8, average 4.7
- Mystery2.4, average 4.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven Comedy 4
- Social Commentary 3
- 90s Nostalgia 3
- Pop Culture References 3
- Situational Humor 3
- Early 2000s Vibe 2
- Satirical Comedy 2
- Urban Comedy 2
- Slapstick 2
- Cringe Comedy 2
- Stoner Comedy 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Tommy Lister Jr.ActorFriday, Talkin' Dirty After Dark, I Got the Hook Up 2
Regina KingActorThe Boondocks, Friday, The Boondocks
Jill TalleyActorThe Boondocks, The Ladies Man, The Boondocks
Anna Maria HorsfordActorThe Wayans Bros., Friday, Friday After Next
Ice CubeActorFriday, Friday After Next, Next Friday
Charlie MurphyActorBlack Jesus, Vampire in Brooklyn, The Hustle
Aaron McGruderCreatorThe Boondocks, Black Jesus, The Boondocks
Paula Jai ParkerActorFriday, Sprung
Keenen Ivory WayansActorLittle Man, Hollywood Shuffle
Gary Anthony WilliamsActorThe Boondocks, The Boondocks
Gabby SoleilActorThe Boondocks, The Boondocks
Mike EppsActorFriday After Next, Next Friday
Movies and TV shows
63Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 title
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
TV show
Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
TV show · as Franco Aplenty (voice)
Good
Score 70 to 79
18 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Mr. Jones
78
TV show
78
TV show · as Wayne (voice)
77
TV show · as Mark Steadman
76
as Mr. Jones
75
TV show · as James Brown
74
TV show · as S. Ward Smith (voice)
74
as Mr. Jackson
73
TV show · as Tom
71
TV show · as Lloyd
71
TV show · as Robert Freeman (voice)
71
TV show · as Augustus Adams
Decent
Score 60 to 69
8 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Reverend
66
as Scrap Iron
66
TV show · as Scofflaw (voice)
65
as Arch
65
as Mr. Wikes
64
as Bill
63
TV show · as Grandpa Alvin
60
as Roscoe
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
28 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Mr. Jones
57
TV show · as Spoon
57
as Mr. Jones
50
as Mr. Mimm
48
TV show · as John 'Pops' Williams
46
TV show · as Will
40
as Joe The Plumber
40
as Detective
39
as Evan Rood
36
as Pops
32
as Silas Green
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
1 title
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
27
as Heavy
Not rated yet
6 titles
Not rated yet
as Wes Thomas
as Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice)
as Luther
as Fredic Dickson
as Robert Freeman