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Witherspoon worked occasionally as a model. During the 1960s and 1970s, he began his stand-up comedy career. He had many friends in the business, including
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Witherspoon appeared in a number of music videos by artists in the music industry. In 2000, he was in the music video for hip-hop superstar
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series ran for four seasons. In 2006, he performed as Real Santa, a Christmas singer on the radio, in the television movie,
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Witherspoon went back to his comedian roots and started a comedy tour that premiered on television on March 28, 2008, on
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Witherspoon married Angela Robinson in 1988. They raised two sons, John David ("J.D.") and Alexander.
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episode "Three Men and a Buckeye" as Smoke Eye Howard. His largest role in a television series was on
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where he portrayed the character of Michael Johnson. That same year, he began starring in
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episode "Adventures in Bebe Sitting". He later guest-starred in an episode of
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Witherspoon was also known for his over-the-top characters in films such as
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on YouTube. In May 2013, he was featured on "Saturday (skit)", from rapper
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Witherspoon performed in many feature films (usually comedies), including
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Voice, Episode: "The Warriors Come Out or The Mean Queens of Halloween"
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was Witherspoon's best friend and is the godfather of his two sons.
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Witherspoon was also featured in the American television sitcom
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American comedy series. This then led to his 1982 appearance in
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John Witherspoon's "Cooking for Poor People" YouTube series
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at bangbangbangbang.com (archived on November 26, 2011)
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Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
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as Osborne. Other television show appearances include
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Maxouris, Christina; Sutton, Joe (October 30, 2019).
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Episode: "The Young, The Beautiful and the Degraded"
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