It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away. It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & father John Witherspoon has passed away. - The Witherspoon Family pic.twitter.com/ov9P34kaMn John Witherspoon (@John_POPS_Spoon) October 30, 2019Witherspoon had a recurring role in the Friday films and made plenty of cameos throughout his career that started back on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. Im devastated over the passing of John Witherspoon. John Witherspoon will be missed.

DETROIT The University of Michigan is building a new innovation center at the site of the failed Wayne County jail project in Downtown Detroit. Topping our headlines today is the passing of John Witherspoon, a Detroit native. He taught Ice Cube how to be a man in the 90s hit film Friday. Celebrities are tweeting their mournful tributes. A spider had somehow made its way into a bag of grapes and traveled from the store into their Milford home. The improved performance saves you time and battery life while checking your go-to source for local news and information.

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2009, file photo, John Witherspoon leaves a taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York. Actor-comedian Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cubes father in the Friday films, has died at age 77. Witherspoons manager Alex Goodman confirmed late Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, that Witherspoon died in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)LOS ANGELES, CA Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the "Friday" films, has died. Witherspoon's family issued a statement to the website Deadline saying that Witherspoon died Tuesday in Los Angeles.