John Witherspoon (2)

Born John Weatherspoon Born: January 27, 1942 (Detroit, Michigan) Died: October 29, 2019 (Sherman Oaks, California) He was a comedian and actor, best known for his role in the movie, "Friday," in which he played Ice Cube's character's father. He also appeared in a number of music videos in the music industry. He was in the music video for hip-hop superstar Jay-Z's 2000 single "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)". He was also in Field Mob's music video for their song "Sick of Being Lonely". Other music movies include Goodie Mob's "They Don't Dance No Mo'" and LL Cool J's "Ain't Nobody".