Comedic actor John Witherspoon, whose five decades in Hollywood included starring roles in the cult “Friday” film franchise and the popular TV series “The Wayans Bros.” and “The Boondocks,” has died. 

The date and cause of death has not yet been released. He was 77.

Although the Detroit native broke into the entertainment business as a stand-up comic in the 1960s, he would eventually rack up more than  

On the big screen, Witherspoon was best known for portraying Ice Cube’s father in the cult film “Friday” (1995) and its two sequels “Next Friday” (2000) and “Friday After Next″ (2002). He was slated to reprise the role in a fourth film titled “Last Friday,” which was still in pre-production.

Witherspoon also appeared in the movies “House Party,” “Vampire in Brooklyn” and

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