Late actor/comedian, John Witherspoon, kinda surprised us when he revealed how much, or rather, how little he actually made from his role on the “Friday” films. Let’s just say, he started from the bottom.

(Video) Witherspoon Made HOW MUCH For “Friday” Movie?!!

In a 2018 interview with Vlad TV, Witherspoon said that for the first “Friday” movie – a film that grossed $30 million at the box office, but only cost $3 million to produce – he earned a big fat check for $5,000! Yep, you read that correctly – Witherspoon said he earned a whopping $5 G’s – and according to Witherspoon, so did the rest of the “Friday” cast:

“We got paid five thousand dollars a piece to do that movie. … Everybody else on that show, they gon’ say they made more money, but ain’t nobody made no money on that,” said Witherspoon.

John Witherspoon’s anorexic-like “Friday” check was surprising, but we’ve gotta keep in mind that this was a new film and folks probably didn’t know how big it would end up becoming. So, maybe Ice Cube and New Line Cinema had to penny pinch on that particular “Friday” budget.

But Then This Happened…

Then the big payday came for Witherspoon…after the second “Friday” rolled around, John said he earned $100,000. Now that was more like it. And of course the checks only got better once the third “Friday” installment was being filmed…and Witherspoon ultimately was able to sing, “Well we’re movin’ on up, to the east si-i-ide…” when he got paid close to $1 million for that one.

Is A ‘Friday Part 4’ Still In The Works?

As far as a ‘Friday #4,’ there’s been much speculation, for several years, that one would soon be in the works. But for the longest time, it didn’t seem as if that would ever happen. Many fans also assumed Chris Tucker would return to the “Friday” franchise for his “Smokey” role, but unfortunately we will never see a new scene from the “Smokey” character again, according to the late John Witherspoon.

Witherspoon cleared those Tucker rumors up a few years ago, stating that after Warner Brothers bought out New Line Cinema, they do not want to do a “Friday pt. 4,” UNLESS Chris Tucker signs the deal. However, according to Witherspoon, Chris Tucker was like ‘Hell naw, I’m not doing it.’

 

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Apparently by 2018,Ice Cube, Witherspoon, and Mike Epps were cookin’ up something at that time, because a photo and video surfaced online of what appeared to show them filming on the set of a new “Friday.” However, it’s unclear if they were able to finish filming the alleged ‘Friday pt. 4’ film prior to John Witherspoon’s untimely passing from a heart attack on October 19, 2019. Only time will tell.

May “Friday” film legends, John Witherspoon; Tommy “Tiny” Lister (“Deebo”; died December 20, 2020); and A.J. Johnson (“Ezal”; died September 6, 2021), continue to rest in peace and power.

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Late actor/comedian, John Witherspoon, kinda surprised us when he revealed how much, or rather, how little he actually made from his role on the “Friday” films. Let’s just say, he started from the bottom.

(Video) Witherspoon Made HOW MUCH For “Friday” Movie?!!

In a 2018 interview with Vlad TV, Witherspoon said that for the first “Friday” movie – a film that grossed $30 million at the box office, but only cost $3 million to produce – he earned a big fat check for $5,000! Yep, you read that correctly – Witherspoon said he earned a whopping $5 G’s – and according to Witherspoon, so did the rest of the “Friday” cast:

“We got paid five thousand dollars a piece to do that movie. … Everybody else on that show, they gon’ say they made more money, but ain’t nobody made no money on that,” said Witherspoon.

John Witherspoon’s anorexic-like “Friday” check was surprising, but we’ve gotta keep in mind that this was a new film and folks probably didn’t know how big it would end up becoming. So, maybe Ice Cube and New Line Cinema had to penny pinch on that particular “Friday” budget.

But Then This Happened…

Then the big payday came for Witherspoon…after the second “Friday” rolled around, John said he earned $100,000. Now that was more like it. And of course the checks only got better once the third “Friday” installment was being filmed…and Witherspoon ultimately was able to sing, “Well we’re movin’ on up, to the east si-i-ide…” when he got paid close to $1 million for that one.

Is A ‘Friday Part 4’ Still In The Works?

As far as a ‘Friday #4,’ there’s been much speculation, for several years, that one would soon be in the works. But for the longest time, it didn’t seem as if that would ever happen. Many fans also assumed Chris Tucker would return to the “Friday” franchise for his “Smokey” role, but unfortunately we will never see a new scene from the “Smokey” character again, according to the late John Witherspoon.

Witherspoon cleared those Tucker rumors up a few years ago, stating that after Warner Brothers bought out New Line Cinema, they do not want to do a “Friday pt. 4,” UNLESS Chris Tucker signs the deal. However, according to Witherspoon, Chris Tucker was like ‘Hell naw, I’m not doing it.’

 

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Apparently by 2018,Ice Cube, Witherspoon, and Mike Epps were cookin’ up something at that time, because a photo and video surfaced online of what appeared to show them filming on the set of a new “Friday.” However, it’s unclear if they were able to finish filming the alleged ‘Friday pt. 4’ film prior to John Witherspoon’s untimely passing from a heart attack on October 19, 2019. Only time will tell.

May “Friday” film legends, John Witherspoon; Tommy “Tiny” Lister (“Deebo”; died December 20, 2020); and A.J. Johnson (“Ezal”; died September 6, 2021), continue to rest in peace and power.

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John Witherspoon is in a serious situation after being accused of screwing over a friend. Unfortunately, the stress of it all has also caused his alleged victim to experience illness.

Actually, according to The Blast, he allegedly helped his wife screw over her supposed friend. The source says they supposedly took advantage of her friend by taking control of a film about the man’s life. This situation, Witherspoon wife’s friend claims, has caused him to suffer periods of depression and extreme weight loss.

The Blast reportedly obtained court documents indicating that Ronald Grant is suing John Witherspoon, 77, and his wife — Angela Robinson-Witherspoon — over a film called Curtsy, Mister.

Seriously, of all films to get John in trouble, this is the one? Curtsy, Mister?…

Whatever the case, the play was actually supposed to be the alleged victim’s personal memoir. The Blast states that it detailed “periods of sexual abuse and addiction.” Too, the film walked along his “rise from the housing projects of Manhattan to become the fashion editor of Essence Magazine.”

So, Here’s What Witherspoon Is Facing>>>

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(Video) Witherspoon Made HOW MUCH For “Friday” Movie?!!

In a recent interview with Vlad Tv,Witherspoon said that for the first “Friday” movie- a film that grossed $30 million at the box office, but only cost $3 million to produce- he earned a big fat check for $5,000! Yep, you read that correctly -he earned a whopping $5G’s- and according to Witherspoon, so did the rest of the “Friday” cast:

“We got paid five thousand dollars a piece to do that movie. … Everybody else on that show, they gon’ say they made more money, but ain’t nobody made no money on that.”

John Witherspoon’s anorexic-like “Friday” check is surprising, but we’ve gotta keep in mind that this was a new film and folks probably didn’t know how big it would end up becoming, so I guess Ice Cube and New Line Cinema had to penny pinch on that particular “Friday” budget. See what else Witherspoon revealed about this in the video clip below…

But Then This Happened…

Then the big payday came for Witherspoon…after the second Friday rolled around, John said…he earned $100,000…now that was more like it. And then of course the checks only got better once the third Friday was being filmed and Witherspoon ultimately was able to sing “Well we’re movin’ on up, to the east si-i-ide…” when he got paid close to $1 million for that one.

Actor/comedian John Witherspoon kinda surprised us when he revealed how much, or maybe I should say how little….and then how much he actually ended up making from his role on the Friday movies. Let’s just say, he “started from the bottom, now he’s here.”

“Friday Part 4” In The Works?

As far as “Friday,” there has been much speculation for many years that we would get a “Friday #4,” but for the longest time, it didn’t seem as if that would ever happen. Many were thinking that Chris Tucker would return to the movie for his “Smokey” role, but unfortunately we will never see a new scene from the “Smokey” character again. John Witherspoon cleared those Tucker rumors up a few years ago, stating that after Warner Brothers bought out New Line Cinema, they do not want to do a “Friday pt. 4,” UNLESS Chris Tucker signs the deal. However, according to Witherspoon, Tucker is like ‘Hell naw, I’m not doing it.’

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And just like that, “Friday” was a wrap…NOT!!! Apparently Cube, Witherspoon, and Mike Epps a.k.a. “Day-Day” are cookin’ up something, because a new photo and video have recently surfaced of what appears to be them filming on the set of a new “Friday.” Only time will tell if it’s the real deal though. Now excuse me while I go dust off my “Friday” DVD’s and reminisce. Peace family.

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As most of us have heard by now, two young Black men were sitting in Starbucks, minding their own business, when all of a sudden they found themselves handcuffed and taken to the Philly police station. As they were handcuffed, for seemingly doing nothing other than being enriched with an abundance of melanin, even the White customers were confused, pissed off, and questioning the cops about why they were arresting those young brothas.

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Watch John Witherspoon’s Response To Starbucks

Check out what Witherspoon had to say about this below.

What Starbucks Is Doing To Right Their Wrongs

Can’t believe I’m saying this, following such outright racist actions that were taken at that Philly Starbucks location, but I gotta give it to the corporation, they seem to be steppin’ up appropriately…so far. Now, if that changes, I’ll definitely be calling them out on it. However, based on the the swift actions Starbucks has taken, to attempt to right their wrongs, they at least deserve a C+. That C+ grade will only be bumped up after Starbucks proves it’s consistency in un-biasing any further biased employees’ actions going forward.

H&M could have learned a lil’ something from what Starbucks is doing. Or maybe, Starbucks learned a thing or two from H&M, about what NOT to do amid a racial conflict involving their brand. It’s only been about a week since those two brothas were arrested for simply sitting in a Philly Starbucks, waiting for their friend -the exact same thing millions of White people have done on the regular. But already, the corporation has taken a slew of actions to try to resolve the matter.

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First came an official wack apology from Starbucks on the following day after the incident. Then after gathering further info about the fiasco, they got to the gist of the matter and the new CEO, Kevin Johnson- who just started his new position on April 1, 2018- stepped in the line of fire to apologize to the men publicly and also privately. As protestors bombarded the Philly Starbucks, where a whopping SIX cops showed up to arrest the 2 Black men for doing absolutely nothing, Johnson went to Philly, where he interviewed with “Good Morning America” and further apologized for the Starbucks’ manager’s actions.

Soon after CEO Johnson’s interview, word surfaced that the Starbucks manager who called the cops on those men was no longer with the company.

To put the cherry on top Starbucks then announced that it will be closing 8000 of their locations to put employees through extensive ‘racial bias training,’ to ensure that what happened to those two brothas never happens again.

In addition to their current actions, Starbucks does have a history of speaking out against racism. Also, the former longtime CEO was a supported of Pres. Obama and has openly bashed Donald Trump on more than one occasion. In January 2017, when Trump issued an executive order, banning immigrants from the U.S., former Starbucks CEO defiantly vowed to hire 10,000 refugees within the next 5 years for their Starbucks locations worldwide. None of that justifies their employee’s racist action, but just a lil’ random food for thought.

What’s Missing From Starbucks’ Solutions:

2 black men arrested at Starbucks get an apology from police https://t.co/1pJqeJkLxV

— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) April 19, 2018

Only TWO things missing from these ‘resolutions’:
1. What about the SIX officers who used horrible and seemingly equally racially biased judgement when they decided to arrest the innocent Black men.? They need to be penalized a ‘racial biased’ trained too.

2. A HEFTY COMPENSATION for the humiliation and degradation that Starbuck’s manager caused the two men on that fateful day in Philly. If they are NOT compensated well for their troubles, then I’m with John Witherspoon when he says they should definitely sue the brakes of ’em.

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All Fun And Games Until…:

According to EURWeb, John Witherspoon recently appeared during a standup comedy show and, of course, fans were enjoying the Friday star, but things quickly took a turn for the worse. Witherspoon was filmed as other comedians gathered around him. He assured the crowd he was fine as he appeared to struggle. Witherspoon reportedly said “something was wrong while yelling out to the audience not to worry and that he’d be back on stage,” according to the publication. The video of Witherspoon was posted by Akadmiks on Instagram. The caption for the video read, “Went to see John Witherspoon at KC Improv & he seemed to possibly be having a stroke. He was escorted off stage.”

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What Really Happened?:

Right now, John Witherspoon’s health condition remains unknown, but there is speculation that he may have a had a stroke onstage. However, no further details about his condition have been revealed. John Witherspoon captured the attention of fans with his memorable television and film roles. In 1973, the Detroit native made his first television appearance on Barnaby Jones. He also made subsequent appearances on Good Times,Whats Happenin! and The Incredible Hulk. The talented actor is best known for his roles on The Wayans Bros., The Tracy Morgan Show, The Boondocks, The Five Heartbeats, Friday, Next Friday, and Friday After Next. 

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When you see them side by side, they actually do look alike, but when looking at this guy by himself, it may be kind of hard to place exactly who his Dad is. Here’s one last hint, his Dad is in his early 70s and looks really good for his age. In fact, it looks like he hasn’t aged in the past 20 years or so. Turn the page to see who he is…

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We all remember when Friday hit theaters in 1995 and when “Smokey” (Chris Tucker) told “Dee-bo” (Tiny “Zeus” Lister, Jr.) “You got knocked the f^*% out”; when the late Bernie Mac’s character, “Pastor Cleaver” preached his way right into “Ms. Parker’s” bedroom, and when Craig’s (Ice Cube) Pops (John Witherspoon) decided to give him a man-to-man talk while sitting on the toilet stinking up the place…LOL. The term “Bye Felicia” has even taken on a life of it’s own now ever since Cube told that to “Felicia” (Angela Means) in the movie. This film had a bunch of heavy hitters in it, including Regina King, Anna Maria Horsford, and Nia Long and basically, everything about the movie was funny as all get-out, but the behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage is just as hilarious. It’s rare that we get to see what it’s like before the big movie sets, the film crew and all of the frills and the pretty stuff come into play on a classic movie like Friday.

Check out the video clip below to see how Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Tiny, and the rest of the cast actually rehearsed some their scenes together, in their rawest form- this was all about skills and seizing opportunity. *Contains explicit language*

In April of this year (2015) Friday actually turned 20 years old! Can you believe it’s been that long? Dang!  Where did the time go?!! Anyways, ET posted a video to celebrate Friday’s anniversary with this behind-the-scenes footage of some of the cast. Check it out…

What do y’all think? Is it time for Friday to make a comeback with it’s original cast? Most of these actors blew up after the first Friday release, so the movie budget alone might not even cover their current fee, but it would be cool to see Chris Tucker get his mojo back and create the same type of magic he did the first time around. We’ll just have to sit back and see.

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