PurgatoryGirl Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) Earlier this morning, my jaw dropped from the shock of hearing on my local news that John Witherspoon died. Every news outlet I watched today never bothered to mention, that he voiced Grandad on The Boondocks, which I found irksome. Even though I enjoyed watching the Friday franchise and The Wayans Bros as a teenager, during the '90s, I favored his voice acting for The Boondocks. https://deadline.com/2019/10/john-witherspoon-dead-obituary-comedian-friday-star-77-1202772258/ Edited October 31, 2019 by PurgatoryGirl Quote
katt_goddess Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 Well, crap. I'm not even sure if all the recordings were completed for the next season and I don't think anyone ever thought that there'd be a need for an impressionist to at least finish the unfinished. 1 Quote
PurgatoryGirl Posted October 31, 2019 Author Posted October 31, 2019 We still have yet to learn what caused his death. It was so sudden, when they were already talking about working on The Boondocks again. Quote
katt_goddess Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 20 hours ago, PurgatoryGirl said: We still have yet to learn what caused his death. It was so sudden, when they were already talking about working on The Boondocks again. I don't think it's as sudden as it seems. I recall hearing a while back that he'd been feeling under the weather. Sometimes it doesn't take much. Not to say this doesn't still seem like a shock. He could have been sick and just not said anything to anyone so they wouldn't worry. He could have just not known anything was wrong. 1 Quote
PurgatoryGirl Posted November 1, 2019 Author Posted November 1, 2019 Yeah, I was wondering if John was already sick and kept it secret. Has Aaron McGruder said anything about his death? Quote
katt_goddess Posted November 1, 2019 Posted November 1, 2019 21 hours ago, PurgatoryGirl said: Yeah, I was wondering if John was already sick and kept it secret. Has Aaron McGruder said anything about his death? I haven't heard anything via McGruder. I'm guessing that if there is a major announcement, he has his own means for that. [ as ] may go bump route as is usual. If the R&M marathon hadn't already been scheduled, programmed in and announced they might have played some episodes. The only thing I do know is it was cardiac arrest. Beyond that, unknown. 1 Quote
PurgatoryGirl Posted November 2, 2019 Author Posted November 2, 2019 I had a feeling that it was cardiac arrest or that he may have died in his sleep. Quote
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