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Egyptian Revival

Yesterday's post was about the full opening of Tutankhamun's tomb, but there have been several times when Egypt has had a strong influence in fashion and art, and here I selected a few things from the 1910s and 1920s that are Egyptian revival, and of course let me know which ones are your favourites of you can add some when reblogging this post.

Here we go.

The beginning of the century marked the birth of modern dance, so we see that part of the Orientalism trend had a deep Egyptian influence from Les Ballets Russes to the Denishawn school: strong lines, profile poses, spectacular costumes, all taken from the art and sculpture of the ancient Egypt.

Here a little video of the Denishawn dancers along Ted Shawn (not the dance of the picture above), with no music because this is FROM 1913:

Also, this influence is clearly seen in the art deco masterpiece that is the dance scene from Metropolis (1927):

Denishawn students (Lillian Powell, Charlotte Brendel, Grace McCrea, Irene Pryor, Claire Niles) in an Egyptian dance created as part of a vaudeville act by Ted Shawn (not related to the Denishawn Egyptian Ballet), Hixon-Connelly, 1918, The New York City Public Library.

Vaslav Nijinsky and Serafima Astafieva in "Cleopatre", probably by Ernst Sandau, 1912, National Portrait Gallery, London.

Desiree Lubovska as Cleopatra, ca. 1915.

Ida Rubinstein with costume designed by Erté, 1920s.

Dancers from the Folies Bergère with costumes designed by Erté, Paris, 1924.

Dance of the Priest of Ra, from Dances of the Ages, Denishawn dancers, 1913.

Dance Scene, from Metropolis, Fritz Lang, 1927.

Fashion and accessories were deeply inspired by Egypt in the 1920s, thanks to the simple shapes of the garments, the use of striking accessories and jewelry, and the use of embellishments and embroidery to elevate the simple dresses: from appliqués to bead embroidery, to burnt velvet and translucent layers. And of course, let's not forget the use of colour that gives the feel of ancient Egyptian art: gold, sand, teal, royal blue, and burnt orange.

Orange burnout velvet dress, 1920s, available in Antique Graces.

Egyptian revival brooch, Max Neiger, 1920s, sold at auction.

Egyptian revival silk dress with appliqués, 1920s, Stephens College Costume Museum.

"Cleopatre" grande robe du soir by Jean Patou, Les Modes, september 1921 (click that link! You can read the whole magazine!).

Evening dress, Thurn, 1923-26, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Pair of leather gloves with silk embroidery, ca. 1925, LACMA.

Beaded Egyptian revival dress, 1920s.

Egyptian revival silver gild and enamel charms necklace, 1920s, on sale on etsy.

Of course, let's not forget the graphic arts. illustration was a key for advertising and communication when colour photos were not available. Here a small selection of my favourites:

"Cleopatra", J.C. Leyendecker, for the cover of the Evening Standard, August 1923.

Ad for Egyptian Deities cigarettes, 1920s-30s.

Egyptian Goddess, ca. 1929, George Barbier.

Ramses perfume ad, 1923.

Cover for Harper's Bazaar, February 1927, Erté.

Music sheet cover for the Tutankhamen Shimmy, 1923.

And finally an extra: a Tutankhamen shimmy recorded in 1926:

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The Sassafras of Sarah Silverman

Yes, it’s true, Sarah Silverman (b. 1970) has the same birthday as Woody Allen, Bette Midler, Richard Pryor, and Dick Shawn. Did she just decide to become a combination of all of them? She kind of is. She has another major synchronicity with yet another comedian: like Adam Sandler she is a Generation X Jew from New Hampshire! That’s a very exclusive club! And though they’re very different kinds…

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Here Comes the Pain: Slipknot's Tour Dates Unleashed

Celebrating 25 Years of Mayhem, Slipknot Returns with a Haunting North American Tour Featuring Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture, and Vended In the shadowed recesses of the heavy metal world, Slipknot has conjured a tour potent with the ominous allure of their early chaos and self-titled album—marking the 25th anniversary of their eponymous debut with the "Here Comes the Pain" North American tour. This grim celebration weaves together the threads of their legacy, set to haunt arenas from the crypts of New York City's Madison Square Garden to the spectral halls of Los Angeles' Inuit Dome and Austin's Moody Center. Accompanying Slipknot on this macabre journey are the harbingers of hardcore, Knocked Loose, alongside the dark metallurgists of Orbit Culture and Vended—a band born from the lineage of Slipknot's own Corey Taylor and Shawn "Clown" Crahan. This assembly not only promises an auditory assault but a lineage of terror that extends the band's ominous legacy. As the Nine prepare to unleash a year of celebrations that meld U.S. festival apparitions with a European and U.K. pilgrimage, the soul of Slipknot's creation looms large. Guitarist Jim Root reflects on the genesis of their sound with a somber reverence, "We poured our spirit into the first record, not knowing if it would echo beyond the void. Yet here we stand, a testament to the night, selling out not just records but the very halls of the living." Shawn "Clown" Crahan, the band’s percussionist and unyielding visionary, casts a darker pall on their success. "Each stage I ascend, it’s not the numbers that bind us but the maggot culture, thriving in the decay we spread. This anniversary may find us in grander sepulchers, but the intimacy of the crypt will be felt. Prepare to have your essence shattered—we are the disease, and you are already within our grasp." For those enthralled by the prospect of witnessing this spectacle, artist presale tickets have emerged from the shadows today at 12 p.m. ET, available through Knotfest.com. The public will have their chance to seize these tickets on Friday, May 3rd at 10 a.m. local time. Embrace the dark, for Slipknot’s tour promises not just concerts but a profound ritual celebrating a quarter century of sonic malevolence. Prepare for an experience that goes beyond music—it's an invocation of the band’s darkest arts. Slipknot 2024 tour dates: - May 12: Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome to Rockville - May 19: Columbus, OH - Sonic Temple Festival - Aug 06: Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center * - Aug 07: Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake * - Aug 09: Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena * - Aug 10: Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion * - Aug 12: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden * - Aug 14: Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion * - Aug 15: Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center * - Aug 17: Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena * - Sep 01: Pryor, OK - ROCKLAHOMA - Sep 07: Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre ** - Sep 08: Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Styles Resorts Amphitheater ** - Sep 09: Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life - Sep 11: Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater ** - Sep 13: Inglewood, CA - Intuit Dome ** - Sep 15: Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre ** - Sep 17: Austin, TX - Moody Center ** - Sep 18: Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion ** - Sep 21: Des Moines, IA - Knotfest Iowa at Waterworks Park ** - Oct 11: Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival - Oct 19: São Paulo, BR - Knotfest Brasil  - Nov 08: Guadalajara, MX - Calle 2 - Nov 09: Mexico City, MX - Parque Bicentenario - Dec 05: Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome - Dec 06: Dortmund, DE - Westfalehallen - Dec 08: Stuttgart, DE - Schleyerhalle - Dec 09: Leipzig, DE - Quarterback Immobilien Arena - Dec 11: Zürich, CH - Hallenstadion - Dec 12: Paris, FR - Accor Arena - Dec 14: Leeds, UK - First Direct Arena - Dec 15: Glasgow, UK - Ovo Hydro - Dec 17: Manchester, UK - Co-op Live - Dec 18: Birmingham, UK - Utilita Arena  - Dec 20: London, UK - The O2 - Dec 21: London, UK - The O2 * w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Orbit Culture** w/ Special Guests Knocked Loose and Vended Read the full article

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Birthdays 12.1

Beer Birthdays

William Krug (1857)

Randy Mosher (1952)

RJ Trent (1968)

Susan Boyle

Five Favorite Birthdays

Morris; Belgian cartoonist (1923)

Mary Martin; actress and singer (1913)

Jeremy Northam; actor (1961)

Jaco Pastorius; jazz bassist (1951)

Richard Pryor; comedian, actor (1940)

Famous Birthdays

Andrew Adamson; New Zealand film director (1966)

Woody Allen; comedian, writer, film director (1935)

Carol Alt; model. actor (1960)

Micheline Bernardini; French dancer and model (1927)

Eric Bloom; rock guitarist (1944)

Jan Brett; author and illustrator (1949)

Candace Bushnell; writer (1958)

Richard Carrier; author (1969)

Billy Childish; English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (1959)

Jonathan Coulton; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1970)

Julee Cruise; singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (1956)

John Densmore; rock drummer (1945)

David Doyle; actor (1929)

Étienne Maurice Falconet; French sculptor (1716)

Matt Fraction; comic book writer (1975)

Steve Gibb; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1973)

Sophie Guillemin; French actress (1977)

Judith Hackitt; English chemist (1954)

Annette Haven; porn actor (1954)

DeSean Jackson; football player (1986)

Tahar Ben Jelloun; Moroccan author and poet (1944)

Jonathan Katz; comedian and actor (1946)

Clark Kent; fictional character, Superman

Richard Keith; actor and drummer (1950)

Martin Klaproth; German chemist (1743)

Zoë Kravitz; actress, singer, and model (1988)

Jerry Lawson; electronic engineer and inventor (1940)

Jimmy Lyons; saxophonist (1931)

Emily McLaughlin; actress (1928)

Bette Midler; actor, singer (1945)

Bart Millard; singer-songwriter (1972)

Julia A. Moore; poet (1847)

Emily Mortimer; actor (1971)

Sandy Nelson; rock drummer (1938)

Jim Nesbitt; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1931)

Eligiusz Niewiadomski; Polish painter (1869)

Gilbert O'Sullivan; pop singer (1946)

Isaiah "Ikey" Owens; keyboard player (1975)

Billy Paul; soul singer (1934)

Chris Poland; guitarist and songwriter (1957)

Chanel Preston; porn actress (1985)

Lou Rawls; singer (1933)

Martin Rodbell; scientist (1925)

John Schlimm; writer (1971)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff; German painter (1884)

Dick Shawn; comedian, actor (1923)

Sarah Silverman; comedian, actor (1970)

Rex Stout; English writer (1886)

Robert Symonds; actor (1926)

Malachi Throne; actor (1928)

Charlene Tilton; actor (1958)

Lee Trevino; golfer (1939)

Jane Turner; Australian actress (1960)

Marie Tussaud; wax modeler-maker (1761)

Mihály Vörösmarty; Hungarian poet (1800)

Treat Williams; actor (1951)

Vesta Williams; singer-songwriter and actress (1957)

Minoru Yamasaki; architect (1912)

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Marlon Wayans Talks Jay-Z Brunch, Taylor Swift NFL Takeover, Scary Movie, & Kobe Bryant | Interview - Marlon Wayans dropped by the neighborhood to speak with Big Boy about Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, his next stand up comedy special, and the Jay-Z Roc Nation brunch. The comedian discusses his latest special “God Loves Me”, explains his rise to success at a young age, and remembers quitting comedy for 20 years. He comments on Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans, and Shawn Wayans. Plus, Marlon speaks on losing his father, creating comedy from pain, White Chicks, Scary Movie, and the unreleased film "Behind The Smile.” Watch Marlon Wayans perform live stand-up comedy at Irvine Improv on October 6, 7, and 9th. https://wp.me/p1PuJR-5EnM Please Reblog!

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All-Negro Comics commemorates 75 years with a Prestige Hardcover

All-Negro Comics commemorates 75 years with a Prestige Hardcover #comics #comicbooks #kickstarter

75 years ago journalist Orrin C. Evans led a talented team of cartoonists to create All-Negro Comics #1, the first comic book anthology of original Black characters created by Black talent with the express purpose of entertaining while rejecting harmful stereotypes and pushing boundaries in the industry. All-Negro Comics #1 returns via Kickstarter, with an archival reprint of the landmark…

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IGNITION #2

My Kickstarter exclusive variant for IGNITION issue #2. Swing on by and Support it if you can!!! 💙

Elizabeth B.

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Ignorant Bliss 78: Shawn Pryor has Ignition

Here we have regular guest Shawn Pryor on to talk about his new project Ignition. We also go on tangents about hasbro toys and comics and how car movies helped to inform and inspire the tone and action of Ignition.

IGNITION KICKSTARTER - http://TheIgnitionComic.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shawnrpryor

Amazon: http://www.shawnpryor.com/

website: http://www.crowntakerstudios.com/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shawnpryor

Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/crowntakerstudios

Music in this episode:

You Are Luhhh- Frank Ocean

Champion - Kanye West

All the music copyright their respective owners

THANK YOU TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS ON PATREON!

Early access & more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/julianlytle

Winter Playlist:

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/ignorant-bliss-2018-19-winter-slaps-new-year-bops/pl.u-kV06dsp7VvG

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Ignorant Bliss 2019 Dope List:

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! After all the food settles, remember to go to www.cash-and-carrie.com to support a fun for all ages, inclusive mystery graphic novel. The campaign is in it’s final week, and needs your help to get over the top!

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13 days left to back the second book in the adventures of middle school detectives, Dallas Cash and Inez Carrie! We need your support to bring this inclusive, all-ages graphic novel to shelves everywhere. No pledge amount is too small.

Visit the Cash & Carrie Kickstarter Page!

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Action Lab’s President of Creator Relations, Shawn Pryor, has launched his own Kickstarter for LIFTED: OF GODS AND THIEVES. This mythic, sci-fi action graphic novel about a teleporting thief-for-hire and her team is currently on Kickstarter until July 8, 2018 at 10:08 AM EDT. It has raised over $3,500 but needs to reach its $8,500 goal to be a success!

In LIFTED, Sara Jackson is the leader of art and antiquities thieves-for-hire. Constantly chased by a pair of disgraced FBI agents, the team take on many a heist per their clients’ dangerous requests across the globe. Yet the team has an even bigger problem, as Sara unknowingly will be playing a role in a confrontation of gods that could spell worldwide devastation!

LIFTED is created by Shawn Pryor (creator/writer of FORCE, CASH + CARRIE) and Chris Murrin (editor/writer GHOUL SCOUTS, ATHENA VOLTAIRE). The graphic novel is illustrated by John Rodriquez (SPLIT) with colors by George Gant (creator of THE RESET BUTTON and ON THE GRIND) and Eric White. The letterer is Ringo Award nominee Justin Birch (MIRACULOUS, RAVEN THE PIRATE PRINCESS). Uko Smith, who’s worked with LUCASFILM, HASBRO, DC, MARVEL (to name a few) did the cover art.

“LIFTED is a graphic novel five years in the making,” creator Shawn Pryor comments. “I’ve always wanted to create a heist story that mixes elements of films such as The Score and The Thomas Crown Affair with aspects of Clash of the Titans and X-Files. We’ve been able to do something different and dynamic with this dream project of ours, and we can’t wait to share it with all of you.”

The digital edition of the graphic novel is available for $10 and you can get a softcover copy for $20. Deluxe editions, mini-posters and other works by Shawn Pryor (including CASH + CARRIE) are also available. You can check out the rest of the rewards on the Kickstarter page here:

LIFTED: OF GODS AND THIEVES Kickstarter

  One week left to back the LIFTED: OF GODS AND THIEVES Kickstarter! Action Lab's President of Creator Relations, Shawn Pryor, has launched his own Kickstarter for LIFTED: OF GODS AND THIEVES.

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Show Notes 7/13/20

Shawn Pryor, creator of Cash & Carrie, joins us for the show this week to talk about Power Rangers, fancomics, that Fruity Pebbles Christmas ad, Kentucky Kaiju, quarantine life and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a follow-up question!

The rundown:

Follow Shawn on Twitter! And check out his Gumroad page!

The Fruity Pebbles Christmas commercial, in case you’ve never seen it.

Chris’ check and rec: D&D handouts, Parable of the Sower

Matt’s check and rec: Death Stranding, I May Destroy You

Music used: Qua-2, “Ranger”

Comics reviewed:

Superman #23

Lois Lane #12

X-Force #10

Listen here!

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540 Local Elected Officials From All 50 States Urge Prez Trump to Import More Refugees to U.S.

Joe Biden has promised to make this happen, including taking in foreigners from terrorist hotspots around the world. In fact, Joe Biden was one of the original architects of the fraud-ridden refugee program that has destroyed neighborhoods across the U.S.

by Ann Corcoran

I told you here that the refugee industry was working on a letter to the President urging him to get the refugee flow into America moving again.

Yesterday they sent the letter with 540 signatories.

Says Amnesty International:

By signing this letter, these elected officials have joined together to voice their commitment to welcoming refugees in their communities and reviving the United States’ legacy as a leader in refugee resettlement.

I notice something missing from the letter. It avoids giving the President a number, but the industry has made it very clear!

They want 95,000 refugees to begin arriving on October first.

The President could make a decision this month on how many refugees might be invited to live in the US in FY2021. He could also legally set the ceiling at zero.

All of my posts on the topic are tagged FY2021.

Here are the signatories from yesterday.  The list is handy for identifying those local elected officials who are changing America by changing the people.

I don’t know why the organizers think that these open borders advocates will hold any sway with the President, but they sure make it handy for you to identify the other side where you live. Target them for retirement when they come up for re-election!

(For a little additional fun, see last year’s list here.)

They say the list is bipartisan, but there is no indication of party affiliation.  You will need to look through those listed in your state to see if Republicans are among those looking to import more poverty to your city.

[Find your state in the list below the fold]

Alabama

Gary Palmer, State Representative, Birmingham Neil Rafferty, State Representative, Birmingham

Alaska Elvi Gray-Jackson, State Senator, Anchorage Andrew Josephson, State Representative, Juneau

Arizona Ylenia Aguilar, School Board Member, Phoenix Lela Alston, State Senator, Phoenix Richard Andrade, State Representative, Phoenix Andres Cano, State Representative, Tucson Steven Chapman, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Cesar Chavez, State Representative, Phoenix Paul Cunningham, Vice Mayor, Tucson Andrea Dalessandro, State Senator, Green Valley Devin Del Palacio, School Board Member, Tolleson Elora Diaz, School Governing Board Member, Phoenix Paul Durham, Councilmember, Tucson Diego Espinoza, State Representative, Avondale Charlene Fernandez, State Representative, Phoenix Kristel Ann Foster, School Board President, Tucson Randall Friese, State Representative, Tucson Rosanna Gabaldon, State Representative, Sahuarita Kate Gallego, Mayor, Phoenix Carlos Garcia, Councilmember, Phoenix Betty Guardado, Vice Mayor, Phoenix Daniel Hernandez, State Representative, Tucson Berdetta Hodge, Tempe Union Governing Board President, Tempe Steve Kozachik, Councilmember, Tucson Lauren Kuby, Councilmember, Tempe Pedro Lopez, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Adam Lopez-Falk, School Board Member, Phoenix Lindsay Love, Chandler Unified School District Governing Board Member, Chandler Juan Mendez, State Senator, Tempe Patrick Morales, Vice President of the Tempe School Elementary Board and Governing Board Member, Tempe The Honorable Channel Powe, Governing Board President, Phoenix Stanford Prescott, Governing Board Member, Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix Martín Quezada, State Senator, Phoenix Rebecca Rios, State Senator, Phoenix Diego Rodriguez, State Representative, Laveen Regina Romero, Mayor, Tucson Athena Salman, State Representative, Tempe Lane Santa Cruz, Councilmember, Tucson Raquel Teran, State Representative, Phoenix Monica Trejo, School Board Member, Tempe Corey D. Woods, Mayor, Tempe

Arkansas Andrew Collins, State Representative, Little Rock Megan Godfrey, State Representative, Springdale Sonia Gutierrez, Councilmember, Fayetteville Lioneld Jordan, Mayor, Fayetteville Matthew Petty, Councilmember, Fayetteville Joy Springer, State Representative, Little Rock

California Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assemblymember, Sacramento John J. Bauters, Councilmember, Emeryville Bob Blumenfield, Councilmember, Los Angeles Maya Esparza, Councilmember, San Jose Kevin Faulconer, Mayor, San Diego Eric Garcetti, Mayor, Los Angeles Sam Hindi, Councilmember, Foster City Johnny Khamis, Councilmember, San Jose Paul Koretz, Councilmember, Los Angeles Sheila Kuehl, County Supervisor, Los Angeles Gordon Mar, City and County Supervisor, San Francisco Peggy McQuaid, Vice Mayor, Albany Lisa Middleton, Councilmember, Palm Springs Hillary Ronen, Supervisor, San Francisco Philip Y. Ting, Assemblymember, San Francisco Norman Yee, President, Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco

Colorado KC Becker, State Representative, Boulder Yadira Caraveo, State Representative, Thornton Lisa Cutter, State Representative, Littleton Stephen Fenberg, State Senate Majority Leader, Boulder Stacie Gilmore, Councilmember, Denver Julie Gonzales, State Senator, Denver Michael Hancock, Mayor, Denver Eva Henry, County Commissioner, Thornton John Kefalas, County Commissioner, Fort Collins Chris Kennedy, State Representative, Lakewood Cathy Kipp, State Representative, Fort Collins Robin Kniech, Councilwoman At-Large, Denver Jacob LaBure, Councilman, Lakewood Pete Lee, State Senator, Colorado Springs Susan Lontine, State Representative, Denver Dominick Moreno, State Senator, Commerce City Crystal Murillo, Councilmember, Aurora Deborah Ortega, Councilmember At-Large, Denver Dylan Roberts, State Representative, Avon Amanda P. Sandoval, Councilwoman, Denver Lauren Simpson, Councilmember, Arvada Sam Weaver, Mayor, Boulder Steven Woodrow, State Representative, Denver

Connecticut Roland Lemar, State Representative, New Haven Matthew Lesser, State Senator, Middletown Edwin Vargas, State Representative, Hartford

Delaware Bruce C. Ennis, State Senator, Dover

District of Columbia Brianne K. Nadeau, Councilmember Brooke Pinto, Councilmember Elissa Silverman, Councilmember

Florida Trish Becker, Special District County Commissioner, St. Augustine Christopher Benjamin, State Representative, Miami Gardens Lori Berman, State Senator, Delray Beach Mack Bernard, County Commissioner, West Palm Beach Marlon Bolton, Mayor, Tamarac Emma Collum, Supervisor, Fort Lauderdale Fentrice Driskell, State Representative, Tampa Bobby DuBose, State Representative, Fort Lauderdale Nicholas Duran, State Representative, Miami Buddy Dyer, Mayor, Orlando Anna Eskamani, State Representative, Orlando Jelani Harvey, Supervisor, Plantation Sabrina Javellana, Vice Mayor, Hallandale Beach Evan Jenne, State Representative, Hollywood Shevrin Jones, State Representative, West Park Dotie Joseph, State Representative, Miami Vanessa Joseph, City Clerk, North Miami Sarah Leonardi, Broward School Board Member-Elect, Pompano Beach Amy Mercado, State Representative, Orlando Cindy Polo, State Representative, Hialeah Tina Polsky, State Representative, Boca Raton Harold Pryor, Broward County State Attorney-Elect, Broward County Chelsea Reed, Councilmember, Palm Beach Gardens Alissa Schafer, Supervisor, Soil & Water Conservation District, Pembroke Pines Joshua Simmons, Commissioner, Coral Springs Nick Sortal, Councilmember, Plantation Carlos Guillermo Smith, State Representative, Orlando Linda Stewart, State Senator, Orlando Annette Taddeo, State Senator, Miami Victor Torres, State Senator, Orlando/Kissimmee

Georgia Becky Evans, State Representative, Atlanta Anthony Ford, Mayor, Stockbridge Steve Henson, State Senator, Stone Mountain Zulms Lopez, State Representative-Elect, Atlanta Pedro Marin, State Representative, Duluth

Hawaii Stanley Chang, State Representative, Honolulu Roy Takumi, State Representative, Honolulu Tina Wildberger, State Representative, Kihei

Idaho Shawn Barigar, Councilmember ember, Twin Falls Jimmy Hallyburton, Councilmember, Boise Kendra Kenyon, County Commissioner, Boise Diana Lachiondo, County Commissioner, Boise Lauren McLean, Mayor, Boise Lauren Necochea, State Representative, Boise Melissa Wintrow, State Representative, Boise

Illinois Alma Anaya, County Commissioner, Chicago Scott Britton, County Commissioner, Glenview James Cappleman, Alderman, Chicago Melissa Conyears-Ervin, City Treasurer, Chicago Daniel Didech, State Representative, Buffalo Grove Laura Fine, State Senator, Glenview Robyn Gabel, State Representative, Evanston Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., State Representative, Chicago Will Guzzardi, State Representative, Chicago Lindsey LaPointe, State Representative, Chicago Daniel La Spata, Alderman, Chicago Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor, Chicago Raymond Lopez, Alderman, Chicago Matthew Martin, Alderman, Chicago Kevin Morrison, County Commissioner, Schaumburg Jonathan “Yoni” Pizer, State Representative, Chicago Ann Rainey, Alderman, Evanston George Van Dusen, Mayor, Skokie Andre Vasquez, Alderman, Chicago

Indiana Zach Adamson, City Councilor, Indianapolis John Hamilton, Mayor, Bloomington Blake Johnson, State Representative, Indianapolis

Iowa Marti Anderson, State Representative, Des Moines Tracy Ehlert, State Representative, Cedar Rapids Lindsay James, State Representative, Dubuque Mary Mascher, State Representative, Iowa City Andy McKean, State Representative, Anamosa Brent Oleson, County Commissioner, Marion Art Staed, State Representative, Cedar Rapids Zacharia Wahls, State Senator, Coralville Stacey Walker, County Supervisor, Cedar Rapids

Kansas Lacey Cruse, County Commissioner, Wichita Joyce Warshaw, Mayor, Dodge City Rui Xu, State Representative, Westwood

Kentucky Nima Kulkarni, State Representative, Louisville Susan Westrom, State Representative, Lexington

Louisiana Cyndi Nguyen, Councilmember, New Orleans

Maine Pious Ali, City Councilor At-Large, Portland Brownie Carson, State Senator, Harpswell Kristen S. Cloutier, State Representative, Lewiston Jim Handy, State Representative, Lewiston Thom Harnett, State Representative, Gardiner Deane Rykerson State Representative, Kittery Point Denise Tepler, State Representative, Topsham

Maryland Malcolm Augustine, State Senator, Annapolis Colin Byrd, Mayor, Greenbelt Julie Palakovich Carr, Delegate, District 17 Kathleen Dumais, State Representative, Annapolis Cindy Dyballa, Councilmember, Takoma Park Brian Feldman, State Senator, Annapolis Jessica Feldmark, Delegate, Columbia David Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate, Annapolis Dannielle Glaros, County Councilmember, Upper Marlboro Evan Glass, County Councilmember, Montgomery County Edouard Haba, Councilmember, Hyattsville Tom Hucker, Montgomery County Councilmember, Silver Spring Julian Ivey, Delegate, Cheverly Anne Kaiser, Delegate, Silver Spring Kacy Kostiuk, Councilmember, Takoma Park Clarence Lam, State Senator, Columbia Susan Lee, State Senator, Annapolis Mary Lehman, State Representative, Laurel Sara Love, Delegate, Annapolis David Moon, Delegate, Takoma Park Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Delegate, Annapolis Paul Pinsky, State Senator, Hyattsville Sheila Ruth, Delegate, Baltimore Emily Shetty, Delegate, Kensington Jeffrey Zane Slavin, Mayor, Somerset Kate Stewart, Mayor, Takoma Park Deni Taveras, County Councilmember, Adelphi Jeff Waldstreicher, State Senator, Kensington Jheanelle Wilkins, Delegate, Silver Spring Patrick Wojahn, Mayor, College Park

Massachusetts Kenzie Bok, Councilor, Boston Candy Mero Carlson, City Councilor, Worcester Harriette Chandler, State Senator, Worcester Jo Comerford, State Senator, Florence Natalie Higgins, State Representative, Leominster Adam Hinds, State Senator, Pittsfield Kay Khan, State Representative, Newton Daniel Koh, Selectboard Member, Andover Jack Patrick Lewis, State Representative, Framingham Michael Moore, State Senator, Worcester David J. Narkewicz, Mayor, Northampton Tram Nguyen, State Representative, Andover William Reichelt, Mayor , West Springfield Lindsay Sabadosa, State Representative, Northampton Jeffrey Thielman, Arlington School Committee Member, Arlington Martin J. Walsh, Mayor, Boston

Michigan Rosalynn Bliss, Mayor, Grand Rapids Brandon Haskell, County Commissioner, Lansing Steve Maas, Mayor, City of Grandville Gwen Markham, County Commissioner, Novi William Miller, County Commissioner, Pontiac Kurt Reppart, City Commissioner, Grand Rapids Monica Sparks, County Commissioner, Kentwood Robert Wittenberg, State Representative, Huntington Woods Milinda Ysasi, City Commissioner, Grand Rapids Doug Zylstra, County Commissioner, Holland

Minnesota Peter Fischer, State Representative, Maplewood Jacob Frey, Mayor, Minneapolis Cam Gordon, Councilmember, Minneapolis Alice Hausman, State Representative, Saint Paul Kaohly Her, State Representative, Saint Paul Melissa Hortman, State Representative, Brooklyn Park Mitra Jalali, Councilmember, Saint Paul Frank Jewell, County Commissioner, Duluth Andrew Johnson, Councilmember, Minneapolis Sydney Jordan, State Representative, Minneapolis Fue Lee, State Representative, Saint Paul Jamie Long, State Representative, Minneapolis John Marty, State Senator, Roseville Rena Moran, State Representative, Saint Paul Beth Olson, County Commissioner, Duluth Rafael E. Ortega, County Commissioner, Saint Paul Sandy Pappas, State Senator, Saint Paul Dave Pinto, State Representative, Saint Paul Victoria Reinhardt, County Commissioner, White Bear Lake Cory Springhorn, Councilmember, Shoreview Jay Xiong, State Representative, Saint Paul

Mississippi Christopher Bell, State Representative, Jackson Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Mayor, Jackson

Missouri LaDonna Appelbaum, State Representative, St. Louis Shane Cohn, Alderman, St. Louis Marlene Davis, Alderwoman, St. Louis Christine Ingrassia, Alderwoman, St. Louis Kip Kendrick, State Representative, Columbia Lyda Krewson, Mayor, St. Louis Heather Navarro, Alderwoman, St. Louis Lewis Reed, President, Board of Aldermen, St. Louis Annie Rice, Alderwoman, St. Louis

Montana Dick Barrett, State Senator, Missoula Mary Ann Dunwell, State Representative, Helena John Engen, Mayor, Missoula Moffie Funk, State Representative, Helena Katharin Kelker, State Representative, Billings Marilyn Marler, State Representative, Missoula Penny Ronning, Councilwoman, Billings David Strohmaier, County Commissioner, Missoula Juanita Vero, County Commissioner, Missoula Tom Winter, State Representative, Missoula

Nebraska Leirion Gaylor Baird, Mayor, Lincoln Sue Crawford, State Senator, Bellevue Machaela Cavanaugh, State Senator, Lincoln

Nevada Yvanna Cancela, State Senator, Las Vegas Howard Watts, Assemblymember, Las Vegas

New Hampshire Amanda Bouldin, State Representative, Manchester Andrew Bouldin, State Representative, Manchester Lisa Bunker, State Representative, Exeter Joyce Craig, Mayor, Manchester David Doherty, State Representative, Pembroke Nicole Klein Knight, State Representative, Manchester Patrick Long, State Representative & Alderman, Manchester Dr. Peter Somssich, State Representative, Portsmouth George Sykes, State Representative, Lebanon Suzanne Vail, State Representative, Nashua Mary Beth Walz, State Representative, Bow Safiya Wazir, State Representative, Concord Matthew B. Wilhelm, State Representative, Manchester

New Jersey Jim Boyes, Councilman, Westfield David Cohen, Council President, Princeton Leticia Fraga, Councilwoman, Princeton Roy Freiman, Assemblymember, Hillsborough Sadaf Jaffer, Mayor, Montgomery Township Devra Keenan, Committee Member, Montgomery Township, New Jersey Michelle Pirone Lambros, Councilwoman, Princeton Liz Lempert, Mayor, Princeton Gayle Brill Mittler, Mayor, Highland Park Eve Niedergang, Councilmember, Princeton Mia Sacks, Councilmember, Princeton Dwaine Williamson, Councilman, Princeton

New Mexico Karen Bash, State Representative, Albuquerque Timothy Keller, Mayor, Albuquerque Gerald Ortiz y Pino, State Senator, Albuquerque Bill Tallman, State Senator, Albuquerque Renee Villarreal, Councilwoman, Santa Fe

New York Alessandra Biaggi, State Senator, Bronx Karla Boyce, County Legislator, Honeoye Falls Noam Bramson, Mayor, New Rochelle Byron W. Brown, Mayor, Buffalo David Buchwald, Assemblymember, Mount Kisco Bill de Blasio, Mayor, New York City Margaret Chin, Councilmember, New York City Patricia Fahy, Assemblymember, Albany Vincent Felder, Minority Leader of the Monroe County Legislature, Rochester Andrew Gounardes, State Senator, New York City Brad Hoylman, State Senator, New York City Timothy Kennedy, State Senator, Buffalo Liz Krueger, State Senator, New York City Charles Lavine, Assemblymember, Glen Cove Donna Lupardo, Assemblymember, Binghamton Rachel May, State Senator, Syracuse Félix W. Ortiz, Assemblymember, Brooklyn Amy Paulin, Assemblymember, Scarsdale Karines Reyes, Assemblymember, Bronx Carlina Rivera, Councilmember, New York City Linda B. Rosenthal, Assemblymember, New York City Nily Rozic, Assemblymember, Queens Sean Ryan, Assemblymember, Buffalo Kathy Sheehan, Mayor, Albany MaryJane Shimsky, County Legislator, White Plains Jo Anne Simon, Assemblymember, Brooklyn Colin D. Smith, Westchester County Legislator, Peekskill Fred Thiele, Assemblymember, Sag Harbor Daniel Torres, Deputy Supervisor, New Paltz Lovely Warren, Mayor, Rochester Steven Weinberg, Mayor, Village of Thomaston David Weprin, Assemblymember, Fresh Meadows Gregory Young, County Supervisor, Gloversville

North Carolina Vickie Adamson, County Commissioner, Raleigh John Autry, State Representative, Raleigh Mary Belk, State Representative, Charlotte Natalie Beyer, School Board Member, Durham Javiera Caballero, Councilmember, Durham Heidi Carter, County Commissioner, Durham Susan Fisher, State Representative, Asheville Pam Hemminger, Mayor, Chapel Hill Wendy Jacobs, County Commissioner Chair, Durham Jillian Johnson, Mayor Pro Tempore, Durham Lydia Lavelle, Mayor, Carrboro Esther Manheimer, Mayor, Asheville Graig Meyer, State Representative, Raleigh Robert Reives, State Representative, Raleigh Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, County Commissioner, Charlotte Steve Schewel, Mayor, Durham Damon Seils, Councilmember, Carrboro Kandie Smith, State Representative, Greenville Terry Van Duyn, State Senator, Asheville Braxton Winston, Councilmember, Charlotte

North Dakota Tim Mathern, State Senator, Fargo

Ohio Elizabeth Brown, Council President Pro Tempore, Columbus Phyllis Cleveland, Councilmember, Cleveland Valerie Cumming, Vice Mayor, Westerville David Donofrio, Board of Education Member, Southwestern City School District, Columbus Rob Dorans, Councilmember, Columbus Basheer Jones, Councilman, Cleveland Wade Kapszukiewicz, Mayor, Toledo Brian Kazy, Councilman, Cleveland Leeman Kessler, Mayor, Gambier David Leland, State Representative, Columbus Dale Miller, County Councilperson, Cleveland Bhuwan Pyakurel, Councilmember, Reynoldsburg Emmanuel Remy, Councilmember, Columbus Matt Zone, Councilmember, Cleveland

Oklahoma Carrie Blumert, County Commissioner, Oklahoma City James Cooper, Councilperson, Oklahoma City Carri Hicks, State Senator, Oklahoma City

Oregon Chloe Eudaly, Commissioner, Portland Kathryn Harrington, Washington County Commission Chair, Hillsboro Susheela Jayapal, County Commissioner, Portland Alissa Keny-Guyer, State Representative, Portland Teresa Alonso Leon, State Representative, Salem Eddy Morales, Gresham City Councilor, Gresham Sharon Meieran, County Commissioner, Portland Jessica Vega Pederson, County Commissioner, Portland Carla C. Piluso, State Representative, Gresham Carmen Rubio, County Commissioner, Portland Jeff Reardon, State Representative, Portland Ricki Ruiz, Reynolds School Board Member, Gresham Deian Salazar, Precinct Committee Person, Portland Marc San Soucie, City Councilor, Beaverton Lori Stegmann, County Commissioner, Portland Stephanie Stephens, School Board Member, David Douglas School District, Portland Andrea Valderrama, Chair, David Douglas School Board, Portland Marty Wilde, State Representative, Eugene

Pennsylvania Janet Diaz, Councilmember, Lancaster Ronald Filippelli, Mayor, State College Jordan Harris, State Representative (Democratic Whip), Philadelphia Timothy Kearney, State Senator, Springfield James F. Kenney, Mayor, Philadelphia Kevin Madden, County Commissioner, Media Joanna McClinton, State Representative, Philadelphia William Peduto, Mayor, Pittsburgh Joseph Schember, Mayor, Erie Michael Schlossberg, State Representative, Allentown Judith Schwank, State Senator, Reading Brian Sims, State Representative, Philadelphia Jared Solomon, State Representative, Philadelphia Danene Sorace, Mayor, Lancaster Erika Strassburger, Councilmember, Pittsburgh

Rhode Island Jorge Elorza, Mayor, Providence Raymond Hull, State Representative, Providence

South Carolina Carol Jackson, Councilmember, Charleston

South Dakota Shawn Bordeaux, State Representative, Mission Linda Duba, State Representative, Sioux Falls Reynold Nesiba, State Senator, Sioux Falls Ray Ring, State Representative, Vermillion

Tennessee John Ray Clemmons, State Representative, Nashville Indya Kincannon, Mayor, Knoxville Seema Singh, Councilwoman, Knoxville Tangi Smith, County Commissioner, Clarksville

Texas Nicole Collier, State Representative, Fort Worth Vikki Goodwin, State Representative, Austin Donna Howard, State Representative, Austin Celia Israel, State Representative, Austin Clay Jenkins, County Judge, Dallas Ina Minjarez, State Representative, San Antonio Christin Morales, State Representative, Houston Ron Nirenberg, Mayor, San Antonio Letitia Plummer, Councilmember, Houston Edward Pollard, Councilmember, Houston Carl Sherman, State Representative, Lancaster Sylvester Turner, Mayor , Houston

Utah Patrice Arent, State Representative, Millcreek Joel Briscoe, State Representative, Salt Lake City Luz Escamilla, State Senator, Salt Lake City Ann Granato, Salt Lake County Council, Millcreek Stephen Handy, State Representative, Layton Suzanne Harrison, State Representative, Draper Timothy Hawkes, State Representative, Centerville Sandra Hollins, State Representative, Salt Lake City Jani Iwamoto, State Senator-Assistant Minority Whip, Salt Lake City Dan Johnson, State Representative, Logan Brian S. King, State Representative, Salt Lake City Erin Mendenhall, Mayor, Salt Lake City Carol Spackman Moss, State Representative, Holladay Angela Romero, State Representative, Salt Lake City Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor, Millcreek Steve Waldrip, State Representative, Eden Raymond Ward, State Representative, Bountiful Elizabeth Weight, State Representative, West Valley City Mark Wheatley, State Representative, Salt Lake City Jenny Wilson, Mayor, Salt Lake County Mike Winder, State Representative, West Valley

Vermont Thomas Chittenden, City Councilor, South Burlington Brian Cina, State Representative, Burlington Mari Cordes, State Representative, Lincoln Ali Dieng, City Councilor, Burlington Sarah Copeland Hanzas, State Representative, Bradford Kristine Lott, Mayor, Winooski Jim McCullough, State Representative, Williston Ann Pugh, State Representative, South Burlington Marybeth Redmond, State Representative, Essex Robin Scheu, State Representative, Middlebury Joan Shannon, Councilor, Burlington Maida F. Townsend, State Representative, South Burlington Theresa Wood, State Representative, Waterbury Michael Yantachka, State Representative, Charlotte

Virginia Richard Baugh, Councilmember, Harrisonburg Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Vice Mayor, Alexandria Patrick Hope, Delegate, Arlington Mark Keam, Delegate, Vienna McKinley Price, Mayor, Newport News Sam Rasoul, Delegate, Roanoke Sal Romero, Vice Mayor, Harrisonburg Ibraheem Samirah, Delegate, Herndon Shelly Anne Simonds, Delegate, Newport News Kathy Tran, Delegate, Springfield James Walkinshaw, Supervisor, Fairfax County Justin Wilson, Mayor, Alexandria

Washington Claudia Balducci, County Council Chair, Seattle Reuven Carlyle, State Senator, Seattle Jeannie Darneille, State Senator, Tacoma Mona Das, State Senator, Olympia Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor, Seattle Joe Fitzgibbon, State Representative, West Seattle Jessica Forsythe, Councilmember, Redmond M. Lorena González, City Council President, Seattle Roger Goodman, State Representative, Kirkland Mia Gregerson, State Representative, SeaTac Lisa Herbold, Councilmember, Seattle Sam Hunt, State Senator, Olympia Jay Inslee, Governor, Olympia Karen Keiser, State Senator, Des Moines Jeanne Kohl-Welles, King County Councilmember, Seattle Connie Ladenburg, County Councilmember, Tacoma Liz Lovelett, State Senator, Anacortes Jamie Pedersen, State Senator, Seattle Gerry Pollet, State Representative, Seattle Chris Roberts, Councilmember, Shoreline Cindy Ryu, State Representative, Shoreline Rebecca Saldana, State Senator, Seattle Sharon Tomiko Santos, State Representative, Olympia Tana Senn, State Representative, Mercer Island Derek Stanford, State Senator, Bothell My-Linh Thai, State Representative, Newcastle Dave Upthegrove, Councilmember, Des Moines Javier Valdez, State Representative, Seattle Derek Young, County Councilmember, Tacoma

West Virginia Rosemary Ketchum, Councilwoman, Wheeling

Wisconsin Samba Baldeh, Alder, Madison Shiva Bidar, Councilmember, Madison David Bowen, State Representative, Milwaukee Jonathan Brostoff, State Representative, Milwaukee Ryan Clancy, County Supervisor, Milwaukee Michele Doolan, Dane County Supervisor, Cross Plains Julie Gordon, County Board Supervisor, Oshkosh Michael Norton, County Commissioner, Oshkosh Shawn Rolland, County Board Supervisor, Wauwatosa Sequanna Taylor, County Supervisor, Milwaukee Michael Tierney, Alder, Madison Michael Verveer, Alderperson, Madison

Wyoming Charles Pelkey, State Representative, Laramie Mike Yin, State Representative, Jackson

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Comic Book Saturday

I’ll admit, I only read this because I was sorta interested to see what it was like since it was by Shawn Pryor who was one of the founders of Action Lab Entertainment, and their comics are awesome!

It’s about Football, but, it’s not. It’s the 27th Supreme Bowl, and Terrance Wright is one of the starting Quarterbacks. That is, if he can actually start it. Because, in addition to football, there’s a lot more than just football going on too. So much delightful drama!

Force, Vol. 1 by Shawn Pryor

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Birthdays 12.1

Beer Birthdays

William Krug (1857)

Randy Mosher (1952)

RJ Trent (1968)

Susan Boyle

Five Favorite Birthdays

Woody Allen; comedian, writer, film director (1935)

Morris; Belgian cartoonist (1923)

Jeremy Northam; actor (1961)

Jaco Pastorius; jazz bassist (1951)

Richard Pryor; comedian, actor (1940)

Famous Birthdays

Andrew Adamson; New Zealand film director (1966)

Carol Alt; model. actor (1960)

Micheline Bernardini; French dancer and model (1927)

Eric Bloom; rock guitarist (1944)

Jan Brett; author and illustrator (1949)

Candace Bushnell; writer (1958)

Richard Carrier; author (1969)

Billy Childish; English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (1959)

Jonathan Coulton; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1970)

Julee Cruise; singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (1956)

John Densmore; rock drummer (1945)

David Doyle; actor (1929)

Étienne Maurice Falconet; French sculptor (1716)

Matt Fraction; comic book writer (1975)

Steve Gibb; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1973)

Sophie Guillemin; French actress (1977)

Judith Hackitt; English chemist (1954)

Annette Haven; porn actor (1954)

DeSean Jackson; football player (1986)

Tahar Ben Jelloun; Moroccan author and poet (1944)

Jonathan Katz; comedian and actor (1946)

Richard Keith; actor and drummer (1950)

Martin Klaproth; German chemist (1743)

Zoë Kravitz; actress, singer, and model (1988)

Jerry Lawson; electronic engineer and inventor (1940)

Jimmy Lyons; saxophonist (1931)

Mary Martin; actress and singer (1913)

Emily McLaughlin; actress (1928)

Bette Midler; actor, singer (1945)

Bart Millard; singer-songwriter (1972)

Julia A. Moore; poet (1847)

Emily Mortimer; actor (1971)

Sandy Nelson; rock drummer (1938)

Jim Nesbitt; singer-songwriter and guitarist (1931)

Eligiusz Niewiadomski; Polish painter (1869)

Gilbert O'Sullivan; pop singer (1946)

Isaiah "Ikey" Owens; keyboard player (1975)

Billy Paul; soul singer (1934)

Chris Poland; guitarist and songwriter (1957)

Chanel Preston; porn actress (1985)

Lou Rawls; singer (1933)

Martin Rodbell; scientist (1925)

John Schlimm; writer (1971)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff; German painter (1884)

Dick Shawn; comedian, actor (1923)

Sarah Silverman; comedian, actor (1970)

Rex Stout; English writer (1886)

Robert Symonds; actor (1926)

Malachi Throne; actor (1928)

Charlene Tilton; actor (1958)

Lee Trevino; golfer (1939)

Jane Turner; Australian actress (1960)

Marie Tussaud; wax modeler-maker (1761)

Mihály Vörösmarty; Hungarian poet (1800)

Treat Williams; actor (1951)

Vesta Williams; singer-songwriter and actress (1957)

Minoru Yamasaki; architect (1912)

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Best known for his role as Willie Jones for the Friday series,[1] Witherspoon also starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats(1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).[1] He has also made appearances on television shows such as The Wayans Bros. (1995–99), The Tracy Morgan Show (2003), Barnaby Jones(1973), The Boondocks (2005–2014), and Black Jesus (2014).[1][2] He wrote a film, From the Old School, in which he played an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a strip club.

Early life

John Weatherspoon was born on January 27, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan.[3][4] He later changed his last name to "Witherspoon".[5]Witherspoon was one of 11 siblings.[6] His elder brother, William, became a songwriter for Motown, with whom he penned the lyrics of the 1966 hit single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted".[6] Another sibling, Cato, was a director of the PBS-TV Network/CH56 in Detroit for almost four decades.[citation needed]Their sister, Gertrude Stacks, is a pastor in Shalom Fellowship International church in Detroit.[7]

Witherspoon had a passion for music and learned to play the trumpet and French horn.[citation needed]

Career

Witherspoon worked occasionally as a model. During the 1960s and 1970s, he began to take a liking towards comedy. During that time, he began his stand-up comedy career. As a result, he had many friends in the business, including Tim Reid (while he was working on WKRP in Cincinnati and The Richard Pryor Show), Robin Williams (also on The Richard Pryor Show), Jay Leno, and David Letterman.[2]

Witherspoon has performed in many feature films (usually comedies), including Friday (and its sequel Next Friday) as well as Hollywood Shuffle, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Bird, Vampire in Brooklyn, and The Meteor Man.[3][8][2]

Witherspoon was also known for his over-the-top characters in films such as House Party, in which he played an irritated neighbor who is repeatedly woken up by the party,[2] andBoomerang with Eddie Murphy, where he plays Mr. Jackson, the ill-mannered father of Murphy's best friend.[8]

Television

His first television appearance was on the 1970s CBS television show Barnaby Jones,[9]playing a camp counselor for drug addicted youth.[citation needed] Subsequent appearances were on Good Times,[10] What's Happening!![citation needed] and The Incredible Hulk.[11] In 1977, he became a regular on the series The Richard Pryor Show, an NBCAmerican comedy series.[2] This then led to his appearance in WKRP In Cincinnati in 1982 in the fourth-season episode "Circumstantial Evidence" in which Witherspoon played Detective Davies.[12]

In 1981, he appeared in Hill Street Blues, an NBC police drama, as a man who tries to buy a hotdog from undercover Detective Belker.[13]In 1981, he had an appearance on L.A. Law, an NBC legal drama, in the episode "On Your Honor" as Mark Steadman. He appeared in other television series including You Again? as Osborne, 227, which was an NBC comedy about women who lived in a majority black apartment complex, and What's Happening Now!!, the sequel to What's Happening!!.

A year later Witherspoon was in Amen (1988), an American television sitcom that ran on NBC, as the bailiff. The show was known for being one of the shows during the 1980s that featured an almost entirely black cast.

Next came spots on Townsend Television(1993), Cosmic Slop (1994), and Murder Was The Case (1994) as a drunk.

He appeared in Fox's Living Single (1997) episode "Three Men and a Buckeye" as Smoke Eye Howard. His largest role in a television series was in The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) which aired on The WB and starred Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, who played brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams.[8]Witherspoon played their father, John "Pops" Williams.

Witherspoon was on the Kids' WB animation series Waynehead, which was about a young boy growing up poor in the Harlem, New York City. The show was aired on Saturday mornings and was based on creator Damon Wayans' life.

In 2003, Witherspoon made a showing on NBC's Last Comic Standing, a reality television show that selected the comedian out of a group and gave him a contract, in the Las Vegas finals. Also in 2003, he performed in The Proud Family, an animated series that aired on Disney Channel, as Oran Jones in the episode "Adventures in Bebe Sitting." He also performed in an episode of another Disney Channel's animated series, Kim Possible.

He starred in the comedy series The Tracy Morgan Show as Spoon in all 18 episodes of the show.[2]

In 2004, he was in Pryor Offenses, a television movie where he played Willie the Wino. In 2005, he was seen in the Comedy Central talk show Weekends at the D.L. where he played the character of Michael Johnson. In the same year, he began starring in Aaron McGruder's animated series The Boondocksas Robert Jebediah "Granddad" Freeman; this Cartoon Network series ran for four seasons.[8][2] In 2006, he performed in a television movie, Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street, a story about a group of kids who find the true meaning of Christmas. In the movie he plays Real Santa, a Christmas singer on the radio. His next appearance was on The Super Rumble Mixshow in 2008. He also appeared in another Aaron McGruder series, Black Jesus, portraying Lloyd, a homeless man.[2]

In 2011, he starred in a Final Destination spoof with Shane Dawson on YouTube. In May 2013, he featured on "Saturday (skit)", from rapper Logic on his latest mixtape Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever.

Music videos

Witherspoon 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".

Comedy tour

Witherspoon went back to his comedian roots and started a comedy tour that premiered on television on March 28, 2008 on Showtime Network. On his 2009 tour, he had 19 stops across the country. In December 2011, Witherspoon performed his stand up comedy act once again on stage at the Funny Bone comedy club at Harrah's Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.

Personal life and death

Witherspoon married Angela Robinson in 1988.[14] They have two children, John David ("J.D.") and Alexander.[5] J.D. is known for making skits and gameplay videos on YouTube, and currently hosts the mobile game show Confetti on Facebook Watch. David Letterman is the godfather to Witherspoon's two sons.

Witherspoon died at his home in Sherman Oaks, California on October 29, 2019.

Witherspoon's funeral was held on November 5, 2019 and he was laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.