… model (for real). During the 1960s and 1970s, Witherspoon 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.
Yet, even with all the success, one thing he loved more, was family. That was proven by his marriage to his wife Angela of 31 years.
“I know what’s going to push her buttons, and she knows what’s going to push my buttons. It’s very simple; don’t push those buttons,” Witherspoon said in response to being asked his secret to a long marriage. “You can move around in different ways to get a point across. A person has got to have their own agenda if you gonna be married a long time. She has to have things to do without you, and you have things to do without her. My wife and I have to have that situation because I’m on the road all the time doing stand-up comedy.”
“We have two kids,” John continued. “My wife will get up and go to France. I might go there for a week, but she’ll spend three weeks, a month. It’s fine with me, because I get bored after about a week. And the time we do spend together is a fun, laughing, quality time. You need to have your own agenda if you want longevity with your person. And if you don’t want them to follow you around, don’t follow them around everywhere they go. That’s not good.”