Trivia

One of his ancestors, John Witherspoon, signed the Declaration of Independence.

Older brother of Reese Witherspoon.

He was the first child born to Dr. John and Betty Witherspoon. His father was a military surgeon specializing in the ear, nose and throat. His mother was a Registered Nurse who would later become a Ph.D in pediatric nursing. John spent four years of his life in Wiesbaden, Germany where his father served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army reserves. Shortly after, he would move the family back to the States, settling in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1980.

Ex-brother-in-law of Ryan Phillippe.

Placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to attempted sexual battery and trespassing [October 13, 2003].