Faizon Love

Faizon Love

1968-06-14
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Biography

Faizon Andre Love (born Langston Faizon Santisima; June 14, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in the comedy films The Meteor Man, Don't Be a Menace, Friday, B*A*P*S, Elf, The Replacements, Made, Mr Bones, and Couples Retreat, as well as the voice of Sean "Sweet" Johnson in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and his role as Wendell Wilcox on The Parent 'Hood. He got his start as a stand-up comedian and made his acting debut Off-Broadway at the age of nineteen. His motion picture debut, Bebe's Kids had him providing the voice of late comedian Robin Harris. He then had a role in The Meteor Man starring Robert Townsend. Townsend then cast Love in a co-starring role on his sitcom The Parent 'Hood. He followed up this role with a breakout performance as the drug dealer Big Worm in the 1995 film Friday. Follow-up films have included Elf, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Money Talks, Wonderland, The Fighting Temptations, and Idlewild. Love gained wider appeal when he co-starred in the 2009 film, Couples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort. His most recent role is that of Kurtis Kool in 2011’s Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son. Many gamers may also know him for his role as Sean "Sweet" Johnson, simply known as Sweet, in the Rockstar North game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Acting

Don't Be a Menace to ...
7.026
Elf
6.654
Couples Retreat
5.56
Friday
7.1
The Meteor Man
5.8
The Fighting ...
5.777
Torque
5.3
The War with Grandpa
6.436
Wonderland
6.1
Just My Luck
6.166
The Replacements
6.7
Big Mommas: Like ...
5.556
Money Talks
6.1
Zookeeper
5.423
Blue Crush
5.997
The Paperboy
5.548
Made
5.806
The Last Stop in ...
7
Ripped
4.738
Idlewild
5.658
1