Faizon Love
Born: 1968-06-14 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- STZ as Curtis
2024
- The Last Stop in Yuma County as Vernon
2023
- Back on the Strip as Desmond 'Da Body' Day
- Prince of Detroit as Teddy Hall
2022
- Santa Games as Santa Charles
- Block Party as Gus
2021
- The Upshaws as Terry
2020
- Bulletproof 2 as Jack Carter
- She Ball as Big Meat Tuna
- The War with Grandpa as Store Manager
2018
- Step Up as Al
2017
- Grow House as Rollin' Reg
- Dying Laughing as Self
- Ripped as Reeves
- The New Edition Story as Maurice Starr
2016
- She's Got a Plan as Dr. Funkman
2015
- November Rule as Theo
- Brotherly Love as Uncle Ron
2013
- White T as Anthony
- All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta
2012
- The Paperboy as Comedian
- Backstage at Budz House
2011
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
- Zookeeper as Bruce the Bear (voice)
- The Cookout 2 as David Turner
- Budz House as Big Shitty
- King of the Underground as Faizon
- Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster as Self
2009
- Couples Retreat as Shane
- Steppin: The Movie
- A Day in the Life as 'Black' Ike Smith
- ‘Friday’ Straight Up as Self
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
2008
- The Wendy Williams Show
- Of Boys and Men as Roman
- Black Poker Stars Invitational as Self
- Days of Wrath as Cash Flow
2007
- The Perfect Holiday as Jamal
- Who's Your Caddy? as Big Large
- Tao of The Golden Mask ... (Director)
2006
- Idlewild as Ace
- Just My Luck as Damon Phillips
- All You've Got as Coach Harlan
2005
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Coach
- My Name Is Earl as Reverend Greene
- Animal as Double T
2004
- Torque as Sonny
- The Big House
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction as Sweet (voice)
2003
- Elf as Gimbels Manager
- That's So Raven as Cyrus
- Hustle and Heat as David Rabinowitz
- Wonderland as Greg Diles
- The Fighting Temptations as Prison Warden
2002
- Blue Crush as Leslie
- Play'd: A Hip Hop Story as Domino Breed
2001
- The Luau as Hustle
- Made as Horrace
- Mr. Bones as Fats Pudbedder
- Inhumanity
2000
- The Replacements as Jamal Jackson
- 3 Strikes as Tone
1998
- The Players Club as Peters
1997
- B.A.P.S as Tiger J
- Money Talks as Cellmate
1996
1995
- Friday as Big Worm
- The Wayans Bros. as Nigel Lovejoy
- What a Cartoon! as Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
- The Parent 'Hood as Wendell Wilcox
- Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About as Sledgehammer O'Possum
1994
- Fear of a Black Hat as Jam Boy 1
1993
- The Meteor Man as Maurice
1992
- Bebe's Kids as Robin Harris (voice)