Faizon Love

Faizon Love

Born 1968-06-14 (age 58) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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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.

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Known For

Friday
Friday

1995

as Big Worm

Elf
Elf

2003

as Gimbels Manager

Couples Retreat
Couples Retreat

2009

as Shane

Torque
Torque

2004

as Sonny

The Replacements
The Replacements

2000

as Jamal Jackson

Just My Luck
Just My Luck

2006

as Damon Phillips

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

2011

as Kurtis Kool (uncredited)

Zookeeper
Zookeeper

2011

as Bruce the Bear (voice)

Money Talks
Money Talks

1997

as Cellmate

The War with Grandpa
The War with Grandpa

2020

as Store Manager

Blue Crush
Blue Crush

2002

as Leslie

The Players Club
The Players Club

1998

as Peters

B.A.P.S
B.A.P.S

1997

as Tiger J

The Paperboy
The Paperboy

2012

as Comedian

The Last Stop in Yuma County
Wonderland
Wonderland

2003

as Greg Diles

The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man

1993

as Maurice

Bebe's Kids
Bebe's Kids

1992

as Robin Harris (voice)

Made
Made

2001

as Horrace