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Faizon Love

Profession
Acting
Born
June 14, 1968 · 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.

Known for

Elf poster
Elf
Film · 2003 · ★ 6.7
Couples Retreat poster
Couples Retreat
Film · 2009 · ★ 5.6
Friday poster
Friday
Film · 1995 · ★ 7.2
Just My Luck poster
Just My Luck
Film · 2006 · ★ 6.2
Zookeeper poster
Zookeeper
Film · 2011 · ★ 5.4
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood poster
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.1
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Series · 2005 · ★ 8.2
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son poster
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Film · 2011 · ★ 5.5
My Name Is Earl poster
My Name Is Earl
Series · 2005 · ★ 7.6
The Replacements poster
The Replacements
Film · 2000 · ★ 6.7
The War with Grandpa poster
The War with Grandpa
Film · 2020 · ★ 6.4
The Paperboy poster
The Paperboy
Film · 2012 · ★ 5.5

Filmography