Faizon Love
ActingFaizon 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
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Rufus
Friday
Big Worm
Couples Retreat
Shane
Elf
Gimbels Manager
Zookeeper
Bruce the Bear (voice)
Just My Luck
Damon Phillips
The War with Grandpa
Store Manager
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
Torque
Sonny
The Replacements
Jamal Jackson
Filmography — Acting
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Rufus
Friday
Big Worm
Couples Retreat
Shane
Elf
Gimbels Manager
Zookeeper
Bruce the Bear (voice)
Just My Luck
Damon Phillips
The War with Grandpa
Store Manager
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
Torque
Sonny
The Replacements
Jamal Jackson
The Meteor Man
Maurice
Wonderland
Greg Diles
Blue Crush
Leslie
The Last Stop in Yuma County
Vernon
Money Talks
Cellmate
B.A.P.S
Tiger J
The Players Club
Peters
Bebe's Kids
Robin Harris (voice)
The Paperboy
Comedian
The Fighting Temptations
Prison Warden
Fear of a Black Hat
Jam Boy 1
Mr. Bones
Fats Pudbedder
Made
Horrace
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Manny
Idlewild
Ace
White T
Anthony
Tell
Dwight Johnson
3 Strikes
Tone
Animal
Double T
STZ
Curtis
Who's Your Caddy?
Big Large
Dying Laughing
Self
She Ball
Big Meat Tuna
Bulletproof 2
Jack Carter
Steppin: The Movie
A Day in the Life
'Black' Ike Smith
The Perfect Holiday
Jamal
All You've Got
Coach Harlan
November Rule
Theo
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Sweet (voice)
The Cookout 2
David Turner
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Hustle and Heat
David Rabinowitz
Back on the Strip
Desmond 'Da Body' Day
Brotherly Love
Uncle Ron
Days of Wrath
Cash Flow
Ripped
Reeves
Of Boys and Men
Roman
Santa Games
Santa Charles
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
Domino Breed
Block Party
Gus
Grow House
Rollin' Reg
She's Got a Plan
Dr. Funkman
Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster
Self
Budz House
Big Shitty
King of the Underground
Faizon
A Russell Peters Christmas
Self
Inhumanity
Prince of Detroit
Teddy Hall
‘Friday’ Straight Up
Self
Sell Your House
Self
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta
Q
Mr. Blue
Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About
Sledgehammer O'Possum
Backstage at Budz House
The Luau
Hustle