Faizon Love

Faizon Love

  • Birthday: 1968-06-14
  • Place of birth: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
  • Also know as: Langston Faizon Santisima

Biography

Faizon Andre Love was born June 14, 1968. An actor and comedian, he is best known for roles in the films Friday, Elf, and Couples Retreat. Love 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 Love for his role as Sean "Sweet" Johnson, simply known as Sweet, in the Rockstar North game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Filmography

Bulletproof 2

2020

As Jack Carter

Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About

1995

As Sledgehammer O'Possum

Santa Games

2022

As Santa Charles

Bebe's Kids

1992

As Robin Harris (voice)

Budz House

2011

As Big Shitty

The Luau

2001

As Hustle

Q

2014

As Mr. Blue

Ripped

2017

As Reeves

Inhumanity

0000

As

STZ

2024

As Curtis

The Perfect Holiday

2007

As Jamal

Mr. Bones

2001

As Fats Pudbedder

3 Strikes

2000

As Tone

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

2002

As Domino Breed

Who's Your Caddy?

2007

As Big Large

A Day in the Life

2009

As 'Black' Ike Smith

Couples Retreat

2009

As Shane

She's Got a Plan

2016

As Dr. Funkman

Just My Luck

2006

As Damon Phillips

The Replacements

2000

As Jamal Jackson

Idlewild

2006

As Ace

White T

2013

As

Dying Laughing

2017

As Himself

Grow House

2017

As Rollin' Reg

Of Boys and Men

2008

As Roman

Block Party

2022

As Gus

Back on the Strip

2023

As Desmond 'Da Body' Day

Made

2001

As Horrace

Fear of a Black Hat

1994

As Jam Boy 1

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004

As Sean 'Sweet' Johnson (voice) (uncredited)

November Rule

2015

As Theo

Tell

2014

As Dwight Johnson

Elf

2003

As Gimbel's Manager

All You've Got

2006

As Coach Harlan

Torque

2004

As Sonny

The Players Club

1998

As Peters

She Ball

2020

As

Friday

1995

As Big Worm

Blue Crush

2002

As Leslie

The Cookout 2

2011

As David Turner

Animal

2005

As Double T

Hustle and Heat

2003

As David Rabinowitz

B.A.P.S

1997

As Tiger J

Money Talks

1997

As Cellmate

The War with Grandpa

2020

As Store Manager

The Fighting Temptations

2003

As Prison Warden

The Paperboy

2012

As Comedian

The Meteor Man

1993

As Maurice

Zookeeper

2011

As Bruce the Bear (voice)

Production

Tao of The Golden Mask

2007

As Director

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