Place of Birth: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Faizon Love
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
---|---|---|
Just My Luck | Damon Phillips | 2006 |
Animal | Double T | 2005 |
Friday | Big Worm | 1995 |
The Replacements | Jamal Jackson | 2000 |
Elf | Gimbels Manager | 2003 |
A Day in the Life | 'Black' Ike Smith | 2009 |
The Meteor Man | Maurice | 1993 |
Back on the Strip | Desmond 'Da Body' Day | 2023 |
The Perfect Holiday | Jamal | 2007 |
Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About | Sledgehammer O'Possum | 1995 |
Idlewild | Ace | 2006 |
Mr. Bones | Fats Pudbedder | 2001 |
Bebe's Kids | Robin Harris (voice) | 1992 |
All You've Got | Coach Harlan | 2006 |
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | 2009 |
Tell | Dwight Johnson | 2014 |
Made | Horrace | 2001 |
Zookeeper | Bruce the Bear (voice) | 2011 |
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Kurtis Kool | 2011 |
B.A.P.S | Tiger J | 1997 |
3 Strikes | Tone | 2000 |
Couples Retreat | Shane | 2009 |
Hustle and Heat | David Rabinowitz | 2003 |
Prince of Detroit | Teddy Hall | 2023 |
Budz House | Big Shitty | 2011 |
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story | Domino Breed | 2002 |
Backstage at Budz House | 2012 | |
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta | 2013 | |
White T | Anthony | 2013 |
The Luau | Hustle | 2001 |
Block Party | Gus | 2022 |
Q | Mr. Blue | 2014 |
STZ | Curtis | 2024 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction | Sean 'Sweet' Johnson (voice) (uncredited) | 2004 |
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Rufus | 1996 |
Who's Your Caddy? | Big Large | 2007 |
Santa Games | Santa Charles | 2022 |
The Last Stop in Yuma County | Vernon | 2024 |
Torque | Sonny | 2004 |
November Rule | Theo | 2015 |
Ripped | Reeves | 2017 |
Blue Crush | Leslie | 2002 |
Sell Your House | Self | 1970 |
Dying Laughing | Self | 2017 |
Days of Wrath | Cash Flow | 2008 |
Fear of a Black Hat | Jam Boy 1 | 1994 |
Wonderland | Greg Diles | 2003 |
Brotherly Love | Uncle Ron | 2015 |
Grow House | Rollin' Reg | 2017 |
Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster | Self | 2011 |
King of the Underground | Faizon | 2011 |
She's Got a Plan | Dr. Funkman | 2016 |
The Fighting Temptations | Prison Warden | 2003 |
Bulletproof 2 | Jack Carter | 2020 |
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Manny | 1996 |
She Ball | Big Meat Tuna | 2020 |
Inhumanity | 2001 | |
The Players Club | Peters | 1998 |
Steppin: The Movie | 2009 | |
Money Talks | Cellmate | 1997 |
Of Boys and Men | Roman | 2008 |
The Paperboy | Comedian | 2012 |
The War with Grandpa | Store Manager | 2020 |
The Cookout 2 | David Turner | 2011 | Series | Cast | Year |
The Wayans Bros. | Nigel Lovejoy | 1995 |
The Parent 'Hood | Wendell Wilcox | 1995 |
The Big House | 2004 | |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2008 | |
Black Poker Stars Invitational | Self | 2008 |
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Coach | 2005 |
What a Cartoon! | Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice) | 1995 |
Step Up | Al | 2018 |
That's So Raven | Cyrus | 2003 |
The Upshaws | Terry | 2021 |
My Name Is Earl | Reverend Greene | 2005 |
black-ish | Sha | 2014 |