Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 14, 1968
Place of Birth:
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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.
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2021 | The Upshaws | Terry |
2018 | Step Up | Al |
2014 | black-ish | Sha |
2008 | The Wendy Williams Show | |
2008 | Black Poker Stars Invitational | Self |
2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Coach |
2005 | My Name Is Earl | Reverend Greene |
2004 | The Big House | |
2003 | That's So Raven | Cyrus |
1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Nigel Lovejoy |
1995 | The Parent 'Hood | Wendell Wilcox |
1995 | What a Cartoon! | Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice) |