Faizon Love
Known For
Acting
Born
1968-06-14 in 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.
Most Known For
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Coach
black-ish
as Sha
My Name Is Earl
as Reverend Greene
The Wendy Williams Show
That's So Raven
as Cyrus
The Upshaws
as Terry
What a Cartoon!
as Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
as Rufus
Torque
as Sonny
The Wayans Bros.
as Nigel Lovejoy
Friday
as Big Worm
The Luau
as Hustle
Just My Luck
as Damon Phillips
Brotherly Love
as Uncle Ron
Elf
as Gimbels Manager
The Parent 'Hood
as Wendell Wilcox
Step Up
as Al
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
as Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
The Replacements
as Jamal Jackson
Animal
as Double T