Born 1968 (age 57) · Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Appears in 80 titles

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.

Filmography

Elf
6.7
Elf
2003
as Gimbels Manager
Couples Retreat
5.6
Couples Retreat
2009
as Shane
Just My Luck
6.2
Just My Luck
2006
as Damon Phillips
Friday
7.1
Friday
1995
as Big Worm
Zookeeper
5.4
Zookeeper
2011
as Bruce the Bear (voice)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
5.5
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
2011
as Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
The Replacements
6.7
The Replacements
2000
as Jamal Jackson
The War with Grandpa
6.4
The War with Grandpa
2020
as Store Manager
The Paperboy
5.5
The Paperboy
2012
as Comedian
Torque
5.3
Torque
2004
as Sonny
Blue Crush
6.0
Blue Crush
2002
as Leslie
Money Talks
6.0
Money Talks
1997
as Cellmate
The Last Stop in Yuma County
6.9
The Last Stop in Yuma County
2024
as Vernon
Wonderland
6.1
Wonderland
2003
as Greg Diles
Made
5.8
Made
2001
as Horrace
The Meteor Man
5.8
The Meteor Man
1993
as Maurice
The Fighting Temptations
5.8
The Fighting Temptations
2003
as Prison Warden
Bulletproof 2
6.2
Bulletproof 2
2020
as Jack Carter
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate