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.
79 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 79
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
black-ish
2014
My Name Is Earl
2005
That's So Raven
2003
The Wayans Bros.
1995
The Upshaws
2021
Friday
1995
What a Cartoon!
1995
The Parent 'Hood
1995
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996
Elf
2003
Step Up
2018
Zookeeper
2011
The Replacements
2000
Couples Retreat
2009
Torque
2004
Just My Luck
2006
Detroiters
2017
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
2011
The War with Grandpa
2020
The Last Stop in Yuma County
2024
Money Talks
1997
Blue Crush
2002
Wonderland
2003
The Paperboy
2012
The Meteor Man
1993
The Big House
2004
B.A.P.S
1997
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
Bebe's Kids
1992
The Players Club
1998
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
The Fighting Temptations
2003
Made
2001
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996
Idlewild
2006
Tell
2014
Animal
2005
Hustle and Heat
2003
A Day in the Life
2009
Black Poker Stars Invitational
2008
3 Strikes
2000
Bulletproof 2
2020
Mr. Bones
2001
White T
2013
Brotherly Love
2015
The Perfect Holiday
2007
Grow House
2017
STZ
2025
Fear of a Black Hat
1994
She Ball
2020
Steppin: The Movie
2009
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
2004
All You've Got
2006
Back on the Strip
2023
Days of Wrath
2008
Ripped
2017
November Rule
2015
Budz House
2011
Dying Laughing
2017
Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster
2011
Of Boys and Men
2008
Sell Your House
2026
Block Party
2022
The Cookout 2
2011
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
2002
She's Got a Plan
2016
Santa Games
2022
Prince of Detroit
2023
Q
2014
King of the Underground
2011
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
The Luau
2001
Backstage at Budz House
2012
A Russell Peters Christmas
2011
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta
2013
Inhumanity
2001
Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About
1995