Faizon Love
Acting • Born 1968-06-14
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.
Filmography
78 credits
Just My Luck
Movie • 2006
Damon Phillips
Animal
Movie • 2005
Double T
Friday
Movie • 1995
Big Worm
The Replacements
Movie • 2000
Jamal Jackson
Elf
Movie • 2003
Gimbels Manager
A Day in the Life
Movie • 2009
'Black' Ike Smith
The Meteor Man
Movie • 1993
Maurice
Back on the Strip
Movie • 2023
Desmond 'Da Body' Day
The Perfect Holiday
Movie • 2007
Jamal
Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About
Movie • 1995
Sledgehammer O'Possum
Idlewild
Movie • 2006
Ace
Mr. Bones
Movie • 2001
Fats Pudbedder
Bebe's Kids
Movie • 1992
Robin Harris (voice)
All You've Got
Movie • 2006
Coach Harlan
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Movie • 2009
Self
Tell
Movie • 2014
Dwight Johnson
Made
Movie • 2001
Horrace
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Movie • 2011
Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
Zookeeper
Movie • 2011
Bruce the Bear (voice)
B.A.P.S
Movie • 1997
Tiger J
3 Strikes
Movie • 2000
Tone
Couples Retreat
Movie • 2009
Shane
Hustle and Heat
Movie • 2003
David Rabinowitz
Prince of Detroit
Movie • 2023
Teddy Hall
Budz House
Movie • 2011
Big Shitty
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
Movie • 2002
Domino Breed
Backstage at Budz House
Movie • 2012
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta
Movie • 2013
White T
Movie • 2013
Anthony
The Luau
Movie • 2001
Hustle
Block Party
Movie • 2022
Gus
Q
Movie • 2014
Mr. Blue
STZ
Movie • 2025
Curtis
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Movie • 1996
Rufus
Santa Games
Movie • 2022
Santa Charles
Who's Your Caddy?
Movie • 2007
Big Large
The Last Stop in Yuma County
Movie • 2024
Vernon
Torque
Movie • 2004
Sonny
November Rule
Movie • 2015
Theo
Ripped
Movie • 2017
Reeves
Blue Crush
Movie • 2002
Leslie
Sell Your House
Movie • 2026
Self
Dying Laughing
Movie • 2017
Self
Days of Wrath
Movie • 2008
Cash Flow
Fear of a Black Hat
Movie • 1994
Jam Boy 1
Wonderland
Movie • 2003
Greg Diles
Brotherly Love
Movie • 2015
Uncle Ron
Grow House
Movie • 2017
Rollin' Reg
Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster
Movie • 2011
Self
King of the Underground
Movie • 2011
Faizon
She's Got a Plan
Movie • 2016
Dr. Funkman
The Fighting Temptations
Movie • 2003
Prison Warden
Bulletproof 2
Movie • 2020
Jack Carter
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Movie • 1996
Manny
She Ball
Movie • 2020
Big Meat Tuna
Inhumanity
Movie • 2001
The Players Club
Movie • 1998
Peters
Steppin: The Movie
Movie • 2009
Money Talks
Movie • 1997
Cellmate
Of Boys and Men
Movie • 2008
Roman
The Paperboy
Movie • 2012
Comedian
The War with Grandpa
Movie • 2020
Store Manager
The Cookout 2
Movie • 2011
David Turner
‘Friday’ Straight Up
Movie • 2009
Self
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Movie • 2004
Sweet (voice)
A Russell Peters Christmas
Movie • 2011
Self
The Wayans Bros.
TV • 1995
Nigel Lovejoy
The Parent 'Hood
TV • 1995
Wendell Wilcox
The Big House
TV • 2004
The Wendy Williams Show
TV • 2008
Black Poker Stars Invitational
TV • 2008
Self
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Coach
What a Cartoon!
TV • 1995
Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
Step Up
TV • 2018
Al
That's So Raven
TV • 2003
Cyrus
The Upshaws
TV • 2021
Terry
My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Reverend Greene
black-ish
TV • 2014
Sha