Faizon Love
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.
Known For

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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My Name Is Earl

That's So Raven

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

The Wayans Bros.

The Upshaws

The Wendy Williams Show
All Movies (66)
- Sell Your House2026 · as Self
- STZ2025 · as Curtis
- The Last Stop in Yuma County2024 · as Vernon
- Back on the Strip2023 · as Desmond 'Da Body' Day
- Prince of Detroit2023 · as Teddy Hall
- Santa Games2022 · as Santa Charles
- Block Party2022 · as Gus
- The War with Grandpa2020 · as Store Manager
- She Ball2020 · as Big Meat Tuna
- Bulletproof 22020 · as Jack Carter
- Ripped2017 · as Reeves
- Grow House2017 · as Rollin' Reg
- Dying Laughing2017 · as Self
- She's Got a Plan2016 · as Dr. Funkman
- Brotherly Love2015 · as Uncle Ron
- November Rule2015 · as Theo
- Tell2014 · as Dwight Johnson
- Q2014 · as Mr. Blue
- All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta2013
- White T2013 · as Anthony
- Backstage at Budz House2012
- The Paperboy2012 · as Comedian
- A Russell Peters Christmas2011 · as Self
- Budz House2011 · as Big Shitty
- The Cookout 22011 · as David Turner
- Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster2011 · as Self
- Zookeeper2011 · as Bruce the Bear (voice)
- King of the Underground2011 · as Faizon
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son2011 · as Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
- Couples Retreat2009 · as Shane
- A Day in the Life2009 · as 'Black' Ike Smith
- Steppin: The Movie2009
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy2009 · as Self
- ‘Friday’ Straight Up2009 · as Self
- Of Boys and Men2008 · as Roman
- Days of Wrath2008 · as Cash Flow
- The Perfect Holiday2007 · as Jamal
- Who's Your Caddy?2007 · as Big Large
- Idlewild2006 · as Ace
- All You've Got2006 · as Coach Harlan
- Just My Luck2006 · as Damon Phillips
- Animal2005 · as Double T
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction2004 · as Sweet (voice)
- Torque2004 · as Sonny
- Elf2003 · as Gimbels Manager
- Hustle and Heat2003 · as David Rabinowitz
- Wonderland2003 · as Greg Diles
- The Fighting Temptations2003 · as Prison Warden
- Blue Crush2002 · as Leslie
- Play'd: A Hip Hop Story2002 · as Domino Breed
- Mr. Bones2001 · as Fats Pudbedder
- Made2001 · as Horrace
- The Luau2001 · as Hustle
- Inhumanity2001
- The Replacements2000 · as Jamal Jackson
- 3 Strikes2000 · as Tone
- The Players Club1998 · as Peters
- Money Talks1997 · as Cellmate
- B.A.P.S1997 · as Tiger J
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate1996 · as Manny
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood1996 · as Rufus
- Friday1995 · as Big Worm
- Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About1995 · as Sledgehammer O'Possum
- Fear of a Black Hat1994 · as Jam Boy 1
- The Meteor Man1993 · as Maurice
- Bebe's Kids1992 · as Robin Harris (voice)
All TV Shows (13)
- The Upshaws2021 · as Terry
- Step Up2018 · as Al
- Detroiters2017 · as Farmer Zack
- black-ish2014 · as Sha
- The Wendy Williams Show2008
- Black Poker Stars Invitational2008 · as Self
- My Name Is Earl2005 · as Reverend Greene
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Coach
- The Big House2004
- That's So Raven2003 · as Cyrus
- What a Cartoon!1995 · as Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
- The Parent 'Hood1995 · as Wendell Wilcox
- The Wayans Bros.1995 · as Nigel Lovejoy