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 re…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Elf (2003) — Gimbels Manager
2. Couples Retreat (2009) — Shane
3. Friday (1995) — Big Worm
4. Just My Luck (2006) — Damon Phillips
5. Zookeeper (2011) — Bruce the Bear (voice)
6. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) — Rufus
7. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) — Coach
8. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) — Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
9. My Name Is Earl (2005) — Reverend Greene
10. The Replacements (2000) — Jamal Jackson
11. The War with Grandpa (2020) — Store Manager
12. The Paperboy (2012) — Comedian
13. Torque (2004) — Sonny
14. Blue Crush (2002) — Leslie
15. Money Talks (1997) — Cellmate
16. The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024) — Vernon
17. black-ish (2014) — Sha
18. Wonderland (2003) — Greg Diles
19. That's So Raven (2003) — Cyrus
20. Made (2001) — Horrace
21. The Meteor Man (1993) — Maurice
22. The Fighting Temptations (2003) — Prison Warden
23. Bulletproof 2 (2020) — Jack Carter
24. Step Up (2018) — Al
25. A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) — Manny
26. The Players Club (1998) — Peters
27. Brotherly Love (2015) — Uncle Ron
28. B.A.P.S (1997) — Tiger J
29. Bebe's Kids (1992) — Robin Harris (voice)
30. Idlewild (2006) — Ace
31. Who's Your Caddy? (2007) — Big Large
32. The Upshaws (2021) — Terry
33. The Wayans Bros. (1995) — Nigel Lovejoy
34. 3 Strikes (2000) — Tone
35. Tell (2014) — Dwight Johnson
36. Q (2014) — Mr. Blue
37. Fear of a Black Hat (1994) — Jam Boy 1
38. Detroiters (2017) — Farmer Zack
39. Animal (2005) — Double T
40. The Perfect Holiday (2007) — Jamal

Directed

1. Tao of The Golden Mask (2007) — Director