
Acting
Born June 14, 1968 · Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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.

Sell Your House
2026

STZ
2025

The Last Stop in Yuma County
2024

Back on the Strip
2023

Prince of Detroit
2023

Santa Games
2022

Block Party
2022

The War with Grandpa
2020

She Ball
2020

Bulletproof 2
2020

Ripped
2017

Grow House
2017

Dying Laughing
2017

She's Got a Plan
2016

Brotherly Love
2015

November Rule
2015

Tell
2014

Q
2014

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta
2013

White T
2013

Backstage at Budz House
2012

The Paperboy
2012

A Russell Peters Christmas
2011

Budz House
2011

The Cookout 2
2011

Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster
2011

Zookeeper
2011

King of the Underground
2011

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
2011

Couples Retreat
2009

A Day in the Life
2009

Steppin: The Movie
2009

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009

Of Boys and Men
2008

Days of Wrath
2008

The Perfect Holiday
2007

Who's Your Caddy?
2007

Idlewild
2006

All You've Got
2006

Just My Luck
2006

Animal
2005

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
2004

Torque
2004

Elf
2003

Hustle and Heat
2003

Wonderland
2003

The Fighting Temptations
2003

Blue Crush
2002

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
2002

Mr. Bones
2001

Made
2001

The Luau
2001

Inhumanity
2001

The Replacements
2000

3 Strikes
2000

The Players Club
1998

Money Talks
1997

B.A.P.S
1997

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996

Friday
1995

Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About
1995

Fear of a Black Hat
1994

The Meteor Man
1993

Bebe's Kids
1992