Faizon Love
Biography
Faizon Andre Love is an American actor and comedian born on June 14, 1968, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. He is also known by the names Langston Faizon Santisima and Faison Love. He began his career as a stand-up comedian and made his acting debut Off-Broadway at the age of nineteen. His motion picture debut was in Bebe's Kids, where he provided the voice of the late comedian Robin Harris. He has appeared in numerous comedy films, including The Meteor Man, Don't Be a Menace, Friday, BAP*S, Elf, The Replacements, Made, Mr Bones, and Couples Retreat. On television, he played the role of Wendell Wilcox on The Parent 'Hood and provided the voice of Sean Sweet Johnson in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Career overview
Faizon Andre Love, born Langston Faizon Santisima on June 14, 1968, is an American actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian and made his acting debut Off-Broadway at the age of nineteen. His motion picture debut was in Bebe's Kids, where he provided the voice of the late comedian Robin Harris. Robert Townsend then cast him in The Meteor Man.
Over his career, Love has appeared in numerous comedy films. Some of his best-known film roles include appearances in Don't Be a Menace, Friday, BAP*S, Elf, The Replacements, Made, Mr Bones, and Couples Retreat. In television, he played the role of Wendell Wilcox on The Parent 'Hood. In addition to his work in film and television, Love provided the voice of Sean Sweet Johnson in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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- Sell Your House (2026) as Self
- STZ (2025) as Curtis
- The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024) as Vernon
- Back on the Strip (2023) as Desmond 'Da Body' Day
- Prince of Detroit (2023) as Teddy Hall
- Block Party (2022) as Gus
- Santa Games (2022) as Santa Charles
- The Upshaws (2021) as Terry
- The War with Grandpa (2020) as Store Manager
- Bulletproof 2 (2020) as Jack Carter
- She Ball (2020) as Big Meat Tuna
- Step Up (2018) as Al
- Detroiters (2017) as Farmer Zack
- Dying Laughing (2017) as Self
- Grow House (2017) as Rollin' Reg
- Ripped (2017) as Reeves
- She's Got a Plan (2016) as Dr. Funkman
- Brotherly Love (2015) as Uncle Ron
- November Rule (2015) as Theo
- black-ish (2014) as Sha
- Tell (2014) as Dwight Johnson
- Q (2014) as Mr. Blue
- White T (2013) as Anthony
- All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta (2013)
- The Paperboy (2012) as Comedian
- Backstage at Budz House (2012)
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) as Kurtis Kool (uncredited)
- Zookeeper (2011) as Bruce the Bear (voice)
- King of the Underground (2011) as Faizon
- Budz House (2011) as Big Shitty
- The Cookout 2 (2011) as David Turner
- A Russell Peters Christmas (2011) as Self
- Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster (2011) as Self
- Couples Retreat (2009) as Shane
- Steppin: The Movie (2009)
- A Day in the Life (2009) as 'Black' Ike Smith
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) as Self
- ‘Friday’ Straight Up (2009) as Self
- The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
- Black Poker Stars Invitational (2008) as Self
- Days of Wrath (2008) as Cash Flow
- Of Boys and Men (2008) as Roman
- The Perfect Holiday (2007) as Jamal
- Who's Your Caddy? (2007) as Big Large
- Tao of The Golden Mask (2007) Director
- Just My Luck (2006) as Damon Phillips
- Idlewild (2006) as Ace
- All You've Got (2006) as Coach Harlan
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) as Coach
- My Name Is Earl (2005) as Reverend Greene
- Animal (2005) as Double T
- Torque (2004) as Sonny
- The Big House (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction (2004) as Sweet (voice)
- That's So Raven (2003) as Cyrus
- Elf (2003) as Gimbels Manager
- The Fighting Temptations (2003) as Prison Warden
- Wonderland (2003) as Greg Diles
- Hustle and Heat (2003) as David Rabinowitz
- Blue Crush (2002) as Leslie
- Play'd: A Hip Hop Story (2002) as Domino Breed
- Mr. Bones (2001) as Fats Pudbedder
- Made (2001) as Horrace
- Inhumanity (2001)
- The Luau (2001) as Hustle
- The Replacements (2000) as Jamal Jackson
- 3 Strikes (2000) as Tone
- The Players Club (1998) as Peters
- Money Talks (1997) as Cellmate
- B.A.P.S (1997) as Tiger J
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) as Rufus
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) as Manny
- The Wayans Bros. (1995) as Nigel Lovejoy
- What a Cartoon! (1995) as Sledgehammer O'Possum (voice)
- The Parent 'Hood (1995) as Wendell Wilcox
- Friday (1995) as Big Worm
- Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About (1995) as Sledgehammer O'Possum
- Fear of a Black Hat (1994) as Jam Boy 1
- The Meteor Man (1993) as Maurice
- Bebe's Kids (1992) as Robin Harris (voice)