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Faizon Love

Born
June 14, 1968
Faizon Andre Love was born June 14, 1968. An actor and comedian, he is best known for roles in the films Friday, Elf, and Couples Retreat. Love 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 Love for his role as Sean "Sweet" Johnson, simply known as Sweet, in the Rockstar North game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Known For
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
(1996)
Rufus
Elf
(2003)
Gimbel's Manager
Torque
(2004)
Sonny
Friday
(1995)
Big Worm
Couples Retreat
(2009)
Shane
Zookeeper
(2011)
Bruce the Bear (voice)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
(2011)
Kurtis Kool
Just My Luck
(2006)
Damon Phillips
The War with Grandpa
(2020)
Store Manager
The Replacements
(2000)
Jamal Jackson
The Paperboy
(2012)
Comedian
Money Talks
(1997)
Cellmate
The Fighting Temptations
(2003)
Prison Warden
Blue Crush
(2002)
Leslie
Bulletproof 2
(2020)
Jack Carter
The Players Club
(1998)
Peters
Full Filmography
Acting
Bebe's Kids
(1992)
Robin Harris (voice)
The Meteor Man
(1993)
Maurice
Fear of a Black Hat
(1994)
Jam Boy 1
Friday
(1995)
Big Worm
Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About
(1995)
Sledgehammer O'Possum
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
(1996)
Rufus
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
(1996)
Manny
B.A.P.S
(1997)
Tiger J
Money Talks
(1997)
Cellmate
The Players Club
(1998)
Peters
The Replacements
(2000)
Jamal Jackson
3 Strikes
(2000)
Tone
Mr. Bones
(2001)
Fats Pudbedder
Made
(2001)
Horrace
The Luau
(2001)
Hustle
Inhumanity
(2001)
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
(2002)
Domino Breed
Blue Crush
(2002)
Leslie
Elf
(2003)
Gimbel's Manager
Hustle and Heat
(2003)
David Rabinowitz
The Fighting Temptations
(2003)
Prison Warden
Torque
(2004)
Sonny
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
(2004)
Sean 'Sweet' Johnson (voice) (uncredited)
Animal
(2005)
Double T
Just My Luck
(2006)
Damon Phillips
Idlewild
(2006)
Ace
All You've Got
(2006)
Coach Harlan
The Perfect Holiday
(2007)
Jamal
Who's Your Caddy?
(2007)
Big Large
Of Boys and Men
(2008)
Roman
A Day in the Life
(2009)
'Black' Ike Smith
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
(2009)
Self
Couples Retreat
(2009)
Shane
Steppin : The Movie
(2009)
Zookeeper
(2011)
Bruce the Bear (voice)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
(2011)
Kurtis Kool
Budz House
(2011)
Big Shitty
Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster
(2011)
Self
King of the Underground
(2011)
Faizon
The Cookout 2
(2011)
David Turner
Backstage at Budz House
(2012)
The Paperboy
(2012)
Comedian
White T
(2013)
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta
(2013)
Q
(2014)
Mr. Blue
Tell
(2014)
Dwight Johnson
November Rule
(2015)
Theo
She's Got a Plan
(2016)
Dr. Funkman
Ripped
(2017)
Reeves
Dying Laughing
(2017)
Himself
Grow House
(2017)
Rollin' Reg
Bulletproof 2
(2020)
Jack Carter
She Ball
(2020)
The War with Grandpa
(2020)
Store Manager
Block Party
(2022)
Gus
Santa Games
(2022)
Santa Charles
Back on the Strip
(2023)
Desmond 'Da Body' Day
Dash Films Presents: The Prince of Detroit
(2023)
Teddy Hall
The Last Stop in Yuma County
(2024)
Vernon
STZ
(2024)
Curtis
Directing
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