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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
The Last Stop in Yuma County
(2024)
Vernon
Zookeeper
(2011)
Bruce the Bear (voice)
Elf
(2003)
Gimbel's Manager
Torque
(2004)
Sonny
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
(2011)
Kurtis Kool
Friday
(1995)
Big Worm
The Replacements
(2000)
Jamal Jackson
Couples Retreat
(2009)
Shane
The War with Grandpa
(2020)
Store Manager
Blue Crush
(2002)
Leslie
Money Talks
(1997)
Cellmate
Just My Luck
(2006)
Damon Phillips
The Paperboy
(2012)
Comedian
Made
(2001)
Horrace
Back on the Strip
(2023)
Desmond 'Da Body' Day
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
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
(1996)
Manny
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
(1996)
Rufus
B.A.P.S
(1997)
Tiger J
Money Talks
(1997)
Cellmate
The Players Club
(1998)
Peters
3 Strikes
(2000)
Tone
The Replacements
(2000)
Jamal Jackson
Made
(2001)
Horrace
Inhumanity
(2001)
Mr. Bones
(2001)
Fats Pudbedder
The Luau
(2001)
Hustle
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
(2002)
Domino Breed
Blue Crush
(2002)
Leslie
Elf
(2003)
Gimbel's Manager
The Fighting Temptations
(2003)
Prison Warden
Hustle and Heat
(2003)
David Rabinowitz
Torque
(2004)
Sonny
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
(2004)
Sean 'Sweet' Johnson (voice) (uncredited)
Animal
(2005)
Double T
All You've Got
(2006)
Coach Harlan
Idlewild
(2006)
Ace
Just My Luck
(2006)
Damon Phillips
The Perfect Holiday
(2007)
Jamal
Who's Your Caddy?
(2007)
Big Large
Of Boys and Men
(2008)
Roman
Couples Retreat
(2009)
Shane
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
(2009)
Self
A Day in the Life
(2009)
'Black' Ike Smith
Steppin : The Movie
(2009)
Budz House
(2011)
Big Shitty
Zookeeper
(2011)
Bruce the Bear (voice)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
(2011)
Kurtis Kool
King of the Underground
(2011)
Faizon
Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster
(2011)
Self
The Cookout 2
(2011)
David Turner
The Paperboy
(2012)
Comedian
Backstage at Budz House
(2012)
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta
(2013)
White T
(2013)
Tell
(2014)
Dwight Johnson
Q
(2014)
Mr. Blue
November Rule
(2015)
Theo
She's Got a Plan
(2016)
Dr. Funkman
Dying Laughing
(2017)
Himself
Ripped
(2017)
Reeves
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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