Faizon Love

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::summary American actor and comedian ::

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Field	Value
name	Faizon Love
image	Faizon Love 2025.jpg
caption	Love in 2025
birth_name	Langston Faizon Santisima
birth_date
birth_place	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
citizenship	US
occupation
years_active	1983–present
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| name = Faizon Love | image = Faizon Love 2025.jpg | caption = Love in 2025 | birth_name = Langston Faizon Santisima | birth_date = | birth_place = Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | citizenship = US | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = 1983–present | spouse = | website =

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 (1993), Friday (1995), Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), B.A.P.S. (1997), The Replacements (2000), Made, Mr Bones (both 2001), Blue Crush (2002), and Couples Retreat (2009), as well as the voice of Sean "Sweet" Johnson in the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) and his role as Wendell Wilcox on the sitcom television series The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999).

Early life

Love was born in Santiago de Cuba on June 14, 1968. He has described himself as a military brat who was raised in Southeast San Diego, California and Newark, New Jersey because of his father's career in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from Morse High School in Southeast San Diego.

Career

Love got his start as a stand-up comedian at age 15 and made his acting debut in an off-Broadway play at the age of 19. His film debut, Bebe's Kids, saw him provide the voice of comedian Robin Harris, who died before production began on the film; Love offered a close vocal impression of 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 supplier Big Worm in the 1995 film Friday. Follow-up films have included 3 Strikes, Elf, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Money Talks, Wonderland, The Fighting Temptations, and Idlewild.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/just_my_luck/notes.pdf |title=Just My Luck |publisher=Regency Entertainment |year=2006 |access-date=January 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114034010/http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/just_my_luck/notes.pdf |archive-date=November 14, 2006 |url-status=dead

Love lent his voice to the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), portraying Sean "Sweet" Johnson, the leader of the Grove Street Families and the older brother of the game's protagonist. He co-starred in Couples Retreat (2009), a comedy film chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort.

In 2012, he played Stringer Bell in a satirical trailer for The Wire: The Musical. In June of that year, he started to appear in a series of commercials for Boost Mobile, promoting its new 4G phones.

Controversy, lawsuits, and arrests

In 2014, Love posted a series of controversial tweets in the wake of the sexual assault cases against Bill Cosby. Defending Cosby against the charges, he used profanity and racial slurs against Cosby's accusers as well as comedian Hannibal Buress, who had been credited with bringing wider attention to the allegations in a stand-up routine. In 2015, Love once again posted tweets in defense of Cosby, dismissing his fellow African-Americans who believed the allegations as "spineless monkeys".

On March 7, 2017, Love was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor assault in Columbus, Ohio. An altercation with a valet had occurred at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, with video evidence showing Love grabbing the valet behind the neck in the baggage claim area and throwing him onto the ground and into a desk. Love pled not guilty, but later pled no contest and received a $500 fine and a 180-day suspended jail sentence.

In 2018, a personal assistant to Love sued him for sexual harassment, which case Love settled.

In 2022, a personal assistant to Love, Hevekiah Walker, sued him and his company, Assembly Robot Inc., alleging that Love sexually harassed her during her five-month tenure as Love's personal assistant in Love's Gwinnett County home. NBCUniversal failed to respond to the garnishment and a $543,652 default judgment was rendered against it. Then NBCUniversal missed another deadline in failing to seek to modify the judgment within 90 more days.

In February 2025, Love was accused of attacking a female hotel clerk with a credit card machine after she told him she couldn't give him the room he booked through a third party. In July 2025, a San Diego County California judge said there was enough evidence to move the felony case forward. Love has pled not guilty with trial set for January 2026.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Bebe's Kids	Robin Harris (voice)
1993	The Meteor Man	Husband
1994	Fear of a Black Hat	Jam Boy
1995	Friday	Big Worm
1996	Don't Be a Menace	Rufus
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate	Manny
1997	BAP*S	Tiger J
Money Talks	Cellmate
1998	The Players Club	Officer Peters
2000	3 Strikes	Tone
The Replacements	Jahmal Abdul Jackson
2001	Inhumanity	-	Video
Made	Horrace
Mr Bones	Fats Pudbedder
2002	Play'd: A Hip Hop Story	Domino Breed	TV movie
Blue Crush	Leslie
2003	Wonderland	Greg Diles
The Fighting Temptations	Luther Washington
Elf	Wanda
Ride or Die	David Rabinawitz	Video
2004	Torque	Sonny
2005	The Luau	Hustle
Animal	Double T	Video
2006	Just My Luck	Damon Phillips
All You've Got	Coach Harlan	TV movie
Idlewild	Sunshine Ace
2007	Who's Your Caddy?	Big Large
The Perfect Holiday	Jamal
2008	Of Boys and Men	Roman
Days of Wrath	Cash Flow
2009	A Day in the Life	"Black" Ike Smith
Steppin: The Movie	-
Couples Retreat	Shane
2010	Life as We Know It	Cab Driver
2011	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son	Kurtis Kool
King of the Underground	Faizon
Zookeeper	Bruce the Bear (voice)
The Cookout 2	David Turner	TV movie
Budz House	Big Shitty
2012	The Wire: The Musical	Russell 'Stringer' Bell	Short
The Paperboy	Comedian
2013	White T	Anthony
2014	Matthew 18	Lifton Tyler
Tell	Dwight Johnson
2015	November Rule	Theo
Brotherly Love	Uncle Ron
2016	She's Got a Plan	Dr. Funkman
2017	Grow House	Rollin Reg
Ripped	Reeves
2018	Bad Paramedics	Craig	Short
2020	Bulletproof 2	Jack Carter
She Ball	Big Meat Tuna
The War with Grandpa	David
2021	Fuck Child Support the Animated Movie	Mr. Mack	Short
2022	Block Party	Gus
Santa Games	Santa Charles
2023	The Sandlerverse 2	Bruce The Bear	Short
Prince of Detroit	Teddy Hall
Back on the Strip	Desmond 'Da Body' Day
The Last Stop in Yuma County	Vernon
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	An Evening at the Improv	Himself	Episode: "Episode #10.14"
1993	Def Comedy Jam	Himself	Episode: "Episode #3.5"
1995	What a Cartoon!	Sledgehammer O' Possum (voice)	Episode: "Sledgehammer O'Possum: Out and About"
1995-98	The Parent 'Hood	Wendell Wilcox	Recurring cast: Season 1, Main Cast: Season 2–4
1996	The Wayans Bros.	Nigel Lovejoy	Episode: "Mama, I Wanna Act"
2002	Dinner for Five	Himself	Season 1, episode 7
2004	The Big House	Warren Cleveland	Main cast
Dinner for Five	Himself	Season 3, episode 1
That's So Raven	Cyrus	Episode: "Radio Heads"
2005	Dinner for Five	Himself	Season 4, episode 6
2007	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Coach	Episode: "The Gang Gets Invincible"
2008	Black Poker Stars Invitational	Himself	Main guest
2009	My Name Is Earl	Reverend Greene	Episode: "Gospel"
2013	Big Morning Buzz Live	Himself/Panelist	Episode: "Maggie Q/Joan & Melissa Rivers/Cast of '21 & Over'"
Mr. Box Office	Big Whane	Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
2013-16	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Himself	Recurring cast: Season 1 & 4-5, Guest: Season 2
2015-17	Black-ish	Sha	Guest cast: Season 2-3
2017	Wild 'N Out	Himself/Team Captain	Episode: "Faizon Love/2 Milly"
Hip Hop Squares	Himself/Panelist	Recurring panelist
The New Edition Story	Maurice Starr	Episode: "Part 1"
2018	Detroiters	Farmer Zack	Episode: "Farmer Zack"
2018-22	Step Up: High Water	Al Baker	Main cast
2023	Diners, Drive-ins and Dives	Himself	Episode: "Smokin' Southern Decadence"
The Upshaws	Terry	Episode: "Thera Please"
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Music Videos

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Year	Song	Artist	Role
1995	"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"	Dr. Dre	Thief
2003	"Gossip Folks"	Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris	Teacher
2004	"Roses"	Outkast	Himself
2005	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey	Minister
2012	"Ring Finger"	Lil Playy	Father
2016	"Drum Machine"	Big Grams featuring Skrillex	Bike Cop
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Video Game

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Sean "Sweet" Johnson	Voice role
2021	Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition	Archival recordings
Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only
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Documentary

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Year	Title
2009	Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
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References

References

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3. "Hope full of Love tonight".
4. (2000). "The Cast". [[Warner Bros.]].
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6. Ryan, Tim. (January 28, 2002). "Big screen wave riders". [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]].
7. [http://www.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Kristen-Bell-Kristin-26563.aspx Trio of Ladies Going on ''Couples Retreat''] at ''[[TV Guide]]''. October 15, 2008. Retrieved on October 15, 2008.
8. Callahan, Yesha. (November 24, 2014). "Faizon Love Had a Profanity Laced Twitter Meltdown as He Showed Support for Bill Cosby".
9. (November 22, 2014). "Faizon Love supports Bill Cosby, calls Hannibal Buress a house N***a". [[The Grio]].
10. Rogers, Jazmine Denise. (July 7, 2015). "Faizon Love Slams Blacks Over Bill Cosby Outrage".
11. (March 8, 2017). "Faizon Love arrested in Ohio after airport altercation". Fox News Entertainment.
12. "Actor Faizon Love gets suspended sentence in assault case".
13. "Case 24-GC-03189 Walker Vs Love - Trellis: Legal Intelligence + Judicial Analytics".
14. "Garnishment Statute Is Too 'Arbitrary,' NBC Tells Ga. Justices - Law360".
15. (2025-02-21). "'Elf' actor Faizon Love accused of attacking female hotel clerk".
16. (2025-07-29). "San Diego judge greenlights criminal trial against ‘Friday’ actor Faizon Love".

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