Faizon Love

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*, *BAP*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*.