Faizon Love
| Faizon Love | |
|---|---|
| Born | Langston Faizon Santisima June 14, 1968 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Faizon Andre Love |
| Occupation | Actor and comedian |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Home town | San Diego, California Newark, New Jersey |
Faizon Andre Love[1] (born June 14, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for roles in the films Friday, Elf, The Replacements, Made, and Couples Retreat.
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Life and career [edit]
Love was born Langston Faizon Santisima[2] in Santiago de Cuba and grew up as a military brat; he was raised in San Diego, California and Newark, New Jersey because of his father's career in the United States Navy.[2] Love got his start as a stand-up comedian and made his acting debut in an Off-Broadway at the age of 19. His motion-picture debut, Bebe's Kids, had him providing 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 dealer 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.[3][4][5][6] In 2001, Love guest-starred in the Ludacris single "Freaky Thangs" from the album Word of Mouf. The same year, he made a cameo appearance as a bus driver, in the music video for Lil Jon & The East Side Boys's single "Put Yo Hood Up".
Love co-starred in Couples Retreat (2009), a comedy film chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort.[7] In 2012, he played the role of Stringer Bell in the satirical trailer for The Wire: The Musical. In June that year, Love started to appear in a series of commercials for the pre-paid wireless provider Boost Mobile, promoting its new 4G phones.[8]
Love will be filming Matthew 18, an indie horror film in Minnesota.
Filmography [edit]
- Bébé's Kids (1992) – Robin Harris (voice only)
- The Meteor Man (1993) – Maurice
- Fear of a Black Hat (1994) – Jam Boy
- Friday (1995) – Big Worm
- Parent 'Hood (1995–1998) – Windell Wilcox
- 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) – Officer Peters
- 3 Strikes (2000) – Tone
- The Replacements (2000) – Jahmal Abdul Jackson
- The Luau (2001) – Hustle
- Made (2001) – Horrace
- Mr. Bones (2001) – Pudbedder
- Play'd: A Hip Hop Story (2002) – Domino Breed
- Blue Crush (2002) – Leslie
- Wonderland (2003) – Greg Diles
- The Fighting Temptations (2003) – Luther Washington
- Elf (2003) – Gimbel's Manager
- Ride or Die (2003) – David Rabinawitz
- Torque (2004) – Sonny
- The Big House (2004) – Warren Cleveland
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) – Sean "Sweet" Johnson (voice)
- Animal (2005) – Double T
- Just My Luck (2006) – Damon Phillips
- All You've Got (2006) – Coach Harlan
- Idlewild (2006) – Ace
- Who's Your Caddy? (2007) – Big Large
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2007) – Coach
- The Perfect Holiday (2007) – Jamal
- Of Boys and Men (2008) – Roman
- Days of Wrath (2008) – Cash Flow
- G.E.D. (2009) – Bro. Hakeem
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) – Cedric (voice)
- My Name Is Earl (2009) – Reverend Greene
- A Day in the Life (2009) – "Black" Ike Smith
- Couples Retreat (2009) – Shane
- Life as We Know It (2010) – Cab driver
- Zookeeper (2011) – voice only
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) – Kurtis Kool
- Budz House (2012) – Big Shitty
- White T (2013) – Anthony
- Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013) - Himself
- Matthew 18 (2013)- Preproduction
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0117Love
- ^ a b Williams, Kam (October 7, 2009). "Interview: After Playing on the New York Giants for two years, Faizon Love". DallasBlack.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "The Cast". The Replacements. Warner Bros. 2000. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ^ "Just My Luck" (PDF). Regency Entertainment. 2006. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ^ "Family Tree". The Big House. ABC. April 2004. Archived from the original on March 18, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ^ Ryan, Tim (January 28, 2002). "Big screen wave riders". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ^ Trio of Ladies Going on Couples Retreat at TV Guide. October 15, 2008. Retrieved on October 15, 2008.
- ^ "Boost Mobile Ad Pimps WiMax 4G". CNET. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
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- 1968 births
- 20th-century American actors
- 21st-century American actors
- Actors from New Jersey
- Actors from San Diego, California
- American stand-up comedians
- American entertainers of Cuban descent
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American video game actors
- American voice actors
- Cuban comedians
- Cuban emigrants to the United States
- Cuban film actors
- Cuban stage actors
- Cuban television actors
- Living people
- Military brats
- People from Newark, New Jersey
- People from Santiago de Cuba
