Faizon Love

Faizon Love

1968-06-14 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 66 Credits

Biography

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, B*A*P*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 ...

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STZ

STZ

2025

as Curtis

Acting

When a trio of scientists inadvertently launch a bio-attack on a busful of gorgeous women, sex-crazed zombies are created, wreaking havoc on a small t...

The Last Stop in Yuma County

The Last Stop in Yuma County

2024

as Vernon

7.0
Acting

While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage sit...

Back on the Strip

Back on the Strip

2023

as Desmond 'Da Body' Day

5.6
Acting

Aspiring magician Merlin moves to Las Vegas but gets waylaid by his natural gifts and a place with the black male strippers The Chocolate Chips.

Prince of Detroit

Prince of Detroit

2023

as Teddy Hall

1.0
Acting

When his parents are betrayed and conspired against, they’re left with nothing. A young Tony must do away with his entitlement, then use both his pare...

Santa Games

Santa Games

2022

as Santa Charles

3.5
Acting

When beloved Santa Charles finally decides to retire from his career as a mall Santa, a series of interviews to replace him turns into an all-out comp...

Block Party

Block Party

2022

as Gus

6.1
Acting

Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers t...

The War with Grandpa

The War with Grandpa

2020

as Store Manager

6.4
Acting

Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the cr...

She Ball

She Ball

2020

as Big Meat Tuna

6.0
Acting

On a mission to save his Inglewood community center, Avery Watts enlists a talented basketball player, Shelby, to help him win the grand prize in a st...

Bulletproof 2

Bulletproof 2

2020

as Jack Carter

6.3
Acting

Special Agent Jack Carter reluctantly assumes the identity of criminal Archie Moses to take down a powerful South African crime family. But when the r...

Ripped

Ripped

2017

as Reeves

4.7
Acting

Two free-spirited stoners find themselves catapulted into 2016 after smoking some top secret pot created by the CIA in 1986. With 30 years of their li...

Grow House

Grow House

2017

as Rollin' Reg

6.2
Acting

Two guys start a risky new business to pay off a debt.

Dying Laughing

Dying Laughing

2017

as Self

6.3
Acting

The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

She's Got a Plan

She's Got a Plan

2016

as Dr. Funkman

10.0
Acting

She’s Got A Plan directed by and starring Fatima Washington, follows Isis Angelo, a struggling female writer-director who gives herself an ultimatum...

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015

as Uncle Ron

7.0
Acting

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

November Rule

November Rule

2015

as Theo

5.6
Acting

Up-and-coming sports shoe entrepreneur Steve, who is still reeling from the death of his dad, has made a "November rule" in order to keep his distance...

Tell

Tell

2014

as Dwight Johnson

5.6
Acting

Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst whe...

Q

2014

as Mr. Blue

5.8
Acting

When growing up in a community where gang violence is a way of life and Basketball is a way to escape it.

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Atlanta

2013

4.5
Acting

Shaquille O'Neal presents funnyman and actor Faizon Love as he takes on hosting duties for the latest installment of ALL-STAR COMEDY JAM. This time ar...

White T

White T

2013

as Anthony

4.8
Acting

Rapping twins Herbert (Jerod Mixon) and Henry (Jamal Mixon) get a shot at stardom when they purchase a prize-winning T-shirt that lands them a chance ...

Backstage at Budz House

Backstage at Budz House

2012

4.0
Acting

Hosted by the outrageous Faizon Love, join today's hottest comedians, including Kevin Hart, Luenell...

The Paperboy

The Paperboy

2012

as Comedian

5.5
Acting

A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

Budz House

Budz House

2011

as Big Shitty

3.2
Acting

When Bud discovers a treasure trove of weed underneath his house, he becomes the most popular stoner on his block.

The Cookout 2

The Cookout 2

2011

as David Turner

3.8
Acting

Basketball coach Ashmokeem kidnaps and blackmails the opposite team's player and his family in order to secure the championship for his team.

Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster

Pauly Shore's Vegas is My Oyster

2011

as Self

Acting

Music, comedy and debauchery are the order of the evening when funny man Pauly Shore hosts this Las Vegas variety show featuring an eclectic blend of ...

Zookeeper

Zookeeper

2011

as Bruce the Bear (voice)

5.4
Acting

Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but he's more comfortable with the animals than with females o...

King of the Underground

King of the Underground

2011

as Faizon

5.7
Acting

Part true story, part fiction, King of the Underground is a dark comedy about a frustrated rap artist who goes on an all out murderous killing spree a...

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

2011

as Kurtis Kool (uncredited)

5.5
Acting

FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his 17-year-old son Trent go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as ...

Couples Retreat

Couples Retreat

2009

as Shane

5.6
Acting

Four couples, all friends, descend on a tropical island resort. Though one husband and wife are there to work on their marriage, the others just want ...

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

2009

as 'Black' Ike Smith

5.5
Acting

Onyx rapper Sticky Fingaz directs and stars in this hip-hop musical about a gangster who gets caught up in a bloody war between two feuding crime fami...

Steppin: The Movie

Steppin: The Movie

2009

4.3
Acting

Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the...

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

as Self

8.0
Acting

Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of ...

‘Friday’ Straight Up

2009

as Self

8.0
Acting

Featurette about the making of "Friday."

Of Boys and Men

Of Boys and Men

2008

as Roman

7.7
Acting

Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family me...

Days of Wrath

Days of Wrath

2008

as Cash Flow

5.5
Acting

The lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles.

The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday

2007

as Jamal

5.2
Acting

Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a...

Who's Your Caddy?

Who's Your Caddy?

2007

as Big Large

3.5
Acting

Superstar rap mogul C-Note wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff opposition from the establishment's snooty members. C...

Tao of The Golden Mask

2007

Director

Directing

In the 70's, Langston Faizon Santisima, barely 18, left his native Cuba on an impossible quest- to direct a film starring Bruce Lee. Against all odds,...

Idlewild

Idlewild

2006

as Ace

5.7
Acting

A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-...

All You've Got

All You've Got

2006

as Coach Harlan

6.3
Acting

Three friends' love for volleyball is tested to the limit when their school burns to the ground and they are forced to join a rival school in order to...

Just My Luck

Just My Luck

2006

as Damon Phillips

6.2
Acting

Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that ...

Animal

Animal

2005

as Double T

5.6
Acting

His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who cha...

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004

as Sweet (voice)

9.0
Acting

Tension builds as threats are carried out, stakes are raised and communication breaks down. In Los Santos a drive-by shooting in Grove Street Family's...

Torque

Torque

2004

as Sonny

5.3
Acting

Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey, leader of...

Elf

Elf

2003

as Gimbels Manager

6.7
Acting

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's help...

Hustle and Heat

Hustle and Heat

2003

as David Rabinowitz

5.0
Acting

A slick private eye set out to investigate the death of a young rapper, only to find himself knee-deep in drugs, guns, and double crosses.

Wonderland

Wonderland

2003

as Greg Diles

6.1
Acting

On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The...

The Fighting Temptations

The Fighting Temptations

2003

as Prison Warden

5.8
Acting

Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him...

Blue Crush

Blue Crush

2002

as Leslie

6.0
Acting

Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves ...

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

2002

as Domino Breed

7.5
Acting

Jaxx is an aspiring rapper/singer who is signed to a west coast record label run by Domino Breed, a tyrant who rules almost every aspect of his artist...

Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones

2001

as Fats Pudbedder

5.9
Acting

A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the gol...

Made

Made

2001

as Horrace

5.8
Acting

Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.

The Luau

The Luau

2001

as Hustle

8.5
Acting

Having just lost his job at a soul food take-out joint, Cedric (Brian Hooks) gets the bad news that a local female crime kingpin has picked the wrong ...

Inhumanity

Inhumanity

2001

10.0
Acting

A killer is doing his thing and detectives are investigating the murders that are possibly connected to a sexual assault. Watch Diff'rent Strokes' Tod...

The Replacements

The Replacements

2000

as Jamal Jackson

6.7
Acting

Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that im...

3 Strikes

3 Strikes

2000

as Tone

5.6
Acting

Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rule for felons that involves serious penalties. Hook...

The Players Club

The Players Club

1998

as Peters

6.3
Acting

Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club, D...

Money Talks

Money Talks

1997

as Cellmate

6.1
Acting

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

B.A.P.S

B.A.P.S

1997

as Tiger J

5.2
Acting

Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

1996

as Manny

5.6
Acting

Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets ...

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

1996

as Rufus

7.0
Acting

When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and s...

Friday

Friday

1995

as Big Worm

7.1
Acting

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About

Sledgehammer O'Possum - Out and About

1995

as Sledgehammer O'Possum

Acting

A trouble-making possum named Sledgehammer frustrates a dog's plans to enjoy a quiet summer day out.

Fear of a Black Hat

Fear of a Black Hat

1994

as Jam Boy 1

6.0
Acting

Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button i...

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993

as Maurice

5.8
Acting

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the informatio...

Bebe's Kids

Bebe's Kids

1992

as Robin Harris (voice)

5.7
Acting

When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in...

Sell Your House

Sell Your House

N/A

as Self

10.0
Acting

A documentary about the perils and pitfalls of indie filmmaking. When you SELL YOUR HOUSE to fund a feature film, nothing can go wrong... right?