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Faizon Love

Faizon Love
Born (1968-06-14) June 14, 1968 (age 48)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Nationality Cuban, American
Other names Faizon Andre Love,
Occupation Actor, comedian
Years active 1992–present
Home town San Diego, California
Newark, New Jersey

Langston Faizon Santisima (born June 14, 1968), professionally known as Faizon Love, is a Cuban-born American actor and comedian. He is best known for roles in the films Friday, Elf, The Replacements, Made, and Couples Retreat.

Love was born Langston Faizon Santisima 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. 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 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. 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' single "Put Yo Hood Up".


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