FAIZON LOVE, “COUPLES RETREAT”, “ELF” ACTOR, COMEDIAN.
Faizon Love (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.
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 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.
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”.
Love 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 the role of Stringer Bell in the satirical trailer for The Wire: The Musical. In June of that year, Love started to appear in a series of commercials for the pre-paid wireless provider Boost Mobile, promoting its new 4G phones.
Love will be filming Matthew 18, an indie horror film in Minnesota.
Filmography.
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
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The Cuban History, Hollywood.
Arnoldo Varona, Editor.
CUBA PHOTOS.
FAIZON LOVE, ACTOR Y COMEDIANTE.
Faizon Love (nacido el 14 de junio de 1968) es un actor y comediante. Él es mejor conocido por sus papeles en las películas de Viernes, Elf, The Replacements, hecho, y para Parejas.
Love nacio con el nombre de Langston Faizon Santisima en Santiago de Cuba y creció como un sujeto atado a lo militar; fue criado en San Diego, California, y Newark, Nueva Jersey, debido a la carrera de su padre en la Marina de los Estados Unidos.
Amor comenzó su carrera como comediante stand-up e hizo su debut como actriz en un Off-Broadway a la edad de 19. Su debut cinematográfico, Los niños de Bebe, tenían lo que proporciona la voz del comediante Robin Harris, que murió antes de que comenzara la producción en la película; Amor ofreció una impresión vocal cerca de Harris. A continuación, tuvo un papel en The Meteor Man, protagonizada por Robert Townsend. Townsend luego echó amor en un papel co-protagónico en la comedia The Parent ‘Hood.
Siguió a este papel con una actuación estelar como el traficante de drogas Gran Gusano en la película Viernes 1995. Seguimiento de películas han incluido 3 Huelgas, Elf, Los colegas del barrio, Money Talks, Wonderland, The Fighting Temptations, y Idlewild.
En 2001, protagonizó-guest El amor en los Ludacris sencillo “Freaky Thangs” de la Palabra de álbum de Mouf. El mismo año, hizo un cameo como un conductor de autobús, en el video musical de Lil Jon & The Boys East Side ‘single “Ponga la capilla de Yo”.
Coprotagonizó El amor en pareja Retreat (2009), una película de comedia que narra cuatro parejas que participan en las sesiones de terapia en un centro turístico de isla tropical. En 2012, interpretó el papel del larguero Bell en el trailer satírica de The Wire: The Musical. En junio de ese año, el Amor comenzó a aparecer en una serie de comerciales para el pre-pago proveedor de Boost Mobile inalámbrica, la promoción de sus nuevos teléfonos 4G.
Faizon estará filmando Mateo 18, una película de terror indie en Minnesota.
Filmografía .
Bébé’s Kids (1992) – Robin Harris.
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
Agencies/Various/Wiki/InternetPhotos/youtube/thecubanhistory.com
The Cuban History, Hollywood.
Arnoldo Varona, Editor.