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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''. ==Life and career== 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.〔(Trio of Ladies Going on ''Couples Retreat'' ) at ''TV Guide''. October 15, 2008. Retrieved on October 15, 2008.〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57446701-85/boost-mobile-ad-pimps-wimax-4g/ )〕 In 2011 Love starred in a theatrical production of "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, alongside Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Etan Thomas. Love will be filming ''Matthew 18'', an indie horror film in Minnesota. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Faizon Love」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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