Faizon Love was born in Newark, New Jersey. It was an English teacher who encouraged Love's comedic talents by promising him that if he behaved in class, he could have the last five minutes each day to perform. Performing in front of his peers prepared Love to work in local comedy clubs where he sharpened his routine before moving to New York after high school. At 19, Love was cast in an off-Broadway play entitled Bitter Heart Midtown at the Harlem National Black Theatre, a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, within hisfirst year in NYC. His screen break came when director/actor Robert Townsend's assistant saw Love perform at a comedy club and recommended him for a role in The Meteor Man. When Townsend launched his sitcom The Parent 'Hood on The WB in 1995, Love was there in a recurring role for the first partial season, playing Townsend's childhood friend and neighbor Wendell Wilcox, a role he took as a regular from the fall of 1995 through the series end in 1998.
In 1995, he hit the big screen with Ice Cube and Chris Tucker in the comedy Friday. The following year, the actor teamed up with Martin Lawrence for the comedy A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. In 1997, he was featured in Townsend's B.A.P.S. as well as the action comedy Money Talks, which reunited him with Tucker. Love was directed by former co-star Ice Cube in his directorial debut The Players Club and starred opposite Brian Hooks in the action comedy 3 Strikes. Moving towards more mainstream fare, Love was featured in The Replacements opposite Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman and Made, opposite Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn.
Most recently, Faizon performed in a cameo role opposite Beyonce Knowles and Cuba Goodking Jr. in The Fighting Temptations and starred opposite Val Kilmer, Josh Lucas, Dylan McDermott and Kate Bosworth in the Lionsgate Film, Wonderland. Soon to be released, Faizon stars opposite Ice Cube and Martin Henderson in Warner Brothers' film, Torque.
His stand-up comedy television credits include appearances on Showtime at the Apollo, A&E's Evening at the Improv and his comedy special for B.E.T. During the year, Love tours extensively on the national comedy club circuit.
