Fausto Silva | |
Birth Name: | Fausto Corrêa da Silva |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1950 |
Birth Place: | Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil |
Occupation: | Television presenter |
Show: | Perdidos na Noite (1984–1988) Domingão do Faustão (1989–2021) Faustão na Band (2022–2023) |
Years Active: | 1964–2023 |
Network: | TV Gazeta (1984) RecordTV (1984–1986) Band (1986–1988; 2022–2023) TV Globo (1989–2021) |
Fausto Corrêa da Silva (born 2 May 1950), commonly known as Faustão (literally Big Fausto), is a Brazilian television presenter.[1] He is best known as the host of long-running Sunday afternoon show Domingão do Faustão, which premiered in 1989.
Due to heart failure, Silva underwent heart transplantation on 27 August 2023 in Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, in São Paulo.[2] [3] He also underwent kidney transplantation in the same hospital on 26 February 2024.[4] [5]
Year | Work | Role | Channel | |
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1983-1984 | Balancê | Announcer | ||
1984–1988 | Perdidos na Noite | Presenter | TV Gazeta / RecordTV / Band | |
1988 | Safenados e Safadinhos | Presenter | Band | |
1989–2021 | Domingão do Faustão | Presenter | TV Globo | |
1996 | Não Fuja da Raia | Himself[6] | Viva | |
2022–2023 | Faustão na Band | Presenter | Band |
Year | Work | Role |
---|---|---|
1990 | Sonho de Verão | Himself |
1991 | Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro | Inspetor Faustão |