Fausto Silva
Fausto Silva | |
|---|---|
 Fausto Silva in 2005 | |
| Born | Fausto Corrêa da Silva May 2, 1950 Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1966-present |
| Career | |
| Show | Perdidos na Noite (1984–1988) Domingão do Faustão (1989–2021) Faustão na Band (2022–2023) |
| Network | TV Gazeta (1984) RecordTV (1984–1986) Band (1986–1988; 2022–2023) TV Globo (1989–2021) |
Fausto Corrêa da Silva (born May 2, 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 at Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, in São Paulo.[2] [3]
Career
Television
| Year | Work | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 | Balancê | Announcer | Rádio Excelsior / TV Gazeta |
| 1984–1988 | Perdidos na Noite | Presenter | TV Gazeta / RecordTV / Band |
| 1988 | Safenados e Safadinhos | Presenter | Band |
| 1989–2021 | Domingão do Faustão | Presenter | TV Globo |
| 2022–2023 | Faustão na Band | Presenter | Band |
Cinema
| Year | Work | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sonho de Verão | Himself |
| 1991 | Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro | Inspetor Faustão |
| 1996 | Não Fuja da Raia | Himself[4] |
References
- ^ Crocitti, John J. (2011). Brazil Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 604. ISBN 9780313346729.
- ^ "Faustão passa por transplante cardíaco; procedimento foi realizado 'com sucesso', diz hospital". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Faustão passa por transplante de coração". Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Faustão, Miguel Falabella e Elba Ramalho são os convidados do programa – Não Fuja da Raia – Programas – Canal Viva". Canal Viva. January 2, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.