Fausto Silva
Fausto Silva in 2005
Born
Fausto Corrêa da Silva

(1950-05-02) May 2, 1950
Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active1966-present
Career
ShowPerdidos na Noite (1984–1988)
Domingão do Faustão (1989–2021)
Faustão na Band (2022–2023)
NetworkTV 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

YearWorkRoleChannel
1983-1984BalancêAnnouncerRádio Excelsior / TV Gazeta
1984–1988Perdidos na NoitePresenterTV Gazeta / RecordTV / Band
1988Safenados e SafadinhosPresenterBand
1989–2021Domingão do FaustãoPresenterTV Globo
2022–2023Faustão na BandPresenterBand

Cinema

YearWorkRole
1990 Sonho de Verão Himself
1991Inspetor Faustão e o MallandroInspetor Faustão
1996 Não Fuja da Raia Himself[4]

References

  1. Crocitti, John J. (2011). Brazil Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 604. ISBN 9780313346729.
  2. "Faustão passa por transplante cardíaco; procedimento foi realizado 'com sucesso', diz hospital". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. "Faustão passa por transplante de coração". Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. "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.
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