Fausto Corrêa da Silva (born 2 May 1950), commonly known as Faustão (literally Big Fausto), is a Brazilian former television presenter.[1] He is best known as the host of long-running Sunday afternoon show Domingão do Faustão, which premiered in 1989.
Fausto Silva | |
|---|---|
 Silva in 2005 | |
| Born | Fausto Corrêa da Silva 2 May 1950 Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1964–2023 |
| 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) |
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]
Career
editTelevision
edit| 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 |
| 1996 | Não Fuja da Raia | Himself[6] | Viva |
| 2022–2023 | Faustão na Band | Presenter | Band |
Cinema
edit| Year | Work | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sonho de Verão | Himself |
| 1991 | Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro | Inspetor Faustão |
References
edit- ^ 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 passa por transplante de rim em São Paulo". CNN Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Faustão passa por transplante de rim em SP". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 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.
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