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Fausto Fanti

Fausto Fanti Jasmin (October 20, 1978 – July 30, 2014) was a Brazilian actor, humorist and musician. He was one of the founding members of the comedy troupe Hermes & Renato (portraying its titular "Renato") and the original guitarist of parodic heavy metal band Massacration under the alias Blondie Hammett.[1]

Fausto Fanti
Born
Fausto Fanti Jasmin

(1978-10-20)October 20, 1978
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedJuly 30, 2014(2014-07-30) (aged 35)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Resting placeCemitério Municipal de Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other namesRenato
Blondie Hammett
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • humorist
Years active1999–2014
Known forHermes & Renato, Massacration
Spouse
Karla Peixoto Sento Sé
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(m. 1997; sep. 2014)​
Children1
RelativesFranco Fanti (brother)

Biography

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Bruno Sutter (left) and Fanti (right) performing as Detonator and Blondie Hammett respectively at a Massacration concert

Fanti was born in Petrópolis on October 20, 1978. In 1999 he founded Hermes & Renato alongside his friends Marco Antônio Alves, Adriano Silva, Felipe Torres and Bruno Sutter; he briefly attended an advertising course in college before asking for a leave of absence to dedicate himself solely to Hermes & Renato.[2] Known for their off-color humor, frequently reliant on pop culture references, they amassed a strong cult following throughout the late 1990s/early to mid-2000s during their tenure on MTV Brasil.[3][4] Considered by his peers the group's "leader"[5] and "intellectual mentor",[6] Fanti portrayed some of its most well-known characters, such as the titular "Renato", "Gozo the Clown" (a parody of Bozo), "Padre Gato" ("Hot Priest") and "Blondie Hammett", the guitarist of comedy band Massacration;[7][8] he also served as one of Massacration's main lyricists/composers alongside Bruno Sutter.[9] Hermes & Renato briefly changed its name to "Banana Mecânica" from 2010 to 2013 after leaving MTV to join Record, recovering the former name after returning to MTV, where they stayed until the channel ceased its activities.

Throughout most of his life Fausto suffered from bouts of depression; his brother Franco Fanti would elaborate that, during his final years, he was "obsessive", "on the verge of paranoia and not taking any antidepressants".[10][11] According to statements by his acquaintances, his mental health was also further negatively affected following his separation from his wife, Karla Peixoto Sento Sé, in early 2014, with whom he had a daughter, Nina (8 years old at the time of his death); they married in 1997.[12] On July 30, 2014, he was found dead on his bathroom at his apartment in the bairro of Perdizes, West Zone of São Paulo, with a belt around his neck, by his wife and two of his Hermes & Renato colleagues, Adriano Silva and Marco Antônio Alves;[13] the attorney investigating the case stated that, "without a doubt", it was a suicide.[14] In a statement to news portal R7.com, a close friend of Fanti's who asked to remain anonymous would compare his death to the case of Charlie Brown Jr. vocalist Chorão, who also sunk into depression following his separation from his companion and had died following a cocaine overdose the year prior.[15]

His wake was held at the Cemitério do Araçá,[16] and his body was later taken to be buried at his hometown of Petrópolis.[17][18] Franco eventually replaced Fausto on Hermes & Renato when it went to FX in 2015;[19] in 2019 he stated that he himself had been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder,[20][21] and began using his social media to chronicle his struggles with mental illness.[22]

Discography

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Massacration

References

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  1. ^ Samuel Coutinho (July 30, 2014). "Massacration: humorista Fausto Fanti é encontrado morto". Whiplash.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Ramiro Zwetsch (2000). "Hermes e Renato". ISTOÉ (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Bruno Dias (March 10, 2009). "'Hermes e Renato' completa 10 anos na MTV e pode virar longa-metragem até 2011". Abril.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Chico Silva (September 18, 2002). "A musa do escracho". ISTOÉ (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ex-integrante do Hermes e Renato fala sobre Fausto Fanti: 'Ele era o líder do grupo'". R7.com (in Portuguese). July 31, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Rodrigo Ortega (July 31, 2014). "'Que ele seja lembrado como genial', dizem amigos de Fausto Fanti". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Relembre personagens de Fausto Fanti em 'Hermes & Renato'". G1 (in Portuguese). July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ Aurélio Araújo (July 30, 2015). "15 personagens inesquecíveis de Fausto Fanti, do 'Hermes & Renato'". Medium (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  9. ^ Thiago Rahal Mauro (November 11, 2014). "Detonator lança álbum solo e diz que Massacration foi 'engolido por zumbis'". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Aurora Aguiar (July 31, 2014). "Irmão confirma depressão de Fausto Fanti: 'Quase obsessivo e não tomava remédios'". R7.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Felipe Pinheiro (July 31, 2014). "Irmão diz que Fausto Fanti, do 'Hermes & Renato', estava em depressão". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Aurora Aguiar (July 31, 2014). "Há 17 anos com Fausto Fanti, viúva se emociona: 'Ele é o amor da minha vida e vive dentro do meu coração'". R7.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Fausto Fanti, humorista do Hermes & Renato, é encontrado morto em SP". G1 (in Portuguese). July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  14. ^ Jaqueline Falcão (July 31, 2014). "Delegado diz não ter dúvidas de que Fausto Fanti cometeu suicídio". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  15. ^ "'É uma história parecida com a do Chorão, a diferença é que não tinha drogas', diz amigo de Fausto Fanti". R7.com (in Portuguese). July 31, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "Corpo de Fausto Fanti, da dupla Hermes & Renato, será velado no Cemitério do Araçá". R7.com (in Portuguese). July 31, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  17. ^ Luciana Tecidio (August 1, 2014). "Corpo de Fausto Fanti é enterrado em Petrópolis, no Rio de Janeiro". Ego (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  18. ^ "Fausto Fanti é sepultado com aplausos e rosas em Petrópolis". UOL (in Portuguese). August 1, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "'Vamos seguir em frente pelo Fausto', anunciam atores de 'Hermes & Renato'". G1 (in Portuguese). August 21, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "Irmão do humorista Fausto Fanti, falecido há cinco anos, alerta sobre saúde mental". A Tribuna (in Portuguese). August 2, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  21. ^ Paulo Pacheco (July 30, 2019). "Cinco anos após morte de Fausto Fanti, irmão revela depressão e faz alerta". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  22. ^ Giacomo Vicenzo (June 16, 2023). "Lágrimas do palhaço". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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