David Faustino
David Anthony Faustino (born March 3, 1974) is an American actor, rapper and radio personality, primarily known for his role as Bud Bundy on the FOX sitcom Married... with Children.
David Faustino | |
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 Faustino at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | David Anthony Faustino March 3, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, rapper, radio personality |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Partner(s) | Lindsay Bronson |
| Children | 1 |
David Faustino is currently the host of Old Scratch Radio Sundays on Skee 24/7 on Dash Radio.
Early life
Faustino was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1974, to Roger Faustino, a costumer, and Kay Faustino (nee Freeman), a homemaker.[1] His younger brother Michael made many guest appearances on Married... with Children, including the episode David co-wrote, "T*R*A*S*H".
Career
Acting
Faustino made his television debut at the age of 3 months when he appeared on the Lily Tomlin Special.[2] He did not start regularly acting until 1980 after a small role on Little House on the Prairie. Throughout the early to mid-1980s, Faustino guest-starred on a number of TV shows such as Highway to Heaven, Family Ties, St. Elsewhere, and The Love Boat. In 1987, he landed a full-time gig on Married... with Children, which was his big break. He played Bud, the younger of the two Bundy children, in 259 episodes, from April 5, 1987, until the season finale on June 9, 1997. He reprised the role of Bud Bundy in such series as Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Top of the Heap. Faustino also appeared on Burke's Law, MADtv, and The New Addams Family.
In 2002, he appeared in the reality television special Celebrity Boot Camp (a shortened version of the Boot Camp series for celebrities). In 2001 he appeared in the independent film Killer Bud, produced by Aglet Productions. In 2005 Faustino guest-starred on two episodes of One on One.
Faustino also starred as Jason Dockery in the movie RoboDoc (2008). In April 2007 he was featured in an American McDonald's commercial introducing the "Dollar Menunaires." He developed and starred in Star-ving, a weekly Internet comedy series on Crackle, an online video network backed by Sony Pictures Entertainment.[3] A total of 12 episodes of Star-ving were produced. Faustino played an exaggerated version of himself in the series, which he wrote and developed with several friends as an "anti-Entourage."
"This is a very twisted take on what I've been through all these years," Faustino said.[4] He has also signed a deal with National Lampoon to be involved with three low-budget films.
Faustino appeared with the cast of Married... with Children again at the 7th Annual TV Land Awards in 2009, presented by Dr. Phil. He also had cameo appearances in two episodes of the HBO series Entourage and co-starred in the feature Not Another B Movie which was distributed by Troma Entertainment in 2011.
By 2012 Faustino was cast in The Legend of Korra as the voice of firebender Mako,[5] a central character named after the late Mako Iwamatsu (the voice of Iroh in the first two seasons of the original series). He also voiced Dagur the Deranged as a secondary villain on season one and main villain in season 2 of DreamWorks Dragons. He appears in the Bones 12th-season episode "The Radioactive Panthers in the Party," playing a fictional version of himself as a suspect in the death of an aspiring filmmaker.
Music
Aside from his acting, Faustino has been in the music industry in the rap genre under the name D' Lil.
In 1992 D' Lil released the album Balistyx, which spawned one single titled "I Told Ya."[2][6]
In 1995 he was featured in KRS-One video for MC's Act Like They Don't Know.
He co-wrote a 2008 independent electronica album with Austin-based musician Jon Dishongh titled Hollowdreams, which he also produced alongside close friend Corin Nemec.
Personal life
After meeting at a spiritual center in Los Angeles and dating for five years, he married Andrea Elmer on January 24, 2004, at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. They separated in May 2006. Faustino sought not to pay spousal support, according to the papers filed in Los Angeles. On February 6, 2007, Faustino officially filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.[7]
On November 14, 2015, his girlfriend Lindsay Bronson gave birth to their daughter.[8]
Faustino was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana in May 2007. A disorderly intoxication charge was later dropped after Faustino agreed to enroll in a drug rehabilitation facility.[9][10]
Faustino co-founded and co-hosted a night club in Los Angeles named Balistyx, which is the same name as his rap album.[2] The club was "the first hip-hop/funk club on the Sunset Strip," and was originally held on Thursday nights at the Whisky a Go Go in 1991. The club closed after a final New Year's Eve party at The Roxy in 1993.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures | Martin | |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber | Tony Hardin | |
| 1986 | Mister Boogedy | Corwin Davis | |
| 1987 | Bride of Boogedy | ||
| 1990 | I'm Naked Thinking of You | Cousin Dave | |
| 1991 | Perfect Harmony | Paul | |
| 1994 | Men Lie | ||
| 1994 | Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story | Joey Pagan | |
| 1996 | Kiss & Tell | Strip-E, "The Bird" | |
| 1998 | 12 Bucks | Cornfed | |
| Lovers & Liars | Darrel | ||
| 1999 | Dirt Merchant | Sponge | |
| 2000 | Get Your Stuff | Ron | |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Bobby | |
| The Heist | Chuck | ||
| Killer Bud | Buzz Frawley | ||
| 10 Attitudes | Billy (Attitude #3) | ||
| 2005 | Freezerburn | Paul the P.A. | |
| 2006 | National Lampoon's Pucked | Carl | |
| Nice Guys | Ben | ||
| Puff, Puff, Pass | Steve | ||
| 2007 | Leo | David | |
| 2008 | The Hustle | Derrick | |
| RoboDoc | Jason Dockery | Associate producer | |
| Boston Strangler: The Untold Story | Albert De Salvo | ||
| Unconventional | Himself | ||
| 2009 | Official Rejection | Himself | Documentary |
| Busted | Wilburt | ||
| Official Rejection | Himself | ||
| 2010 | Hollywont | Rob | |
| Not Another B Movie | Hines | ||
| 2012 | Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom | Helia | Voice role |
| 2013 | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure | Helia | Voice role |
| I Know That Voice | Himself | ||
| 2015 | Entourage | Himself | Cameo |
| Bachelors | Gus | ||
| TBA | Nite Tales 2: The Movie | Himself | Completed |
Television
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Lily Tomlin Special | Himself | Was three months old |
| 1980 | Little House on the Prairie | Josh | Episode: "The Silent Cry" |
| 1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | Little Boy | Episode: "'Tis the Season" |
| 1982 | In the Custody of Strangers | David | Television film |
| 1983 | Summer Girl | Jason Shelburne | Television film |
| Shooting Stars | Patrick | Television film | |
| Fantasy Island | Michael Ashley | Episode: "Random Choices/My Mother, the Swinger" | |
| Family Ties | Keith Baily | Episode: "To Snatch a Keith" | |
| 1984 | The Love Boat | Scott Russell | Episode: "Ace in the Hole/Uncle Joey's Song/Father in the Cradle" |
| St. Elsewhere | Boy | Episode: "Two Balls and a Strike" | |
| E/R | Randy Beal | Episode: "Save the Last Dance for Me" | |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Robbie Brown | Episode: "Plane Death" |
| I Had Three Wives | Andrew Beaudine | Main role | |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Actor | Episode: "Utopia Now" | |
| 1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Louie Dawson | Episode: "The Drug Knot" |
| The Twilight Zone | Micah Frost | Episode: "The Storyteller" | |
| 1987–1997 | Married... with Children | Bud Bundy | 259 episodes |
| 1987 | Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears | Cavin | Episode: "The Knights of Gummadoons" |
| 1990 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Bud Bundy | Episode: "Musso & Frank" |
| The Earth Day Special | |||
| 1991 | Perfect Harmony | Paul | Disney TV Movie |
| Top of the Heap | Bud Bundy | Episode: "The Agony and the Agony" | |
| Blossom | Himself | Episode: "Blossom – A Rockumentary" | |
| 1992 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Travis Bickle | Episode: "Words Up!" |
| 1992 | Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | Himself | Episode: "The Immigration Station Perpetration" |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Carl Loomis | Episode: "Who Killed the Soap Star?" |
| Robin's Hood | Actor | Episode: "Memories Are Made of This" | |
| 1996 | Madtv | Himself | Episode: "#1.12" |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Island | Haskell Prescott | Television film |
| 1997 | Madtv | Host | Episode: "#2.21" |
| 1999 | Jesse | Dwayne | Episode: "The Best Deal Possible" |
| The New Addams Family | Greg the Alien | Episode: "The Close Encounters of the Addams Kind" | |
| Unhappily Ever After | Jimbo Bacilli | Episode: "Tiffany Burger" | |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Sean Miller | Voice role Episode: "The Last Resort" |
| Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family | Older Chance, Narrator | Episode: "Just Act Normal", "The Line" Uncredited | |
| Nash Bridges | Simon/Denny | Episodes: "Hard Cell" and "Jump Start" | |
| 2001 | Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family | Older Change, Narrator | Episode: "Borderline Normal" Uncredited |
| Intimate Portrait | Narrator | Episode: "Katey Sagal" | |
| The Zeta Project | Scruffy | Voice role Episodes: "His Maker's Name" | |
| The Test | Himself | Episode: "The Sex Etiquette Test" | |
| Going to California | Kurt Beamis | Episode: "The Big Padoodle" | |
| 2002 | The X-Files | Michael Daley | Episode: "Sunshine Days" |
| The Rerun Show | Pete | Episodes: "The Partridge Family: My Son, the Feminist/Married... with Children: The Dance Show" | |
| 2003 | Static Shock | Starburst | Voice role Episode: "Showtime" |
| Mickeypalooza | Himself | Television special | |
| 2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Droobie | Episode: "Droobie or Not Droobie" |
| The Help | Adam Ridgeway | Episodes: "Pilot", "Dwayne Gets a Cold" "Pahtay", "Ollie Shares", "Doghouse" | |
| Entourage | Himself | Episode: "The Review" | |
| 2005 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Curt Crunch | Voice role Episode: "Wrestle Maniacs" |
| One On One | Ian/Chad | Episodes: "Contract High" and "Study Buddy" | |
| TV Land Confidential | Himself | Episode: "Changing Times and Trends" | |
| 2005–2015 | Winx Club | Helia | Voice role |
| 2006 | American Dad! | Himself | Voice role Episode: "Rough Trade" |
| Loonatics Unleashed | Arthur, Time Skip | Voice role Episode: "Time After Time" | |
| 2007 | TV Land Confidential | Himself | Interviewee Episode: "Finales" |
| 2008–2011 | The Path of Atticus | Theseus | Voice role Recurring role |
| 2008 | The Batman | Fox / David | Voice role Episode: "Attack of the Terrible Trio" |
| Rules of the Game | Executive Producer | ||
| 2009 | Star-ving | Himself | Executive Produce Director>br/> Writer |
| Robot Chicken | Himself, Dr. Rudy Wells, Grandfather | Voice role Episode: "Love, Maurice" | |
| Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Scared Straight" | |
| Dark Christmas[12] | Himself | ||
| 2010 | 7 Days | Himself | Member of Team 1 Episode dated October 22, 2010 |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Bud Shelton | Voice role Episode: "Revenge of the Man Crab" | |
| 2011 | Clunkers | Episode: "Intervention" | |
| Working Class | Derek | Episode 12: "Short, Then Sweet" | |
| 2012 | SuperFuckers | Jack Krak | Voice role Main 12 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | The Legend of Korra | Mako | Voice role Main character |
| 2013–2014 | DreamWorks Dragons | Dagur the Deranged | Voice role 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Tater | Season 4 episode 16: "Bad Hair Day" |
| Bad Samaritans | Dax Wendell | ||
| 2015 | The Exes | Donny Lutz | Season 4 episode 15: "Good Will Hinting" |
| 2015-2018 | Dragons: Race to the Edge | Dagur | Voice role 28 episodes |
| 2016 | TMI Hollywood | Host | Season 6 episode 31: "The Fast and the Faustino" |
| Atomic Shark | Fletcher | Television film | |
| Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | Bud | Television film | |
| 2017 | Bones | Fictional version of himself | Episode: "The Radioactive Panthers in the Party" |
| The Young and the Restless | Howard Green | 8 episodes | |
| 2018 | Cape Kids | IQ | Voice |
| 2019 | Drop the Mic | Himself | Season 3 episode 8: "Jason Mitchell vs. Adina Porter / David Faustino vs. Joey Lawrence" |
| Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas | Ronny | Voice | |
| TBA | Hollywould | Leggie | Voice Post-production |
Music videos
| Music videos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Song title | Notes | |
| 1992 | "I Told Ya" | D' Lil | |
| 1995 | MC's Act Like They Don't Know | KRS-One | |
References
- "David Faustino Biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- "David Faustino profile". MarriedWithChildren.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
- "Crackle.com Articles on AOL TV". Tvsquad.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- Braxton, Greg (January 15, 2009). "David Faustino re-emerges to tell (almost) all in 'Star-ving'". Latimes.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- "Thank God There was Korra: Actors Janet Varney and David Faustino talk "Legend of Korra" [Interview]". ComicsAlliance.com. August 11, 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- "D' Lil". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- Jones, Oliver. "Married ... With Children's David Faustino Divorcing", People magazine, February 6, 2007
- "David Faustino Welcomes Daughter Ava Marie". PEOPLE.com. November 15, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- Time Waster. "David Faustino's mugshot". Thesmokinggun.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- Report on Faustino's arrest Archived December 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "BALISTYX". Facebook. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "Exclusive Set Visit: Deon Taylor's Dark Christmas / Updates on Chain Letter and Dead Tone". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
