David Anthony Faustino (; born March 3, 1974) is an American actor and radio personality primarily known for his role as
Bud Bundy
The show '' Married... with Children'' revolves around Al Bundy, his wife Peggy, children Kelly and Bud, their next-door neighbor Marcy, and her husband Steve Rhoades—who leaves in Season 4 and is eventually replaced by Jefferson D'Arcy.
Overv ...
on the
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
sitcom
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''
Married... with Children''. He has also voiced animated characters for
Nickelodeon
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, including
Mako
, better known by the mononym name Mako (sometimes stylised MAKO), is a Japanese voice actress, singer and a member of the band Bon-Bon Blanco, in which her prominent role is as the maraca player. She has also performed in a Japanese television d ...
on ''
The Legend of Korra
''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...
'' and
Helia on Nickelodeon's revival of ''
Winx Club
''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...
''.
Early life
Faustino was born in
Los Angeles, California
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, on March 3, 1974, to Roger Faustino, a costumer, and Kay Faustino (née Freeman), a homemaker. 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
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...
Special''.
He did not start regularly acting until 1980 after a small role on ''
Little House on the Prairie
The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the Midwestern United States, American M ...
''. Throughout the early to mid-1980s, Faustino guest-starred on a number of TV shows such as ''
Highway to Heaven
''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth in order t ...
'', ''
Family Ties
''Family Ties'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States f ...
'', ''
St. Elsewhere'', and ''
The Love Boat
''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy/drama television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986; in addition, four three-hour specials aired in 1986, 1987, and 1990. The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS ''Pac ...
''.
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
''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on Fox from September 1990 to June 1993. It was produced by Clyde Phillips Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television. During the last season, the se ...
'' and ''
Top of the Heap
''Top of the Heap'' is an American sitcom that ran for seven episodes on Fox from April 7 until May 19, 1991, the most successful of three attempted spin-offs of '' Married... with Children'' (the other two being '' Radio Free Trumaine'' and '' ...
''. Faustino also appeared on ''
Burke's Law'', ''
MADtv
''Mad TV'' (stylized as ''MADtv'') is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine. In its initial run, it aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from 1995 to 2009. After a one-off reuni ...
'', and ''
The New Addams Family
''The New Addams Family'' is a sitcom that aired from October 1998 to August 1999 on YTV in Canada and Fox Family in the United States and CITV in the United Kingdom on weekends. It was produced by Shavick Entertainment and Saban Entertainment ...
''.
In 1986 and 1987, David played the older of two young sons in Disney movies "Mr. Boogedy" and "Bride of Boogedy".
In 2001, Faustino appeared in the independent film ''Killer Bud'', produced by
Aglet Productions.
In 2002, he appeared in the
reality television
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special ''Celebrity Boot Camp'' (a shortened version of the ''
Boot Camp'' series for celebrities).
In 2005 Faustino guest-starred on two episodes of ''
One on One''.
In April 2007 he was featured in an American
McDonald's
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commercial introducing the "Dollar Menunaires."
Faustino also starred as Jason Dockery in the movie ''
RoboDoc
''RoboDoc'' is a 2008 American science fiction comedy film that is distributed by National Lampoon. The comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, espec ...
'' (2008).
He developed and starred in ''
Star-ving
''Star-ving'' is a web series of episodes running eight to ten minutes, based very loosely on the life of David Faustino from '' Married... with Children''. His co-star is Corin Nemec, who played the title character in ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose' ...
'', a weekly Internet comedy series on
Crackle
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Foods
* Cracklings, the tissue remaining after lard and tallow have been extracted from animal fats
** Pork rinds in American English, pork scratchings in British English when served in small pieces as a snac ...
, an online video network backed by
Sony Pictures
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Entertainment. 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
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Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
''." "This is a very twisted take on what I've been through all these years," Faustino said.
Faustino appeared with the cast of ''Married... with Children'' again at the 7th Annual
TV Land Award
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s in 2009, presented by
Dr. Phil. He also had cameo appearances in two episodes of the
HBO
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series ''
Entourage
An entourage () is an informal group or band of people who are closely associated with a (usually) famous, notorious, or otherwise notable individual. The word can also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
''.
Faustino co-starred in the feature ''
Not Another B Movie
''Not Another B Movie'' is a 2010 American satirical film written and directed by John Wesley Norton which peers into the processes of making a low-budget horror film. The film stars Byron Thames, Larry Thomas, James Vallo, David Faustino, Joe E ...
'' which was distributed by
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them pla ...
in 2011.
In 2011, Faustino was cast in Nickelodeon's revival of ''
Winx Club
''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...
'' as the voice of Helia. By the next year, Nickelodeon cast him again in the sequel series ''
The Legend of Korra
''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...
'' as the voice of firebender
Mako
, better known by the mononym name Mako (sometimes stylised MAKO), is a Japanese voice actress, singer and a member of the band Bon-Bon Blanco, in which her prominent role is as the maraca player. She has also performed in a Japanese television d ...
, a central character named after the late
Mako Iwamatsu
was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako.
His film roles include Po-Han in '' The Sand Pebbles'' (1966) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor) ...
(the voice of
Iroh
Uncle Iroh (), also referred to as General Iroh and credited simply as Uncle, is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''. Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the charact ...
in the first two seasons of the original series ''
Avatar: The Last Airbender
''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (abbreviated as ''ATLA''), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Aang'' in some regions or simply ''Avatar'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and ...
''). He also voiced Dagur the Deranged as a secondary villain on season one and main villain in season 2 of ''
DreamWorks Dragons
''Dragons'', commonly referred to as ''DreamWorks Dragons'', is an American computer-animated television series based on the 2010 film ''How to Train Your Dragon''. The series serves as a bridge between the first film and its 2014 sequel.
Jay ...
''.
In 2017, Faustino appeared in the ''
Bones
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''
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
In 1992 Faustino was featured on the album ''Balistyx'', which spawned one single titled "I Told Ya."
[ ]
Personal life
Faustino co-founded and co-hosted a nightclub in Los Angeles named Balistyx, which is the same name as his rap album.
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
The Whisky a Go Go (informally nicknamed "the Whisky") is a historic nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip, corner North Clark Street, opposite North San Vicente Boul ...
in 1991. The club closed after a final New Year's Eve party at The Roxy in 1993.
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
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,
Nevada
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. They separated in May 2006. Faustino sought not to pay
spousal support
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, according to the papers filed in Los Angeles. On February 6, 2007, Faustino officially filed for divorce in
Los Angeles County
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Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.
[Jones, Oliver]
"Married ... With Children's David Faustino Divorcing"
''People
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'' magazine, February 6, 2007
Faustino was arrested for misdemeanor possession of
marijuana
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in Florida in May 2007. A disorderly intoxication charge was later dropped after Faustino agreed to enroll in a drug rehabilitation facility.
On November 14, 2015, his girlfriend Lindsay Bronson gave birth to their daughter.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
*
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1974 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century American rappers
American male child actors
American male rappers
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Male actors from Los Angeles
Rappers from Los Angeles