''Star-ving'' is a

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of episodes running eight to ten minutes, based very loosely on the life of

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from '' Married... with Children''. His co-star is

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, who played the title character in ''

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''. The start date for the episodes was January 16, 2009. The series is a production of FNB Entertainment LLC in association with Sony Pictures Television, webcast on

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History

In 2006, Faustino and his writing partners, Corin Nemec and Todd Bringewatt, started a production company called F.N.B. Entertainment. In 2007, they wrote a two-page treatment for ''Star-ving'', which they took to director Sam Kass, a former writer and producer on ''

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''. After shooting the pilot, they took it to Crackle, where twelve

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were ordered. In the series, "Faustino plays an exaggerated version of himself — he's broke, can't find a job and his wife has left him for

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." Faustino has said of the show, "We don't push the envelope, we're shredding it."

Cast

: The star. It's been ten years since '' Married... with Children'' and he is frustrated with his lot in life. He is "freakishly short" and his only source of income is from a porn shop left to him by a crazed, deceased fan. *

: Faustino's sidekick. He is also broke, despite his three seasons as star of ''

''. He helps Faustino run the porn shop. Faustino's '' Married... with Children'' co-stars,

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and

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, make cameo appearances in the series as themselves.

Episodes

References

External links

Hey Bud, How's It Going?
''The Los Angeles Times''

''New York Times'' article on the show {{DEFAULTSORT:Star-Ving 2009 web series debuts 2009 web series endings American comedy web series Crackle (streaming service) original programming