David Faustino

David Faustino
Born	David Anthony Faustino March 3, 1974 (1974-03-03) (age 35) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present

David Anthony Faustino (born March 3, 1974) is an American actor best known for his role as Bud Bundy on the sitcom Married with Children.

Career

Early career

Faustino made his television debut at the age of three months when he made an appearance on the Lily Tomlin Special.^[1] Faustino didn't start regularly acting till 1980 when he made an appearance on Little House on the Prairie. Throughout the rest of the early to mid 80s, Faustino would go on to guest star in many well known TV shows such as Family Ties, St. Elsewhere, and The Love Boat. He would also guest star in many not-so-well known TV shows. But in 1987 he would land a full-time gig on Married with Children.

Married with Children

Fox's Married with Children was Faustino's big break as he would play the the younger of two children named Bud Bundy. He would play the role from its debut on April 5, 1987 until its final first-run episode broadcast on June 9, 1997. Faustino would appear in 260 episodes.

1990s

While filming the sitcom Married with Children throughout the '90s, Faustino would continue to make guest appreances in many sitcoms and dramas. He reprised the role of Bud Bundy in such shows as Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Top of the Heap. Faustino also appeared in Burke's Law, Madtv and The New Addams Family.

2000s

In 2002, he appeared in the celebrity reality television special Celebrity Boot Camp (a shortened version of the Boot Camp series for b-list celebrities). In 2001, he appeared in the low-budget film Killer Bud produced by Aglet Productions. In 2005, Faustino guest-starred on an episode of One on One as Flex Washington's agent.

He starred as Jason Dockery in the 2008 movie RoboDoc. In April 2007, Faustino was featured in an American McDonald’s commercial introducing the "Dollar Menunaires". He currently stars in Star-ving, a weekly Internet comedy series on Crackle, an online video network backed by Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[2] Faustino plays 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.^[3] He has also signed a deal with National Lampoon to be involved with three low-budget films.

He ranked #48 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Kid Stars.

He appeared with the cast of Married with Children again at the 7th Annual TV Land Awards in 2009, presented by Dr. Phil.

He appeared as himself in the September 27, 2009 episode^[4] of the HBO series Entourage.

He stands 5'3" tall.^[5]

Filmography

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 an album Balistyx which spawned one single entitled "I Told Ya."^[1]

Discography

• Balistyx (1992)^[1]

Singles

• "I Told Ya" (1992)

Business ventures

Faustino owns a night club in Los Angeles named Balistyx which is the same name as his rap album.^[1]

Personal life

Faustino was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kay (née Freeman), a homemaker, and Roger Faustino, a costumer.^[6] His younger brother, Michael (born on November 16, 1979), is an actor, as was his oldest brother Randy; (their only sister, Nichole, didn’t follow in her brothers’ footsteps).

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, Nev.^[7] 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] The divorce was finalized on December 28, 2007.

Faustino was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana in May 2007, following an argument with Elmer. A disorderly intoxication charge was later dropped after Faustino agreed to enroll in a drug rehabilitation facility.^[8][9]

References

External links

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