# Fausto Silva > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fausto_Silva > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fausto_Silva.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Silva > Source revision: 1335463901 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Brazilian television presenter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox presenter | name = Fausto Silva | image = Faustosilva.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Silva in 2005 | birth_name = Fausto Corrêa Silva | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Television presenter | show = ''Perdidos na Noite'' (1984–1988)
''[Domingão do Faustão](/source/Doming%C3%A3o_do_Faust%C3%A3o)'' (1989–2021)
''[Faustão na Band](/source/Faust%C3%A3o_na_Band)'' (2022–2023) | station = | years_active = 1964-present | network = [TV Gazeta](/source/TV_Gazeta) (1984)
[RecordTV](/source/RecordTV) (1984–1986)
[Band](/source/Rede_Bandeirantes) (1986–1988; 2022–2023)
[TV Globo](/source/TV_Globo) (1989–2021) | web = |death_date=}} '''Fausto Corrêa Silva,''' also known as '''Faustão''' (meaning "Big Fausto"), is a Brazilian [television presenter](/source/television_presenter) and former [radio host](/source/radio_host). Born on May 2, 1950, in [Porto Ferreira](/source/Porto_Ferreira), São Paulo, Brazil, he began his career in radio at the age of 14 and transitioned to television in the 1980s. A turning point in his career came with the creation and hosting of [Perdidos na Noite](/source/Perdidos_na_Noite) ("Lost in the Night"), a late-night [variety show](/source/variety_show) that aired from 1984 to 1988 on networks including [TV Gazeta](/source/TV_Gazeta), [TV Record](/source/TV_Record), and [Rede Bandeirantes](/source/Rede_Bandeirantes). Known for its improvisational style, visible backstage elements, irreverent humor, and raw production aesthetic, Perdidos na Noite gained a [cult following](/source/cult_following). It featured interviews, music performances, satire, and social commentary, often pushing boundaries for the time.{{fact|date=June 2025}} In 1989, Faustão was recruited by [Rede Globo](/source/Rede_Globo) to host the Sunday afternoon variety show [Domingão do Faustão](/source/Doming%C3%A3o_do_Faust%C3%A3o), which aired from 1989 to 2021. The program featured live music performances, dance competitions, and various entertainment segments. After leaving Globo, he hosted [Faustão na Band](/source/Faust%C3%A3o_na_Band) on Rede Bandeirantes from 2022 to 2023.{{fact|date=June 2025}} Due to [heart failure](/source/heart_failure), Silva underwent [heart transplantation](/source/heart_transplantation) on 27 August 2023 at [Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital](/source/Albert_Einstein_Israelite_Hospital), in [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo).{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2023/08/27/faustao-passa-por-transplante-cardiaco-procedimento-foi-realizado-com-sucesso-diz-hospital.ghtml |title=Faustão passa por transplante cardíaco; procedimento foi realizado 'com sucesso', diz hospital |date=27 August 2023|website=[G1](/source/G1_(website)) |access-date=2023-08-28 | language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web|url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/saude/noticia/2023-08/faustao-passa-por-transplante-de-coracao |title=Faustão passa por transplante de coração |date=27 August 2023|website=[Empresa Brasil de Comunicação](/source/Empresa_Brasil_de_Comunica%C3%A7%C3%A3o) |access-date=2023-08-28 | language=pt-BR}} He also underwent [kidney transplantation](/source/kidney_transplantation) in the same hospital on 26 February 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/faustao-passa-por-transplante-de-rim-em-sao-paulo/ |title=Faustão passa por transplante de rim em São Paulo |date=27 February 2024|website=[CNN Brazil](/source/CNN_Brazil) |access-date=2024-03-01 | language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2024/02/27/faustao-passa-por-transplante-de-rim-em-sp.ghtml |title=Faustão passa por transplante de rim em SP |date=27 February 2024|website=[G1](/source/G1_(website)) |access-date=2023-03-01 | language=pt-BR}} He subsequently underwent a [liver transplant](/source/liver_transplantation) on 6 August 2025 and another [kidney transplantation](/source/kidney_transplantation) on the following day.{{Cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2025/08/07/faustao-passa-por-transplante-de-figado-e-retransplante-renal-em-sp.ghtml |title=Faustão passa por transplante de fígado e retransplante renal em SP |date=7 August 2025|website=[G1](/source/G1_(website)) |access-date=2025-08-09 |first=Carlos Henrique |last=Dias |language=pt-BR}} == Career == === Television === {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Work !! Role !! Channel |- || 1983-1984 || ''Balancê'' || Announcer || Rádio Excelsior / [TV Gazeta](/source/TV_Gazeta) |- || 1984–1988 || ''[Perdidos na Noite](/source/Perdidos_na_Noite)'' || Presenter || [TV Gazeta](/source/TV_Gazeta) / [RecordTV](/source/RecordTV) / [Band](/source/Rede_Bandeirantes) |- || 1988 || ''Safenados e Safadinhos'' || Presenter || [Band](/source/Rede_Bandeirantes) |- || 1989–2021 || ''[Domingão do Faustão](/source/Doming%C3%A3o_do_Faust%C3%A3o)'' || Presenter || [TV Globo](/source/TV_Globo) |- |2022 ||''Viradão do Faustão'' ||Presenter || [Band](/source/Rede_Bandeirantes) |- || 2022–2023 || ''[Faustão na Band](/source/Faust%C3%A3o_na_Band)'' || Presenter || [Band](/source/Rede_Bandeirantes) |} === Cinema === {| class="wikitable" ! Year!! Work !! Role |- |1990 |''Sonho de Verão'' |Himself |- || 1991 || ''Inspetor Faustão e o Mallandro'' || Inspetor Faustão |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Fausto}} Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:People from Porto Ferreira Category:Brazilian television presenters Category:Brazilian radio presenters Category:Brazilian satirists Category:Brazilian satirical television show creators Category:Heart transplant recipients Category:Kidney transplant recipients Category:Liver transplant recipients {{Brazil-tv-bio-stub}} Category:Brazilian Roman Catholics Category:Colégio Culto à Ciência alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fausto Silva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Silva) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausto_Silva?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.