David Anthony Faustino (; born March 3, 1974) is an American actor who played Bud Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. He has also voiced animated characters for Nickelodeon, including Mako on The Legend of Korra and Helia on Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club.
Early life
Faustino was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1974, to Roger, 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 three months when he appeared in the Lily Tomlin Special. He did not start acting regularly until 1980, after a small role on Little House on the Prairie. Throughout the early to mid-1980s, Faustino guest-starred on several TV shows such as Highway to Heaven, Family Ties, St. Elsewhere, and The Love Boat.
In 1986 and 1987, David played the older of two young sons in the Disney films Mr. Boogedy and Bride of Boogedy.
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 2001, Faustino appeared in the independent film Killer Bud, produced by Aglet Productions. The following year, he appeared in the reality television 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 2007–09, Faustino developed and starred in Star-ving, a weekly Internet comedy series on Crackle, an online video network backed by Sony Pictures 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." "This is a very twisted take on what I've been through all these years," Faustino said. He also starred as Jason Dockery in the 2008 film RoboDoc.
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.
Faustino co-starred in the feature Not Another B Movie which was distributed by Troma Entertainment in 2011. The same year, he was cast in Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club as the voice of Helia. By the next year, Nickelodeon cast him again in the sequel series The Legend of Korra as the voice of firebender Mako, a central character named after the late Mako Iwamatsu (the original voice actor of Iroh in the first two seasons of the original series Avatar: The Last Airbender). He also voiced Dagur the Deranged as a secondary villain in season one and the main villain in season 2 of DreamWorks Dragons, and Later, a redeemed character in Race to the Edge.
In 2017, Faustino appeared 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
In 1992, Faustino released the rap 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.
After meeting at a spiritual center in Los Angeles and dating for five years, he married pop musician 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.
Faustino was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana 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
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | 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
| rowspan="2" | 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"
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1998
| 12 Bucks
| Cornfed
|
|-
| Lovers & Liars
| Darrel
|
|-
| 1999
| Dirt Merchant
| Sponge
|
|-
| 2000
| Get Your Stuff
| Ron
|
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2001
| MacArthur Park
| Bobby
|
|-
| The Heist
| Chuck
|
|-
| Killer Bud
| Buzz Frawley
|
|-
| 10 Attitudes
| Billy (Attitude #3)
|
|-
| 2005
| Freezerburn
| Paul the P.A.
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2006
| National Lampoon's Pucked
| Carl
|
|-
| Nice Guys
| Ben
|
|-
| Puff, Puff, Pass
| Steve
|
|-
| 2007
| Leo
| David
|
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2008
| The Hustle
| Derrick
|
|-
| RoboDoc
| Jason Dockery
| Associate producer
|-
| Boston Strangler: The Untold Story
| Albert DeSalvo
|
|-
| Unconventional
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2009
| Official Rejection
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
| Busted
| Wilburt
|
|-
| Official Rejection
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
| Hollywont
| Rob
|
|-
| Not Another B Movie
| Hines
|
|-
| 2012
| Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
| Helia
| Voice
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2013
| Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure
| Helia
| Voice
|-
| I Know That Voice
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2015
| Entourage
| Himself
|
|-
| Bachelors
| Gus
|
|-
| 2023
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
| Normal Nate
| Voice
|-
|
| Nite Tales 2: The Movie
| Himself
| Completed
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1974
| Lily Tomlin Special
| Himself
|
|-
| 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
|-
| rowspan=4 | 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"
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1984
| The Love Boat
| Scott Russell
| Episode: "Ace in the Hole/Uncle Joey's<br />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"
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1985
| Highway to Heaven
| Robbie Down
| Episode: "Plane Death"
|-
| I Had Three Wives
| Andrew Beaudine
| Main role
|-
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King
| Actor
| Episode: "Utopia Now"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 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
| Adventures of the Gummi Bears
| Cavin
| Voice, season 3
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1990
| Parker Lewis Can't Lose
| rowspan="2" | Bud Bundy
| Episode: "Musso & Frank"
|-
| The Earth Day Special
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 1991
| Perfect Harmony
| Paul
| Television film
|-
| 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"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 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"
|-
| rowspan=3 | 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"
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2000
| Batman Beyond
| Sean Miller
| Voice, episode: "The Last Resort"
|-
| Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
| Older Chance, Narrator
| 2 episodes; uncredited
|-
| Nash Bridges
| Simon/Denny
| 2 episodes
|-
|2000–2003
|Static Shock
|Brandon / Starburst, Executive
|Voice, 2 episodes
| Himself
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010
| 7 Days
| Himself
| Member of Team 1 <br /> Episode dated October 22, 2010
|-
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
| Bud Shelton
| Voice, episode: "Revenge of the Man Crab"
|-
| rowspan=2|2011
| Clunkers
|
| Episode: "Intervention"
|-
| Working Class
| Derek
| Episode: "Short, Then Sweet"
|-
| 2011–2015
| Winx Club
| Helia
| Voice, Nickelodeon dub