the basics

name David Anthony Faustino (pronounced "Faw-steeno")
nicknames D L'il or L'il D (rap name); friends call him Dave or D.
date of birth March 3rd, 1974
height 5'3"
nationality American; is also part Irish.

David Faustino was born in California. He has been acting since he was a baby, first appearing on television in a Lily Tomlin Special as a female clown when he was three months old.
He worked steadily as an actor by appearing in various television shows, TV movies and doing voice-over work until early 1987, when the producers of a little sitcom called Married with Children needed a replacement actor for the part of the Bundy's obnoxious son, Bud. David Faustino auditioned for the part that was originally played by Hunter Carson. The 12 year-old was hired as the new Bud Bundy, and the rest is history. Married with Children lasted 11 seasons until it was cancelled in 1997.
David has been nominated for his work in MWC and other shows.
click here for a full list of award nominations


family

David's mother is Kay Faustino. His father Roger is a tailor/costumer. David's brother Michael James Faustino (born 1979) appeared in four MWC episodes - "You Better Watch Out" (#213); "Life's A Beach" (#321); "Buck Saves The Day" (#403) and "Get The Dodge Out Of Hell" (#917).
Their older brother Randy (born 1965) also used to be an actor, but is now an audio technician who worked on such shows as Whose Line is it Anyway? and also on MWC during its last years. David also has a sister, Nichole (born 1969), who is also in the business.
David's ex-girlfriend is Elaine Hendrix, an actress who appeared in two episodes of Married with Children (#923 - "User Friendly" and #1122 - "Lez Be Friends"). He was also rumoured to have dated Juliet Tablak, who played Marcy's neice Amber in MWC's ninth season.
After Elaine, David's girlfriend was Andrea Elmer. They married on January 24th, 2004. The two separated in 2006; David filed for divorce in February 2007.

I guess David could be described as 'wild' in a way. He lost his virginity at the age of 14 (in a closet!) and he has long been a fan of hip hop music, owned a hip hop club, and believes marijuana should be legalised. ;-)


the rappin' stuff

A CD he worked on with some friends was released in 1991 - Balystix. He also opened a nightclub also called Balistyx (for all ages), which quickly became one of the hottest spots on Sunset Boulevard.
As a way of poking fun at David, the producers of MWC decided to give Bud Bundy an alter ego: Grandmaster B. The new look/attitude was designed to attract chicks (and to provide scope for some very funny name subsititues by other characters).

In David's rap song "I Told Ya" on the Balistyx album, both Grandmaster B and Bud Bundy are mentioned. You can see David performing this song on his 1992 Whoopi Goldberg Show appearance. Both the album and single pop up on eBay quite often.
You can view the video online HERE. The song is available for a short while here. Enjoy!


Married with Children

With fame, however, comes the price. While Married with Children made him famous throughout the world, David (along with the rest of the cast) was a target of a the tabloids. Numerous stories and rumours have been published such as David having an affair with his on-screen mother Katey Sagal; he has been accused of starting bar fights and raping younger girls. These are all false. There is one book, namely Hollywood Raw which reveals an interview David took when he was 15 by his then on-set tutor. His Tutor, Joseph Bauer, was the author of the book. Hollywood Raw (published 1990) claimed to be a truth-telling, reveal-all type book. The only true thing about that book was David's interview. David admitted he took that interview when Howard Stern questioned him about it in 1997. Howard also asked him if he'd ever done the deed with any of his female co-stars, particular his on-screen sister Christina Applegate. He said that he hadn't, but did admit that he's "thought about it." David and Christina are very close, as they pretty much grew up together, and consider one another as their "best friend". They still keep in touch with one one another to this day. David, along with Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse and Ted McGinley attended Christina's wedding on October 20th, 2001. The entire cast reunited for a Reunion Special which aired in February 2003.

For more about MWC, go to the Married with Children page


today

David works on independent movies and occasionally pops up in various TV shows. He is still active in the community; raising money for various charities and hosting parties and functions.
David is currently the executive producer on the reality series My Life is a Sitcom (Mondays, 8pm, on ABC Family) and occasionally shows up on screen, too. There was a MWC reunion on February 16th on FOX. David opened a restaurant called The Central in mid 2003, on Sunset Boulevard. David also takes "science and mind" classes with Andrea. David & Andrea got married on January 24th, 2004.
In 2005, David has a starring role in the midseason WB series The Help, which was created by MWC co-creator Ron Leavitt.
David filed for divorce from Andrea in February 2007. :(