Fausto Fanti

Fausto Fanti Jasmin (October 20, 1978 – July 30, 2014) was a Brazilian actor, humorist and musician, best known for being one of the founding members of the comedy troupe Hermes & Renato and the original guitarist of parodic heavy metal band Massacration.

Fausto Fanti
Fanti (right) and Marco Antônio Alves (left) in 2002 performing with Hermes & Renato
Born
Fausto Fanti Jasmin

(1978-10-20)October 20, 1978
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedJuly 30, 2014(2014-07-30) (aged 35)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Other namesRenato
Blondie Hammett
Occupation
  • Actor
  • musician
  • humorist
Years active1999–2014
Known forHermes & Renato, Massacration
Spouse(s)
Karla Peixoto Sento Sé
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(m. 1997; div. 2014)​
Children1

Biography

Fanti was born in Petrópolis on October 20, 1978. In 1999 he founded Hermes & Renato alongside his friends Marco Antônio Alves, Adriano Pereira, Felipe Torres and Bruno Sutter; known for their off-color humor, frequently reliant on pop culture references, they amassed a strong cult following throughout the late 1990s/early to mid-2000s during their tenure on MTV Brasil.[1][2] Considered the group's "intellectual mentor",[3] Fanti portrayed some of its most well-known characters, such as the titular "Renato", "Gozo the Clown" (a parody of Bozo), "Padre Gato" ("Hot Priest") and "Blondie Hammett", the guitarist of comedy band Massacration.[4][5] Hermes & Renato briefly changed its name to "Banana Mecânica" from 2010 to 2013 after leaving MTV to join RecordTV, recovering the former name after returning to MTV, where they stayed until it went defunct.

Throughout most of his life Fanti suffered from bouts of depression; his brother Franco Fanti would elaborate that, during his final years, he was "obsessive", "nearly paranoid and not taking any antidepressants".[6][7] His mental state was also further negatively affected following his separation from his wife, Karla Peixoto Sento Sé, in early 2014, with whom he had a daughter, Nina; they married in 1997.[8] On July 30, 2014, he was found dead on his bathroom at his apartment in São Paulo with a belt around his neck;[9] the attorney investigating the case stated that, "without a doubt", it was a suicide.[10] His wake was held at the Cemitério do Araçá,[11] and his body was later taken to be buried at his hometown of Petrópolis.[12] Franco eventually replaced Fausto on Hermes & Renato when it went to FX in 2015.[13]

Discography
Massacration

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Chico Silva (September 18, 2002). "A musa do escracho". ISTOÉ (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. Rodrigo Ortega (July 31, 2014). "'Que ele seja lembrado como genial', dizem amigos de Fausto Fanti". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. "Relembre personagens de Fausto Fanti em 'Hermes & Renato'". G1 (in Portuguese). July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. Aurélio Araújo (July 30, 2015). "15 personagens inesquecíveis de Fausto Fanti, do 'Hermes & Renato'". Medium (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. Aurora Aguiar (July 31, 2014). "Irmão confirma depressão de Fausto Fanti: 'Quase obsessivo e não tomava remédios'". R7.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. Felipe Pinheiro (July 31, 2014). "Irmão diz que Fausto Fanti, do 'Hermes & Renato', estava em depressão". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. Aurora Aguiar (July 31, 2014). "Há 17 anos com Fausto Fanti, viúva se emociona: 'Ele é o amor da minha vida e vive dentro do meu coração'". R7.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  9. "Fausto Fanti, humorista do Hermes & Renato, é encontrado morto em SP". G1 (in Portuguese). July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  10. Jaqueline Falcão (July 31, 2014). "Delegado diz não ter dúvidas de que Fausto Fanti cometeu suicídio". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. "Corpo de Fausto Fanti, da dupla Hermes & Renato, será velado no Cemitério do Araçá". R7.com (in Portuguese). July 31, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  12. Luciana Tecidio (August 1, 2014). "Corpo de Fausto Fanti é enterrado em Petrópolis, no Rio de Janeiro". Ego (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  13. "'Vamos seguir em frente pelo Fausto', anunciam atores de 'Hermes & Renato'". G1 (in Portuguese). August 21, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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