Fausto Fünten

 (born September 9, 1967) is an Italian puppeteer and actor who performs Dionigi in Strada Sesamo since 1992.

Biography
Fausto was born and raised in and was fresh out of university when he auditioned for his first role, a bit part in the 1990 TV miniseries Caesar's Reign which was made at the Cinema Bologna Studios.

In 1991, a letter in the mail came in from the CBS studio asking for auditions for a performer for Dionigi, a Muppet in Strada Sesamo. Giorgio Ancona, the previous performer of Dionigi, had left to join the and CTW and RAI were looking to film another series of Strada Sesamo. Following his audition for Dionigi, where he was almost passed over for a woman who wasn't able to handle the kids, Fausto went to where he was trained by.