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Frank Whaley

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Frank Whaley

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Overview

  • Born
    July 20, 1963 · Syracuse, New York, USA
  • Birth name
    Frank Joseph Whaley
  • Height
    1.71 m

Biography

    • Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. He is best known for the films Pulp Fiction (1994) and Swimming with Sharks (1994), and has worked with Oliver Stone multiple times. His feature directorial debut, Joe the King (1999), earned him the Waldo Salt Screenwriting prize at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. He was born in Syracuse, New York, and resides in New York City. He is also an accomplished stage actor, working frequently with the New Group theater. Frank is married to the writer Heather Whaley. They have two children.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Samantha Norez

Family

  • Spouse
      Heather Whaley(May 5, 2001 - present) (2 children)
  • Children
      Tallulah Whaley
      Buster Whaley
  • Parents
      Robert W. Whaley Sr.
      Josephine Whaley
  • Relatives
      Robert Whaley(Sibling)

Trademarks

  • Frequently cast in Oliver Stone films.

Trivia

  • He founded a theater company called Malaparte with Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Steve Zahn.
  • Does all his own musical work whenever he plays a musician in a movie.
  • Is good friends with actor Ethan Hawke, who also lists Whaley in the acknowledgments of one of his novels, Ash Wednesday.
  • As of 2022, he has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Jusqu'au bout du rêve (1989), Né un 4 juillet (1989), JFK (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994).
  • Good friends with actor Val Kilmer.

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