Biography

Frank commenced his show business career in commercial theatre, performing more than twenty lead roles in such classics as: The Odd Couple, Chapter Two, It Had to be You, Lovers and Other Strangers and Barefoot in the Park.

As a veteran Director and Producer, Frank has forty-five stage plays, eleven feature films, and numerous commercials and video productions to his credit.

Frank's first feature film, No Angel, which he wrote, directed and produced, aired on Arts & Entertainment, Superchannel, City T.V., Movie Pix, London Television (UK) and sold to over a dozen foreign territories. It was also screened at the Montreal International Film Festival in 1992.

He has since produced and/or directed:

. "Bitter Circle" (a police drama) which had its world premiere at the Toronto Italian Film Festival . "Love Letters Trilogy" (romance) which was picked up by Alliance-Atlantis for release. . "Shut Up You Separatist" (over-the top political satire) . "Night Crawlers" (drama) . "Bruco", an art film which has done well on the festival circuit . "Tough Love" (drama) released in 2006 . "Risk Factor" (action adventure) due to be released in 2013 . "Final Dance" (drama) due to be released in 2013 . "Club Utopia" (comedy) due to be released in 2013

He also directed a documentary "Unknown Celebrities" which was an official entry in the Belgrade International Film Festival and has aired on Bravo!

Frank was also Associate Producer on the Michael Bockner film Johnny Shortwave, and Line Producer on the Paul Lynch film More To Love.

He has written seven produced screenplays: No Angel, Bitter Circle, Love Letters, Tough Love, Night Crawlers, Final Dance and Club Utopia.

He has recently written "Midnight Rambler", a crime drama, based on true events; "The Carlucci Brothers", a pilot of a TV comedy-drama series and an action-thriller "The Formula".

Frank is also a founding member of the Toronto Italian Film Festival and head programmer from 1999 to 2006. He was also head of the awards jury for the Toronto Polish Film Festival (2009 & 2012) and was on the selection committee for the Canadian Gemini Awards (2009); and jury member for the Vaughn International Film Festival. (2013)

His latest film "Club Utopia" has been chosen as an official entry in the 8th Annual Hoboken International Film Festival.

Frank has also been teaching on-camera acting techniques for over fifteen years.

- IMDb mini biography by: Frank Caruso