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Frank is born in Grenoble on October 24th, 1965. His parents are Italian immigrants. His mother, whose girl's name is Camérino, comes from the region of Pouilles in the southeast of Italy. His father is originally from Sicily of the province of Agrigento.
It is the fifth of a family of eight children. Four girls and four boys. The father, enthusiast of boxing, take Frank from the age of 9 years in the meetings of boxing of the region of Grenoble. It sticks in it boxing instructive and pound of battles until the age of sixteen years, then pass in ranks amateurs.
At the age of 17, Frank becomes the youngest champion of junior France. Sportsman of high level, he passes under the colours of the flag to the famous group of soldiers of joinville. At the age of 21, it becomes professional and competes for thirty-three battles. In 1992, he becomes European champion of great means in less than one minute crossed on the ring. Number 1 in the worldwide rank of its category. His honours list relies 31 wins, among which about twenty by KB, 1 no one and only defeat.
At the age of 27 years, at the top of his category, Frank decides to end his boxer's career and turns to the cinema.
Actor at first, he makes some appearances in the cinema and in television, with film directors as: Yves Boisset, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Philomène Esposito, Richard Bohringer and of other one more newly as Phillipe Monnier and Isaki Laquesta.
Having always been attracted by reading and especially writing, Frank realizes very quickly that his wish is to tell stories. Cinema enthusiast since his new life, he launches into the writing of scenarioes and has a passion for realization. In 1998, it launches into the adventure of a medium length, BLOWS BELOW THE BELT, of a length of 25 minutes in 35 mm, with, between other one, the actor Richard Bohringer.
The GEARS in 2000 are his first feature-length film, which he wrote and accomplished. It puts in it all its energy and manages to acquire that he wants many years: to speak of is short of communication within the family.
Further to it, it accomplishes a documentary on its boxer's course: LIFE IN ROSE, 52 minutes broadcast on France2 in January, 2003.
It accomplishes THE TIME then FROM SURPLUS, 52 minutes broadcast on France 2 and France 5 in 2003. It goes on with THE SINGING OF THE GYPSIES, 52 time who will be broadcast in 2004 on France 2.
Today Frank writes, it dév a lot
