Frank Potenza

Francis Frank Potenza was an American retired police officer for the New York City Police Department and former security guard. He later became a television actor for the late night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. He appeared as Jimmy Kimmels Uncle Frank on the ABC show as a regular from 2003 until the year of his death, 2011.

Francis Potenza was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1933. He served in the United States military during the Korean War. Potenza joined the New York Police Department following the war, serving as a beat cop in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in the 62nd Precinct foryears. He reportedly made just six arrests during his two decades in the NYPD, believing that a lecture by the police delivered more benefits than a prison sentence.

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