Frank Whaley

Frank Joseph Whaley is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and comedian. He is best known for his roles in independent films.

Whaley was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, the son of Josephine and Robert W. Whaley, Sr. He is half Irish and half Sicilian. Whaley graduated from Anthony A. Henninger High School in 1981 and left home at 18, and later graduated from the University at Albany. His abusive father died in the 1990s of health problems related to alcoholism.

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