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 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.
Bio:
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.
Tivia:
He founded a theater company called Malaparte with Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Steve Zahn.Is good friends with actor Ethan Hawke, who also lists Whaley in the acknowledgments of one of his novels, Ash Wednesday.Does all his own musical work whenever he plays a musician in a movie.Good friends with actor Val Kilmer.As of 2022, he has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Field of Dreams (1989), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994).Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 43.A staunch supporter of indie films, he hosted the MetroChannel cable TV's Metro-Angelika Film Festival (2001).Graduate of State University of New York at Albany.Made his acting debut on the New York stage in Tigers Wild.Played Lee Harvey Oswald in Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) and an Oswald impostor in JFK (1991).He is of Irish and Italian/Sicilian descent.Plays bit parts in big movies and successful star vehicles (Pulp Fiction (1994), JFK (1991), Broken Arrow (1996), The Freshman (1990), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Red Dragon (2002)), and leads in mostly small and unsuccessful movies (Career Opportunities (1991), Cold Dog Soup (1990), and The Jimmy Show (2001)).Wife Heather Whaley, graduate of Colby College, is a playwright and actress, author of "Social Notes: An Evening with Dorothy Parker".Gained 30 pounds for role in Homage (1995).His brother is musician/composer/actor Robert Whaley and also has two sisters.Son of Josephine and Robert W. Whaley Sr.In Little Monsters (1989) plays a character named Boy, and in Swimming with Sharks (1994) plays a character named Guy.Auditioned for the role of Link Larkin in Hairspray (1988). The role was eventually played by Michael St. Gerard. |
| Name: |
Frank Whaley |
Type: |
Actor,Director,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Director,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Director,Writer |
| Model rank: |
762 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:27:33 |
| Height: |
5' 9' (1.75 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), ear |
| Trivia: |
He founded a theater company called Malaparte with Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Steve Zahn.Is good friends with actor Ethan Hawke, who also lists Whaley in the acknowledgments of one of his novels, Ash Wednesday.Does all his own musical work whenever he plays a musician in a movie.Good friends with actor Val Kilmer.As of 2022, he has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Field of Dreams (1989), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994).Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 43.A staunch supporter of indie films, he hosted the MetroChannel cable TV's Metro-Angelika Film Festival (2001).Graduate of State University of New York at Albany.Made his acting debut on the New York stage in Tigers Wild.Played Lee Harvey Oswald in Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) and an Oswald impostor in JFK (1991).He is of Irish and Italian/Sicilian descent.Plays bit parts in big movies and successful star vehicles (Pulp Fiction (1994), JFK (1991), Broken Arrow (1996), The Freshman (1990), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Red Dragon (2002)), and leads in mostly small and unsuccessful movies (Career Opportunities (1991), Cold Dog Soup (1990), and The Jimmy Show (2001)).Wife Heather Whaley, graduate of Colby College, is a playwright and actress, author of "Social Notes: An Evening with Dorothy Parker".Gained 30 pounds for role in Homage (1995).His brother is musician/composer/actor Robert Whaley and also has two sisters.Son of Josephine and Robert W. Whaley Sr.In Little Monsters (1989) plays a character named Boy, and in Swimming with Sharks (1994) plays a character named Guy.Auditioned for the role of Link Larkin in Hairspray (1988). The role was eventually played by Michael St. Gerard. |
| Trademarks: |
Frequently cast in Oliver Stone films. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Director,Writer |
| Others works: |
Co-founded The Naked Angels Theater Company in NYC and has starred in at least 3 of their productions: "A Suffering Colonel" "The Years, " and "Good Evening."
Co-founded The Malaparte Theater Company along side Ethan Hawke, |
| Spouse: |
Heather Whaley (May 5, 2001 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Tallulah WhaleyBuster Whaley |
| Parents: |
Robert W. Whaley Sr.
Josephine Whaley |
| Relatives: |
Robert Whaley (Sibling) |
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