Frankie Grande

Frank James Michael Grande Marchione (born January 24, 1983)[1][2] is an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host and YouTuber.

[4][5] He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, and moved with his mother to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 10, where he later attended Pine Crest School.

[9] He began his professional performing career by 2007, when he appeared as Boots the Monkey in a national tour of Dora the Explorer Live!

(Dora's Pirate Adventure) and in regional theatre productions, including the title role in George M!, Mike Costa in A Chorus Line and Lewis in Pippin, among others.

MTV called his 12 weeks on the show "controversial ... peppered with some powerful, outrageous, and downright impressive moments".

[36] In February, he appeared in a music video for Lance Bass[37] and modeled for Malan Breton at New York Fashion Week.

[42] Grande was a judge on the 2015 reality TV series America's Best Dance Crew All-Stars: Road to the VMAs, on MTV in 2015.

[43][44] He hosted a TV special on the Oxygen channel in August 2015 called Worst.Post.Ever: With Frankie Grande about social media faux pas.

[55] He was also a guest panelist on Logo TV's Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul in a 2016 episode.

[56] In July and August, Grande appeared on the UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother 18, finishing in 6th place.

[63] Grande modeled for Propaganda by Richie Rich, and again for Breton, at Madison Square Garden during New York Fashion Week in February 2017.

[65] "Queen" ranked number 35 on the Billboard Twitter Top Tracks chart for the week dated July 15, 2017.

[70] In October 2017 Grande appeared in the season 2 finale of the Netflix television series Haters Back Off as a fictionalized version of himself.

[72] In January 2018, Grande starred in The Unauthorized Musical Parody of: Rocky at Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles.

[73] The following month, he hosted the red carpet and performed at the Make-Up Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

[75] In May 2018, Grande reprised the role of Frankini in a fourth season episode of Henry Danger titled "Captain Man-kini",[76] and also guest-starred on RuPaul's Drag Race.

[79] A reviewer wrote: "His Finch is utterly charming and has an adorable innocence that belies the manipulative techniques he employs to get ahead.

[82] He continued to perform in Titanique in pop-up concert engagements in Los Angeles and New York during the COVID-19 pandemic and in a live version of the show carried on the streaming platform Stellar on May 2, 2021.

[87] Grande played the role of Richard in the 2020 film Spree[88] He starred in the 2021 Macy Gray video of "Undone".

[97] In 2024, Grande returned to Titanique[98] and later in the year reprised the role of Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show at the Bucks County Playhouse in Pennsylvania.

[106] Grande donated the money that he won on Big Brother 16 (from the "Team America" twist he was a part of) to buildOn, to build another school in Africa.

[112] In June 2018, Grande headlined the annual "Broadway Sings for Pride" benefit concert at The Cutting Room in New York.