Frank Coraci
{{short description|American film director and screenwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
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|caption = Coraci at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2005
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|02|3}}
|birth_place = Shirley, New York, U.S.
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|occupation = Film director, screenwriter, actor
|years_active = 1995–present
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Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with actor Adam Sandler.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140524195712/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/235850/Frank-Coraci The New York Times]
Biography
Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. In 1984, he graduated from William Floyd High School, where he was on the wrestling team for several years. In 1988, he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has directed three successful films with Adam Sandler (The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy and Click) and several music videos for the actor. He worked as an actor in Sandler's video clip "The Lonesome Kicker," playing the character that gives the song its name.
He directed the movie Around the World in 80 Days, starring Jackie Chan, which turned out to be a box office flop, grossing only $24 million in the U.S. (made on a budget of $110 million).
Coraci also directed Zookeeper, a romantic comedy starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson that was released in 2011.{{cite web|title=Frank Coraci News & Biography - Empire|url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/frank-coraci/|access-date=2024-02-09|website=www.empireonline.com}}
Filmography
Film
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| Year
! Title ! Notes |
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| 1995
| Also writer |
| rowspan=2| 1998
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| The Waterboy
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| 2004
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| 2006
| Click | |
| 2011
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| 2012
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| 2014
| Blended | |
| 2015
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| 2019
| Hot Air | Also producer |
Upcoming
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| Year
! Title ! Notes |
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| rowspan=2| TBA
| Lost Weekend | Also producer |
| Verona Spies
| Also executive producer |
Television
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| Year
! Title ! Notes |
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| 2007
| I'm in Hell | TV movie |
| 2016
| Graves | Episode "Through a Glass Gravely" |
| 2017
| The 13th Jockey | TV mini series |
Actor
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| Year
! Title ! Role |
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| 1996
| Wacko on bus |
| 1998
| Roberto |
| 2003
| Rick's Roommate |
| 2004
| Angry Dapper Pedestrian |
| 2006
| Cousin Steven (uncredited) |
| 2006
| Click | Male Nurse |
| 2012
| Disoriented Gym Patron |
| 2017
| Mustachioed Referee |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|178997}}
{{Frank Coraci}}
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Category:Film directors from New York (state)
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Category:People from Shirley, New York