Frank DeCaro
Frank DeCaro | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | November 6, 1962
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
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Spouse |
James Colucci (m. 2011) |
Website | frankdecaro.com |
Frank DeCaro (born November 6, 1962) is an
Early life
DeCaro was born in
Career
He came into the public eye with his recurring commentary Out at the Movies on The Daily Show, doing movie reviews, with his characteristically flamboyant gay style, from 1996 to 2003. During those years, he co-wrote and hosted five Oscar preview specials for Comedy Central.[citation needed] He was a panelist on a short-lived remake of the classic TV game show I've Got a Secret, on GSN.[3]
A journalist whose column on classic television appears in CBS's
Beginning in 2004, he was the host of a live daily radio show with producer/co-host
DeCaro did a cameo role for the 2012 feature film BearCity 2: The Proposal.[4]
Books
DeCaro is the author of "Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business" (Rizzoli, 2019), The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes From More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen (HCI Books, 2011), its sequel, "The Dead Celebrity Cookbook Presents Christmas in Tinseltown: Celebrity Recipes and Hollywood Memories from Six Feet Under the Mistletoe" (HCI, 2012), Unmistakably Mackie: The Fashion and Fantasy of Bob Mackie (Universe, 1999), and A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir (Viking 1996).
Personal life
DeCaro has been a lifelong gay rights activist and splits his time between Los Angeles and Little Falls, New Jersey, with his husband, James "Jim" Colucci, whom he married during the August 16, 2011, live broadcast of his Sirius radio show.[5]
References
- ^ "A Fabulous New Book Is Here to Teach the Children About the History of Drag | NewNowNext". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ Sharkey, Joe. "Their Son, the Writer, Finally Tells All", The New York Times, June 2, 1996. Accessed April 10, 2008. "At Passaic Valley High School, he was undoubtedly the only boy nicknamed Phyllis, and probably the only one with his own Cuisinart."
- ^ "GSN Premieres New Original Series - I've got a Secret". 2006-03-28. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ^ "Outfest 2012 - Gerald McCulloch on Bearcity 2 - The Proposal". 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ^ "Behind the Mike at Radio Host Frank Decaro's Wedding". 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2014-08-12.