Frank Sinatra, Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (November 2007) (Find sources: Frank Sinatra, Jr. – news, books, scholar) |
| Frank Sinatra, Jr. | |
 Sinatra, Jr. in San Diego (2008)
|
|
| Born | Franklin Wayne Emmanuel Sinatra January 10, 1944 Jersey City, New Jersey U.S. |
|---|---|
| Occupation | singer, conductor |
| Years active | 1955–present |
Franklin Wayne Emmanuel Sinatra[1][2] (born January 10, 1944 in Jersey City, New Jersey),[1] professionally known as Frank Sinatra, Jr., is an American singer and conductor. He is the son of famed musician and actor Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato, his first wife. He is the younger brother of Nancy Sinatra.
Contents |
[edit] Career
Sinatra appeared in the Sammy Davis, Jr. television drama A Man Called Adam in 1966 and hosted a summer replacement series while the popular The Dean Martin Show was on hiatus in 1968.
Starting in 1988, Sinatra was his father's musical director and conductor.[3]
In 1989, Sinatra did a cameo vocal on the acclaimed Was (Not Was) album, What Up, Dog?, singing "Wedding Vows in Vegas" with the band. He also appeared with Was (Not Was) doing that song on Late Night With David Letterman on NBC the same year.
During the 1995-1996 television season, Sinatra was offered the role of Vic Fontaine on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Despite being a fan of the show and finding the role interesting, he turned it down, declaring that he only wanted to play an alien.[4]
He also had a guest spot playing himself on The Sopranos, in a role where it was unclear if he was mocking or acknowledging all the stories about his father's involvement with the mob, and where he lets the character Paulie Walnuts refer to him as the "Chairboy of the Board".
Sinatra appeared in a 2006 episode of Family Guy, "Brian Sings and Swings" (Season 4, Episode 19) where he was introduced as the "Member of The Board". He performs several tunes during the show, accompanied by Stewie and Brian. During the ending credits, he sings the Family Guy theme song. He also recorded a commentary for its DVD release. He returned in a 2008 episode, "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing", where he sang with Brian again, with Stewie returning as a sideline investor supporting the duo. In a sly reference to the lenient prison terms handed down to the perpetrators of Sinatra's kidnapping, Peter receives a 7-day jail sentence for setting a children's hospital on fire.
In 2006, Sinatra released an album entitled That Face! including the songs "You'll Never Know" and the self-penned song "Spice."
[edit] Kidnapping
Sinatra was kidnapped on December 8, 1963 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe and released two days later after his father paid out the US$240,000 ransom demanded by the kidnappers, who were later captured, prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced to short prison terms. Attorney Gladys Root represented one of the kidnappers. In order to communicate with the kidnappers via payphone as they demanded, his father carried a roll of dimes with him throughout this ordeal, which became a life-long habit.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sinatra, Nancy. Frank Sinatra: An American Legend, 1998.
- ^ Sinatra, Nancy. Frank Jr. & Steve Tyrell (forum thread), The Sinatra Family Forum (sinatrafamily.com), July 15, 2007]
- ^ http://www.wma.com/frank_sinatra_jr/Bio/frank_sinatra_jr_bio.pdf
- ^ Erdmann, Terry J.; Block, Paula M. (2000). Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 10671501062.
