Frank Coraci Biography

Fast Facts

• Decided to be a director after an insightful presentation on "It's a Wonderful Life" by a college professor
• Started his career directing travel documentaries for Globus World Tours, visiting such locations as the Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands
• Quote: "I always knew I had some sort of creative bone in me and so I went to New York City․ I was from a small town and I just went to NYU because I thought: There's got to be something cool to do there․"
• Best known for comedy film collaborations with Adam Sandler, who was one of his classmates at New York University
• His production company, Spanknyce Film, develops comedy, science fiction and graphic novel based film, television and video game projects
• Has stated that if he weren't a director, he would DJ professionally, something that in reality he does as a hobby
• Cited George Roy Hill as his favorite filmmaker and "The World According to Garp" as his favorite film