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Frank Siracusa Biography

Birth Name:Frank Siracusa

Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession Producer, Assistant director, Production manager, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Won a Genie Award and a Golden Reel Award for best motion picture for "Passchendaele" in 2009
  • Was nominated for a Gemini Awards for best TV movie for "Murder Most Likely" in 2000 and for best dramatic mini-series for "H2O" in 2005
  • Was nominated for a Gemini Award and won the Canada's Choice Award for "Due South" in 1998 and 1999
  • Won best cable movie at both the Young Artist Awards and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival for "Summer's End․"
  • Graduated from the film program at Humber College
  • Founder, president and CEO of the Canadian production company Whizbang Films, which he started with producer Paul Gross
  • Best known as the producer of such TV movies as "Summer's End," as well as numerous series

Awards

  • 1998Gemini-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1999Canada's Choice Award-: winner
  • 2000Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Special: winner
  • 2000Gemini-Best TV Movie or Dramatic Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2005Gemini-Best Dramatic Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2009Genie-Best Motion Picture: winner
  • 2009Golden Reel Award-: winner
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 2018PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2025Gotham TV Award-Breakthrough Drama Series: nominated