Frank Matano

Francesco Matano, born on 14 September 1989, is a prominent Italian comedian, television personality, YouTuber, and actor.He rose to prominence in 2008 through his YouTube channel, where he gained widespread recognition for his entertaining phone prank videos. Notably, he became the first Italian YouTuber to surpass one million subscribers, solidifying his status as a prominent figure in the online community.

In addition to his online success, Matano expanded his presence in the television industry. He participated in the popular shows ''Le Iene'', where he served as an envoy and presenter, showcasing his versatile skills as a performer and entertainer. Furthermore, he also joined the cast of ''Italia's Got Talent'' as a judge, further enhancing his reputation and influence in the entertainment field. Matano's charismatic personality and comedic talent have captivated audiences both online and on television, establishing him as a notable figure in Italian entertainment.

Biography

Frank Matano was born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere in 1989, to an Italian father and an American mother. He grew up in Carinola, but during his teenage years, he studied languages in the United States, graduating from Cranston High School East, Rhode Island. Back in Italy, starting in 2007, at the age of 18, he found success online with his YouTube channel consisting mainly of videos of telephone jokes and social experiments. For a short period, he attended the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, studying languages but without taking exams. Together with Willwoosh and ClioMakeUp, Matano is considered among the first and most famous Italian YouTubers.

His first television appearance was in 2009, for the program ''Le Iene'' and the following year he presented a program on Sky, dedicated to telephone jokes, called ''Sky Scherzando?''. In 2011 he participated in the program ''Ti lascio una canzone'' by Antonella Clerici, conducting short interviews with the cast. In 2012, he participated in the ''Lost in Google'' web series with the JackaL, and in September of the same year participated in ''2012 prima di morire'' on La3, together with Jacopo Morini, and then appeared in the video of the song "Ragazzo inadeguato" by Max Pezzali .

In 2013 he made his film debut in the film '' Fuga di cervelli'', directed by Paolo Ruffini. Also in 2013, he created a second channel on YouTube dedicated to the world of video games called "FRANK MATANO Games". In 2014 he starred in another film, ''Tutto molto bello'', also directed by Paolo Ruffini, released in cinemas on 9 October 2014. Also in 2014, Frank joined the Italian dubbers, dubbing the animated ''South Park'' series.
In 2015 he appeared on television as an envoy of ''Le Iene presentano: Scherzi a parte'', planning jokes with victims Paolo Brosio and Paolo Ruffini. In the same year, he returns to the cinema and takes part, together with Claudio Bisio, in the film ''What a Beautiful Surprise'', directed by Alessandro Genovesi and in cinemas from 11 March 2015. He also returned to television as a judge in ''Italia's got talent''. In May 2015, he was announced "Revelation of the year" at the 2015 TV Direction Award.

In 2016 he presented ''Le Iene'' with Ilary Blasi and Giampaolo Morelli on Sunday. From 16 October 2016, Matano presented the midweek episode, always supporting the same colleagues. Towards the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, he dubbed Duke Donnolesi in ''Zootropolis'', where he collaborates with Paolo Ruffini who dubbed the character of Yax.
In November 2017, together with Claudio Bisio, he presented ''The Comedians'', broadcast on TV8.
In 2018 he starred in the film '' I'm Back'', directed by Luca Miniero. Also in 2018, he was the protagonist of another film'' Tonno spiaggiato'', directed by Matteo Martinez.
On 4 February 2018, he participated as a competitor along with Iva Zanicchi on the special edition of ''Guess My Age - Indovina l'età'' led by Enrico Papi on the Italian channel TV8. In 2021, he participated as a competitor in the Italian comedy show ''LOL - Chi ride è fuori''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

References

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1989 births
Italian YouTubers
Living people
People from Santa Maria Capua Vetere