Frank D'Angelo was born on April 23,1959 and is a Canadian entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, actor, and television host.
38 Facts About Frank D'Angelo
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Frank D'Angelo is best known for founding D'Angelo Brands and the now-defunct Steelback Brewery.
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Frank D'Angelo is known for his work in the entertainment industry, first as a singer and song writer who has 18 studio albums, then as the host of The Being Frank Show, a weekly self produced late night talk show which aired in Ontario on Hamilton's Super Station CHCH-TV for 13 seasons and was available across Canada on Bell Satellite TV and most cable TV providers.
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Frank D'Angelo is a filmmaker who has released several feature-length films through his In Your Ear Productions.
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The younger Frank D'Angelo showed an interest in business at an early age: at age 9 he outsourced his newspaper delivery of the Toronto Telegram to other children.
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Frank D'Angelo started in the food industry working for his father until Napoli was sold to Saputo.
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Frank D'Angelo's company filed for credit protection in late 2007.
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On February 16,2008, a numbered company owned by Frank D'Angelo's family bought back Frank D'Angelo Brands.
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Steelback commercials from 2002 to 2007 always starred Frank D'Angelo and presented him as a known celebrity and the face of Steelback.
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Frank D'Angelo was replaced after the company's financial problems in late 2007.
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Frank D'Angelo was criticized for his running of Steelback after reportedly racking up more than $120 million in debt, largely for advertising campaigns featuring himself with sports celebrities, before filing for bankruptcy protection from Steelback's list of more than 400 creditors, including Bernard Sherman's Apotex, Mike Cecere's advertising and marketing firms, the Toronto Argos, the Ottawa 67's, bars, small market teams and sports clubs and a few charities.
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When Steelback went into receivership, Frank D'Angelo had continued to spend $15 million per year on advertising despite only taking in revenues of $3 million per year.
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Frank D'Angelo owed more than $100 million, plus another $20 million plus, to Barry Sherman's Wasanda Enterprises alone.
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Frank D'Angelo owned the Forget About It Supper Club restaurant on King Street in Toronto.
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Frank D'Angelo taped his talk show, The Being Frank Show with Frank D'Angelo in its basement, which he had turned into a studio, for five seasons before moving to his InYourEar Studios in Mississauga for another eight seasons.
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On December 18,2006, Frank D'Angelo declared an interest in buying the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL hockey team with his partner Barry Sherman.
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In 2011, D'Angelo sparred with MMA fighter Francis Carmont, and a segment about the fight aired on Being Frank.
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In March 2012, Frank D'Angelo launched a sports-themed media website called Next Sport Star where he hosts a weekly show with Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Phil Esposito and former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Bill Watters.
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Frank D'Angelo's announced platform included six issues: improving the city's infrastructure, improving the city's transit system, improving climate change, getting homelessness to a much better place, increasing affordable housing, and improving the city's safety.
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Frank D'Angelo is currently the singer for his 24-piece band self named, formerly named after his former brewery Steelback, which includes Mike Reno from Loverboy.
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Frank D'Angelo has performed the opening anthem and other songs at Toronto Argonauts CFL games which were sponsored by his company Steelback Brewery.
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Frank D'Angelo released a recording of "Silent Night" in November 2009, with an RnB vocal style.
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Frank D'Angelo has been an active volunteer to help the city's homeless.
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Frank D'Angelo has to date released 18 studio albums including 150+ original songs written by him.
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Frank D'Angelo's music is on Spotify, Apple and digital platforms worldwide.
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In November 2010, D'Angelo purchased airtime on a number of Canadian television stations to launch his The Being Frank Show, which usually broadcast on Friday nights at 11:30pm.
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Frank D'Angelo has written, produced, directed, scored and starred in nine feature-length films through his company, In Your Ear Productions.
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Frank D'Angelo completed his sixth feature film The Neighborhood, which premiered June 15,2017, in Toronto at the Italian Contemporary Film Festival.
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Frank D'Angelo is working on a new project, delayed by Covid-19.
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Frank D'Angelo employs a recurring cast of actors including Tony Nardi, Daniel Baldwin, Jason Blicker, John Ashton, Alyson Court, and Art Hindle.
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Frank D'Angelo submits his films to various indy film festivals which have questionable legitimacy; for example, he has won 14 awards at the Action on Film Film Festival.
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Several days after being acquitted, Frank D'Angelo hosted a party at his Forget About It Supper Club.
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Frank D'Angelo was accused of conspiring with D'Angelo to obstruct the prosecution of the case.
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Frank D'Angelo was charged the next day with conspiring to obstruct justice and obstructing justice.
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Frank D'Angelo was to appear in court on June 8,2009, in Brampton, and his case was adjourned until May 31,2010.
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On September 2,2010, the obstruction charges against Frank D'Angelo were stayed permanently.
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In June 2007, Frank D'Angelo launched a $2 million libel suit against blogger Neate Sager for an unrelated posting on Sager's blog site.
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Frank D'Angelo has been cited as a potential suspect in the unsolved murder of his long-time business partner Barry Sherman.