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| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|01|24}} | |||
| | birth_place = ], United States | |||
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| | occupation = Producer, actor, singer, dancer, ] personality | |||
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| '''Frank "Frankie" James Michael Grande Marchione''' (born January 24, 1983) is an American ] producer, actor, singer, dancer and ] personality from New York City. He is the older half brother of pop and R&B singer and actress ]. He has performed in the ] production of '']'' and in other theatre productions, produced Broadway shows and appeared in cabaret acts. In 2014, he is currently a contestant on the reality television series '']''.<ref name="Big Brother">Webber, Stephanie. , '']'', June 19, 2014</ref> | |||
| == Life and career == | |||
| Grande grew up in ], Florida, where he attended ].<ref name=Erstein>Erstein, Hap. , ''Florida Weekly'', May 19, 2011, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> He graduated from ] in Pennsylvania in 2005, having triple-majored in biology, theatre and dance.<ref name=MrBway>Gans, Andrew. , '']'', May 2, 2007, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> | |||
| He began his acting career in 2007, appearing as Boots the Monkey in a national tour of '']'' and in regional theatre productions including '']'' and '']''.<ref name=MrBway/><ref name=Kupin>Kupin, Jacob and Timothy Carroll. , CreativeSpotlights.com, October 16, 2012, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> Later in 2007, he joined the ] cast of the musical '']'', in the ensemble and as understudy for Eddie,<ref name=MrBway/><ref name=Vault>, ], accessed July 26, 2014; , Broadway theatre program for ''Born Yesterday'', April 24, 2011, reprinted at Playbill Vault, accessed July 26, 2014; and , Broadway theatre program for '']'', October 5, 2009, reprinted at Playbill Vault, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> in which he performed for three years.<ref name=Erstein/><ref name=Crazy>Outwater, Myra Yellin. , '']'', June 5, 2013, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> Grande was named "Mr. Broadway" in the "Mr. Broadway 2007" charity benefit.<ref name=MrBway/> He co-founded the non-profit arts organization "Broadway in South Africa", travelling to South Africa to work with disadvantaged youth.<ref name=Kupin/><ref>Fullerton, Krissie. , Playbill, December 14, 2010, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> Grande also helped ] to build a school in a rural village in ], and in 2014 buildOn recognized him for his efforts with its Global Impact Award.<ref>, buildon.org, May 2014</ref><ref>, buildOn.org, accessed July 28, 2014</ref> | |||
| Grande has produced shows on and off Broadway, including the Broadway productions of '']'' (2009) starring ], '']'' (2010–11), starring ], and '']'' (2011), starring ].<ref>McPhee, Ryan. , ], June 19, 2014</ref><ref name=Vault/> He also produced ]' one-woman cabaret show in 2011.<ref name=Crazy/><ref>, BroadwayWorld.com, February 2, 2011, accessed July 30, 2014</ref> Grande has performed in cabaret acts in New York City, including at ]<ref>Blank, Matthew. , Playbill.com, December 20, 2011, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> and ].<ref>Gioia, Michael. , Playbill.com, December 3, 2013, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> In 2013, he starred as Bobby in a regional theatre production of the musical '']''.<ref name=Crazy/><ref>, Disney Dreaming, June 29, 2013, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> In February 2014, he starred ] in a revival of the musical ''Pageant''.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. , Playbill.com, February 6, 2014.</ref> In 2013, Grande presented his own show in New York, ''Living La Vida Grande'', at the ]. He has also toured with ], and his sister, Ariana Grande, on the '']'' as a dancer.<ref>, BroadwayWorld.com, September 13, 2013, accessed July 26, 2014</ref> In June 2014, Grande performed at DigiFest NYC, and his photo on stage there was featured in '']''.<ref>Smith, Michael Kirby. "Stars of YouTube Take to the Stage", ''The New York Times'', June 7, 2014. , published by ''The New York Times'', accessed July 28, 2014</ref><ref>, ], June 9, 2014</ref> | |||
| As of July 2014, Grande had over 200,000 YouTube subscribers with more than 10 million views, and more than 500,000 followers each on Twitter and Instagram.<ref>Piwowarski, Allison. , Bustle.com, July 2014</ref> Grande is openly gay.<ref>Turano, Sammi. , tvgrapevine.com, July 20, 2014</ref> | |||
| == Appearance on ''Big Brother'' == | |||
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| In 2014, Grande is appearing on the ] '']'', where he was chosen as Head of Household (HoH) in weeks one and four, but lost this status both times after his nominees won the "Battle of the Block" competitions. Grande received the news of his grandfather's death on the show, but decided against leaving ''Big Brother''.<ref>Larkin, Mike. , '']'', July 24, 2014</ref><ref>Bueno, Antoinette. , '']'', July 24, 2014</ref> He won his third HoH competition in week five<ref>Perlman, Jake. , '']'', July 27, 2014</ref> and, at the end of the week, was the sole HoH.<ref>Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth. , Realitytvworld.com, July 28, 2014</ref> | |||
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