Who is Frankie Grande?

Frank James Michael ‘Frankie’ Grande Marchione was born in New York City, USA, on 24 January 1983 – his zodiac sign is Aquarius, and he holds American nationality. He’s an actor, dancer, TV show host, and a YouTuber, who’s probably known best for his self-titled YouTube channel, which he launched on 2 October 2012; it’s today subscribed to by close to 500,000 people, and numbers over 30 million likes of all his videos combined. Frankie is mostly focused on uploading videos which feature him during his everyday life.

He’s also known for being the older half-brother of the famous American singer-songwriter and actress Ariana Grande, and his half-brother is James Marchione.

Early life, sister and education

Frankie was raised in Englewood in New Jersey, as his family moved there after he was born.

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His parents are Joan Grande, who’s the CEO of the alarm and telephone system company Hose-McCann Communications, and Victor Marchione who was a physician.

At the age of 10, Frankie moved to Boca Raton, Florida with his mother, and in 1997 enrolled at Pine Crest School; he was mostly interested in acting and singing during his four years there, and appeared in various school musicals.

Upon matriculating in 2001, he enrolled at Muhlenberg College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005, having majored in dance, theatre and biology.

Frankie then wanted to become a doctor, however, he actually went for a career as an actor.

Most popular YouTube videos

Frankie is mostly popular on YouTube for the music videos which he’s uploaded, especially those which feature him singing with his half-sister Ariana. We’re going to mention his three most watched videos, which have helped him attract many subscribers.

Frankie’s #1 video “Frankie Grande ft. Ariana Grande – Seasons of Love” has been watched close to three million times since 13 December 2018, and features Frankie and Ariana singing the song “Season of Love” from the Broadway show “RENT”.

His second most popular video “How to Whistle Tone!!!! With Frankie & Ariana Grande” has been watched more than two million times since 21 January 2013, and shows Frankie and Ariana singing and screaming in the streets.

Third on his popularity list is “Goin’ Grande in DISNEYLAND!!”, viewed over two million times since 22 December 2012, and shows him travelling to Disneyland with Ariana.

Roles in movies

Frankie made his debut film appearance in his half-sister’s 2013 music video “Ariana Grande Feat. Big Sean: Right There”. Two years later, he starred in the short musical “Beauty and the Beat Boots”.

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He played The Flamingo in the 2017 action comedy “The Revengers”, and then starred in his own 2018 music video “Frankie Grande ft. Ariana Grande: Seasons of Love”. In 2020, Frankie portrayed Richard Venti in the popular crime comedy drama “Spree”, written and directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko, and which starred Joe Keery, Sasheer Zamata and David Arquette. The movie follows the rideshare driver Kurt Kunkle, who has come up with a horrible way to go viral on the internet; it was nominated for five awards.

Three of Frankie’s most recent roles in movies have been in the 2020 short fantasy “Immortal”, the musical “Rocky Horror Show: Livestream Theater” both in 2020,  and the 2021 comedy “Titanique: The Maiden Voyage Concert”; he’s currently shooting for the upcoming horror thriller comedy “Summoning Sylvia”.

Roles in TV series

Frankie made his debut TV series appearance in the 2017 episode “Broadway or Buts” of the family comedy drama “Haters Back Off!”, while he was then invited to make a guest appearance in an episode of various series’, including the comedy mini-series “Love Your Life” and the comedy “Firework Live”.

Between 2017 and 2019, he portrayed Frankini in the popular action family comedy “Henry Danger”, created by Dana Olsen and Dan Schneider, and which starred Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes and Riele Downs. The series follows the 13-year-old Henry Hart who’s working as Captain Man’s sidekick; it aired from 2014 to 2020, and won 18 of the 39 awards for which it was nominated, including a Primetime Emmy nomination.

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He’s also known for his portrayal of Tyler in the comedy “Indoor Boys”. It stars Alex Wyse, Wesley Taylor and Michael Tacconi, which follows two gays who are spending all of their time in their apartment; it’s been airing since 2017, and has won 15 of the 39 awards for which it’s been nominated.

Three of Frankie’s most recent roles in TV series have been in a 2020 episode of the musical family comedy “All That”, three episodes of the comedy “Danger Force” in 2020, and the 2021 episode “Video Game Frankini Dance Off!” of the adventure drama “Danger Goes Digital”.

Other credits

In 2014, Frankie was one of the 16 people who competed in the reality game-show “Big Brother”, spending 12 weeks in the Big Brother house, and placing fifth.

MTV network stated that Frankie’s presence in the house was controversial, but it also had its impressive moments.

He could’ve been seen featured in the 2019 documentary series “E! True Hollywood Story”, the 2019 TV special “88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade”, and the 2020 TV special “Love in Action: A Telethon to Support the LGBTQ Community During Covid-19”.

Frankie has made a guest appearance in a number of talk-shows, most recently in “Celebrity Page”, “Steve Varley Show” and “Stars in the House”.

Awards and nominations

Frankie was nominated for three Indie Series Awards for Best Guest Actor – Comedy in 2018, 2019 and 2020, all for his performance in “Indoor Boys” – he won the one in 2020.

He was also nominated for a 2016 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Social Media Star.

Love life and boyfriend

Frankie is openly gay, and often speaks about his love life in his YouTube videos. In 2019, he started dating Hale Leon, an American actor with three credits to his name: Hale has appeared in the 2016 short comedy film “The Gay Police”, the 2017 short comedy drama movie “Sweet and Sour” and the 2018 short comedy film “My Piano Lesson”.

In June 2021, Frankie announced on his social media accounts that he’d become engaged to Hale; they haven’t spoken of the date of their wedding, but most of Frankie’s fans believe that it has been planned for July 2022.

Frankie dated a couple of men prior to meeting Hale – the actor Tayte Hanson in 2017, the social media star Mike Pophis in 2018, and the actor Daniel Sinasohn also in 2018.

As of December 2021, Frankie is engaged to Hale Leon, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Frankie loves to put on a costume and attend costume parties, which is why Halloween is his favorite time of the year.

He’s a philanthropist, and in 2007 he co-founded the non-profit organization Broadway in South Africa; Frankie spent the following six years often travelling to South Africa, where he taught performance arts to underprivileged children. In 2013, his organization was merged with another non-profit called buildOn, and Frankie has helped them build two schools in Malawi, for which the organization honored him with their Global Impact Award. He has also helped gather money for AIDS/LifeCycle, which aims to help people fight HIV and AIDS.

Frankie loves to travel, and has been all around the world for both work and pleasure; his dream travel destination is Paris in France.

He enjoys watching movies late at night – his favorite actors and actresses are Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Kristen Stewart, while a couple of his favorite films include “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “Meet Joe Black” and “Good Will Hunting”.

Age, height and net worth

Frankie’s age is 38. He has short brown hair which he usually dyes blonde, and brown eyes. His height is 5ft 7ins (1.7m), and he weighs around 130lbs (60kgs).

As of December 2021, Frankie’s net worth has been estimated at over $1.5 million, while his sister Ariana’s net worth has been estimated at over $150 million.

Who is Erinn Westbrook?

Erinn Veronica Westbrook was born on Long Island, New York USA, on 12 January 1988 – her zodiac sign is Capricorn, and she holds American nationality. She’s an actress, model and a dancer, who’s appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series, while she’s perhaps known best for her portrayal of Tabitha Tate in the hit mystery crime series “Riverdale”. Created by Robert Aguirre-Sacasa, it stars Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse, and follows Archie and his friends who are attending a local high school, and have discovered the darkest secrets about their town Riverdale; the series has been airing since 2017 (Erinn joined the cast in 2021) and has won 35 of the 90 awards for which it has been nominated.

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Early life and education

Erinn was raised alongside her two siblings Brent C. and Lauren on Long Island, by their parents about whom not a lot is known, as Erinn respects their privacy; it is known that they both hold degrees from Harvard University.

Erinn was six years old when she moved to Town and Country in Missouri with her family. She became interested in acting while attending John Burroughs School, and was into various other activities: Erinn was the captain of the school’s cheerleading squad, and also played volleyball.

Upon matriculating in 2006, Erinn enrolled at Harvard University, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, American literature and language; during her time at the university, she wrote many articles for its magazine “Harvard Crimson”.

Roles in TV series

Erinn made her debut TV series appearance with her portrayal of Angela in the 2011 episode “Wait, Don’t Tell Me – You’re Dead!” of the documentary horror comedy “1000 Ways to Die”, and the following years saw her make a guest appearance in a couple of series, including the romantic family drama “Switched at Birth” and the family comedy drama “Dog with a Blog”.

She gained recognition in 2012 and 2013, when she starred as Danielle in the comedy “Mr. Box Office”, created by Byron Allen, and which also starred Bill Bellamy and Jon Lovitz; it follows the actor Marcus Jackson who has to do community service because he has physically attacked a paparazzo. Erinn could’ve then been seen playing supporting characters in a couple of series, such as the mystery thriller drama “Twisted”, the family comedy drama “See Dad Run” and the musical comedy drama “Glee”.

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In 2014 and 2015, she portrayed Gabby Richards in 17 episodes of the critically acclaimed romantic comedy drama “Awkward.”, created by Lauren Iungerich, and which starred Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff and Jillian Rose Reed. The series follows a 15-year-old girl who has suddenly become popular because her peers start to believe that she’s attempted suicide; it won two of the 10 awards for which it was nominated.

Erinn then made a guest appearance in the 2015 episode “Day in Court” of the action crime drama “NCIS”, and the following year she appeared in two episodes of the comedy “Jane the Virgin”.

In 2018 and 2019, Erinn played Magnolia Barnard, one of the main characters in the thriller comedy drama “Insatiable”, created by Lauren Gussis, and which starred Dallas Roberts, Debby Ryan and Christopher Gorham. It follows a beauty pageant coach who has taken a bullied teenager under her wing.

Three of Erinn’s most recent roles in TV series have been in seven episodes of the drama “The Resident” in 2020, the episode “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” of the drama “Acting for a Cause” in the same year, and nine episodes of the sports drama “10 Days” in 2021.

Roles in movies

Erinn has only appeared in six movies – she made her debut film appearance with her portrayal of Sofia Cross in the 2012 short family drama “The Debut”, and the following year saw her play Reality Girl #3 in the popular comedy “In a World…” It was written and directed by Lake Bell, who also starred in it alongside Fred Melamed and Michaela Watkins; the movie follows a voice coach who’s competing against her father in the film industry, and it won three of the 20 awards for which it was nominated.

In 2016, Erinn played Jazz in the drama “72 Hours: A Brooklyn Love Story?”, and then Liz Preston in the 2017 romantic drama “Love on the Vines”.

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She was cast as the lead character Marie Taylor in the 2021 sports drama “7th & Union”, while her most recent film role has been her portrayal of Kendall Turner in the 2021 romantic drama “Advice to Love By”. It was directed by Heather Hawthorn Doyle, also starred Brooks Darnell and Samantha Cole, and follows a helpless romantic and a woman who doesn’t believe in love, who have now fallen for each other.

Other credits

Erinn worked as a choreographer on two episodes of the series “Mr. Box Office” in 2013.

She sang two songs in two episodes of the series “Glee” in 2013, and the song “Walking in Space” in the 2021 episode “Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows” of the series “Riverdale”.

Erinn has made a guest appearance in a couple of talk-shows, such as “Made in Hollywood”, “Teens Wanna Know” and “Celebrity Page”.

Love life and relationships

Erinn is highly secretive when it comes to her love life, but has still allowed her fans to have a glimpse into it. On 17 August 2019, she became engaged to her long-term boyfriend Andrew; the two met at their mutual friend’s birthday party in 2014, and began dating in January 2015. Erinn is keeping the details of her boyfriend away from the media’s attention, and hasn’t even shared his last name or profession, but it’s said that he’s a businessman, which hasn’t been confirmed.

There are rumors circulating the internet claiming that Erinn and Andrew married in the summer of 2021, but no evidence has been provided to support these claims, nor have Erinn and Andrew commented on this.

As of December 2021, Erinn’s engaged to Andrew, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Erinn is quite active on Instagram, and seems to be enjoying the attention which she’s receiving from her close to 400,000 followers; she has uploaded over 100 pictures onto the network, the majority of which have been taken during her modelling photoshoots.

She’s a fashionista, as she goes shopping for clothes multiple times every week.

Erinn is physically highly active, as she practices dance several times a week, while she also often works out at the gym.

She’s into travelling, and her career has taken her to a couple of US states, as well as to several European countries, including France and Spain; Erinn’s dream travel destination is Pisa in Italy.

She has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Channing Tatum, Natalie Portman and Emma Watson, while a couple of her favorite movies are “Dear John”, “V for Vendetta” and the franchise “Harry Potter”.

Age, height and net worth

Erinn’s age is 33, and she has long black hair and brown eyes. Her height is 5ft 6ins (1.7m) and she weighs around 130lbs (60kgs).

As of December 2021, Erinn’s net worth has been estimated at over $500,000.