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He won a tony award for best leading actor in a play for his role as richard nixon in the play frostnixon 2006, and was nominated for an academy award for best actor in a leading role for the same role in the 2008 movie adaptation. From elizabeth taylor and paul newman to jfk and jackie kennedy, langella. Interview frank langella on acting, aging and playing the big bad the man who once brought richard nixon to life onstage returns in a broadway revival of man and boy. Frank langella celebrity profile check out the latest frank langella photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Frank langella was born in bayonne, new jersey, to angelina and frank a. Frank langella talks to press backstage at the 2016 tony awards after winning best actor in a play for the father. Now most people think of frank langella as either nixon he played him on broadway and in the movie version of frostnixon or some sort of lovable old. Frank langella celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. An extremely versatile actor, frank langella is equally at home. Frank langella biography and filmography frank langella. Langella is also known for his other movie appearances. Frank langella frank langella leaving his hotel in new york manhattan, new york, united states thursday 12th may 2016. March 30, 2012 the actor frank langella writes about meeting some of the 20th centurys biggest celebrities in his memoir, dropped.

Frank langella says skeletor is his favorite role youtube. Rarely have i read a book about celebrities that is as insightful, candid, revealing, and as wellwritten as this one. In the 1970s, he starred in a production of dracula that went from broadway to the movies. Langellas book stops short at revealing bisexuality. Frank langella knows what it means to step into a role that is already cemented in myth. A version of this article appears in print on 08052015, on page c 3 of the newyork edition with the. Frank langella is a famous american actor, who was born on january 1, 1938. Both times i watched with great fascination as langella talked as much or more about what he learned as a result of writing the book as the. Frank langella will return to broadway in the father. Crueller sorts have compared him to a lothario tenniscoach dracula, but his charisma in this flows off the screen in abundance. Frank langella attacks hollywood stars in scathing memoir. Join to find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite ya authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests. Frank langella trashes jfk, elizabeth taylor, paul newman. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.

Dropped names frank langella hardcover harpercollins canada. As much a memoir as a primer on the vicissitudes of an actors life, the book is a collage based on reallife situations that offer touching insights into stars like rita hayworth, and into the practical magic that informs langellas signature sensibility. Frank langella says that skeletor is his favorite role. From a childhood love of listening to opera and taking the stage in school plays, langella went on to study drama at syracuse university.

Still brutal and animalistic but a lover more than a fighter. Present laughter nov 18, 1996 apr 20, 1997 starring. No one is safe from ridicule in frank langellas new memoir, dropped names. As a young man frank langella worked with laurence olivier, partied with noel. Please also tell us as much as you can in the biography wiki below. Johan persson even though langella has featured in 70 films, he is still known primarily as a stage actor his first love. The books subtitle should be bad girls go everywhere, although. Actor frank langela has just published his memoir, dropped names, and, appropriately, its filled with anecdotes about famous costars, friends, lovers and enemies. As a person born on this date, frank langella is listed in our database as the 97th most popular celebrity for the day january 1 and the 161st most popular for the year 1938.

Scandal aside, there is something poignant about the book. Frank langella details affairs with elizabeth taylor and rita hayworth and takes some pot shots in his memoir dropped names. A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, frank langella won acclaim on the new york stage in seascape and followed it up with the title role in the edward gorey production of dracula. Langella last appeared on broadway in terence rattigans man and boy at the roundabout theater company in 2011. Frank langellas myriad encounters with some of the past centurys most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly. His candid stories of the wide array of famous people he has known, both casually and intimately, are fabulous. Download audiobooks narrated by frank langella to your device. Frank langella was born in bayonne, nj, on new years day, 1940. Frank langella born on january 1st, 1938 was a stageactor who was best known for being a celebrity. Frank langellas career has been full of complex characters with very dark sides. There was so much happy sexuality in this book that reading it was like being flirted with for a whole party by the hottest person in the room. But there may be no caricature as permanently etched in the american imagination as the one hes playing now. I recently came across two interviews with frank langella discussing his memoir dropped names.

Frank langella calls skeletor one of my very favorite. His son buys him a robot caretaker the film is set in the near future where such things are common, and after some initial friction, he develops a bond with the robot that has the pair embarking on. Frank langella flegont alexandrovitch tropatchov playcomedyoriginal. After several years of performing in regional repertory and summer stock, he joined the lincoln center repertory company as one of its original. Learn more about frank langella at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Frank langella died on thursday april 16, 2020 and his death was. Frank langella books list of books by author frank langella. He repeated the role for the screen in dracula 1979. Frank langella is probably best known for his tonywinning and oscarnominated performances as richard nixon in the stage and screen. Frank langella the americans has signed on as a series regular opposite jim carrey and catherine keener in the upcoming showtime halfhour comedy kidding created by dave holstein and directed. I first saw langella on the tavis smiley show and then charlie rose the next night. Please write the details of frank langellas obit here.

Famous men and women as i knew them reprint by frank langella isbn. Frank langella biography, movie highlights and photos. The actor frank langella went everywhere, met everyone and fell into. Fan created page note that frank langella is not the author of this page or the website although i. Langellas book serves up steaming truckloads of dish about other icons, but when it comes to the actors own availability, all hell say is that at the height of the sexual revolution, he. Frank langella and sidekick are affecting in this comedy mixing geriatrics and cybernetics, writes philip french published. Tony awardwinning actor frank langella discusses his. Famous men and women as i knew them by frank langella not only is frank langella a marvelous and talented actor, it turns out he is a gifted writer as well. Interview frank langella on acting, aging and playing. Obituary of frank langella wiki obits for everyone. Famous men and women as i knew them, which can be purchased at a lower. Dropped names, frank langellas memoir the new york times. Famous men and women as i knew them langella, frank author hardcover 2012 apr 5, 2012.