I am an actor, writer, and improvisor. I was a castmember on the FOX show MADtv for two seasons until I got fired for being too awesome? Maybe not. Actually I didn’t get fired my contract didn’t get renewed. I am not the guy who did the Madden or Bush impression, that’s Frank Caliendo. In fact, I don’t do impressions, well at least none worth noting. Okay, I have a pretty good Jar Jar Binks, but that’s about it. Oh, and I’ve been working on a David Archuleta getting a hand job impression.
Other Film/TV appearances include: Reno 911, Stranger than Fiction, The Lakehouse, and Bad Meat. I am an alumnus of The Second City Chicago. During my career at the Second City, I performed at the Flamingo Las Vegas, wrote and performed in two original revues for the Second City etc., and toured for over two years where he performed everywhere from Vienna, Austria to Beloit, Wisconsin. During my tenure in the touring company, I performed twice at The Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina and had the honor of entertaining the US Troops for a USO tour in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Germany. I have also performed improv/sketch at many other places including: ImprovOlympic, io west, ComedySportz Chicago, etc. I’ve done over two dozen commercials including ads for McDonalds, Petsmart, Toyota, DnL (A new soda by 7up that didn’t last long), Hampton Inn, among others.
Currently, I perform with Matt Craig in Frankenmatt Present:Pilgrimage-we’ll be performing an all new sketch show starting Sept 20 at Second City Studio Theatre in Los Angeles. I am lucky to be a part of another group called DITKA which performs wednesday nights at 10pm SCLA.
Influences
Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Carol Burnett, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Chuck D, Walter Payton, Carlton Fisk, Edward Norton, Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Mick Napier, Steve Zahn, Dasiriski, Meryl Streep, Hunter S. Thompson, Mike Ditka, Cheech and Chong, Ron Santo, Bill Irwin.
Members
I play the baby in this. This character was created at The Second City.
TV Shows
MADtv, Reno 911, Tv Guide Channels Best of 2005-06, PGA Tour Sunday
Another MADtv sketch that was originally created at The Second City.
A heightened version of my family.
One of my favorites sketches from my time at MADtv.
The first sketch I ever shot at MAD.
Films
Tiny parts in Stranger than Fiction and The Lakehouse. A good part in Bad Meat.
Albums
1983-I had no musical identity. I listened to what my sisters liked. Michael Jackson, REO Speedwagon, Madonna, Sergio Mendes.
1988-Rap and Arena Rock. RUN-DMC, Public Enemy, Def Leppard, Van Halen.
1992-I got sad and a little gay, but still listened to PE and DMC. Erasure, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, House of Pain, Live, The Cure.
1997-I learned about punk rock, and music that was the socially conscious. Face to Face, NoFX, Operation Ivy, Social Distortion, Down by Law, Bad Religion, Royal Crown Revue, Johnny Cash, PE, Rancid.
2002-Punk and Indie Rock. Alkaline Trio, Face to Face, Social d, Hey Mercedes, Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil, Thursday
2007-A little bit of everything. AK3, Bloc Party, Silversun Pickups, Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Heavens, The Killers, Pixies.
2008-Been rockin to Tokyo Police Club, The Ramones, Arctic Monkeys.
Frank Caeti's Interests
General
Currently (9/08) performing saturday nights at The Second City Studio Theatre in Frankenmatt and Bingo at 8pm. DITKA wednesday nights at 10pm at Second City. Occasionally in Edmund Serves Coffee at Second City and Armando at io west on mondays.
Music
I play the voice of elmo in this.
Movies
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, American Beauty, Run Lola Run, The Natural, Resevoir Dogs, Star Wars, 80s Comedies.
And just for the record. Pat's beat Genos hands down in my personal Philly Cheesesteak test. Pat's was much better than the nuclear chicken wings. Genos? A doorstop.
Kim Howard Johnson’s “The Funniest One in the Room”
Excerpts from “The Funniest One in the Room” As well as: “Improvising Better” “Born Standing Up” “Process” “Days and Night’s At the Second City” “The Comic Tool Box” “True and False” “Audition” “Improvise”
Thanks for the add Frank. I am one of the ones that can officially say that I remember you from highschool. Glad to see that you are following your dream. I know I was a couple of years behind you but I always considered you a friend. Best of Luck to you. GO GATORS!!!!! CLASS OF 94'
