Frank Coraci

Frank Coraci
Coraci at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2005
Born	(1966-02-03) February 3, 1966 (age 59) Shirley, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years active	1995–present

Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with actor Adam Sandler. ^[1]

Biography

Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. In 1984, he graduated from William Floyd High School, where he was on the wrestling team for several years. In 1988, he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has directed three successful films with Adam Sandler ( The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy and Click ) and several music videos for the actor. He worked as an actor in Sandler's video clip "The Lonesome Kicker," playing the character that gives the song its name.

He directed the movie Around the World in 80 Days, starring Jackie Chan, which turned out to be a box office flop, grossing only $24 million in the U.S. (made on a budget of $110 million).

Coraci also directed Zookeeper, a romantic comedy starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson that was released in 2011. ^[2]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Work			Notes
		Director	Producer	Writer
1995	Murdered Innocence	Yes	No	Yes
1998	The Wedding Singer	Yes	No	No
	The Waterboy	Yes	No	No
2004	Around the World in 80 Days	Yes	No	No
2006	Click	Yes	No	No
2011	Zookeeper	Yes	No	No
2012	Here Comes the Boom	Yes	No	No
2014	Blended	Yes	No	No
2015	The Ridiculous 6	Yes	No	No
2019	Hot Air	Yes	Yes	No
TBA	Lost Weekend†	Yes	Yes	No	Pre-production
	Verona Spies†	Yes	Executive	No	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2007	I'm in Hell	TV movie
2016	Graves	Episode "Through a Glass Gravely"
2017	The 13th Jockey	TV mini series

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Murdered Innocence	Wacko on bus
1998	The Waterboy	Roberto
2003	Last Man Running	Rick's Roommate
2004	Around the World in 80 Days	Angry Dapper Pedestrian
2006	Grandma's Boy	Cousin Steven	Uncredited
	Click	Male Nurse
2012	Here Comes the Boom	Disoriented Gym Patron
2017	Sandy Wexler	Mustachioed Referee
2025	Happy Gilmore 2	1950’s Mobster

References

1. The New York Times
2. "Frank Coraci News & Biography - Empire". www.empireonline.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

External links

• Frank Coraci at IMDb