Frank Abagnale
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Frank William Abagnale Jr. is an American-French security consultant, author, and convicted felon whose documented crimes consist primarily of check fraud and petty theft targeting individuals and small businesses. Beginning in the late 1970s, Abagnale claimed a far more dramatic criminal past involving long-term impersonations of a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia hospital physician, and a Louisiana assistant attorney general, among other roles. These claims formed the basis of his 1980 autobiography, Catch Me If You Can, co-written with Stan Redding. The book inspired the film of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002, in which Abagnale was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is an American and French entrepreneur, film actor, and businessperson who was born in 1948 in Bronxville, New York. He has also been identified by the pseudonyms Frank Adams, Robert Black, John Calcagne, and Robert F. Conrad. Abagnale is a male who speaks English and currently resides in Tulsa. He has founded various ventures and began his work period in 1963.
Abagnale has three children and was convicted of fraud, scam, and forgery. His professional activities include acting, as noted by his association with the Acting department. He holds citizenship in both the United States and France.
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Frank William Abagnale Jr. (/ˈæbəɡneɪl/; born April 27, 1948) is an American-French security consultant, author, and convicted felon who committed frauds that mainly targeted individuals and small businesses. He later gained notoriety in the late 1970s by claiming a diverse range of workplace frauds, many of which have since been placed in doubt. In 1980, Abagnale co-wrote his autobiography,…
Known for
- Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera — Self2003
- Catch Me If You Can — French Policeman2002
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
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Key facts
- Born
- Frank William Abagnale Jr. , ( 1948-04-27 ) April 27, 1948 (age 78) , New York City , U.S.
- Citizenship
- United States, France
- Occupation
- Secure document consultant
- Criminal charges
- Auto larceny theft forgery fraud
- Criminal penalty
- 4 months in a French prison 2 months in a Swedish prison 3 years, 3 months, and 7 days in a US federal prison 3 years in Great Meadow Correctional Facility , US (age 17–20)
- Website
- abagnale .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Bronxville
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- founder
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Frank Abagnale (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Tulsa
- Convicted of
- scam
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- name in native language
- Frank William Abagnale, Jr.
- pseudonym
- Frank Connors
- Commons category
- Frank Abagnale
- date of birth
- 1948-04-27
- birth name
- Frank William Abagnale, Jr.
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Frank William Abagnale Jr. (/ˈæbəɡneɪl/; born April 27, 1948) is an American-French security consultant, author, and convicted felon whose documented crimes consist primarily of check fraud and petty theft targeting individuals and small businesses. Beginning in the late 1970s, Abagnale claimed a far more dramatic criminal past involving long-term impersonations of a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia hospital physician, and a Louisiana assistant attorney general, among other roles. These claims formed the basis of his 1980 autobiography, Catch Me If You Can, co-written with Stan Redding. The book inspired the film of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002, in which Abagnale was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Journalistic investigations beginning in 1978 found no evidence to support most of Abagnale's biographical claims. In 2020, author Alan C. Logan published an investigation drawing on public records, prison documents, and newspaper archives that concluded the majority of Abagnale's claimed criminal history was fabricated. Abagnale runs Abagnale and Associates, a consulting firm he founded in 1976.
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