Biography

Frank Lisi was born in New York City in 1962. His passion for acting and film making started in 2004. Frank studied acting in New York City and made his directorial debut with the award winning short film "A Sicilian Tale" at The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in the spring of 2009. A Sicilian Tale was awarded "Best Crime Drama Short" at that festival. Mr. Lisi's film "The Red Corvette" premiered in November of 2011 in New York City at The New York International Film Festival and was awarded the "Audience Award" and lead actress Valerie Bauer was awarded "Best Actress" in a Feature Film (USA) in which Mr. Lisi wrote, directed and produced as well. Frank's third film "Veneration" stars Emmy Award winning actor Charles S. Dutton and actor/playwright Mark Borkowski, released in 2016. Frank's next film, "Offstage Elements" written by Maria Viola Jefferson and produced by MVJ Productions and directed by Frank Lisi, was released in 2019 and was the winner of The Platinum Remi Award at Worldfest Houston in 2019. It stars Michael McFadden, Peter Patrikios, Drew Maniscalco, Tony Darrow and Mike Starr.
- IMDb mini biography by: Frank Lisi