Frank Abagnale
Confidence artist, Author
1948 –
Who is Frank Abagnale?
Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, and impostor. He became one of the most famous impostors ever, claiming to have assumed no fewer than eight identities as an airline pilot, a doctor, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer. He escaped from police custody twice, before he was 21 years old. He served less than five years in prison before starting to work for the federal government. He is currently a consultant and lecturer for the FBI academy and field offices. He also runs Abagnale & Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company.
Abagnale's life story provided the inspiration for the feature film Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo Dicaprio as Abagnale, a Broadway musical of the same name which opened in April 2011, and a ghostwritten autobiography also of the same name.
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- Born
- Apr 27, 1948
Bronxville - Also known as
- Frank W Abagnale
- Frank W. Abagnale
- Spouses
- Kelly Anne Welbes Abagnale
(1976/11/06 - )
- Kelly Anne Welbes Abagnale
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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