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Infobox comedian| name = Frank Caliendo| image = Frank Caliendo.jpg| imagesize = 250px| caption = Caliendo performing impressions in March 2009.| pseudonym =| birth_name = Frank Caliendo| birth_date = birth date and age|1974|1|19| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois , U.S.| medium = Stand-up comedy , television | nationality = American| active = 2000–present| genre = Observational comedy | subject = Impersonator|Impersonations , popular culture | influences = Jonathan Winters , Robin Williams http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/11/24/freetime/doc47471a3d6fc50366297886.txt Pantagraph.com | Free Time | Caliendo hopes 'Frank TV' makes good first impression| influenced =| spouse = Michele Caliendo, 2 kids Joe and Juliet Caliendo| notable_work = Frank TV Fox NFL Sunday | signature =| website = http://www.frankcaliendo.com frankcaliendo.com| footnotes = Frank Caliendo (born January 19, 1974) is an American comedian and impressionist (entertainment)|impressionist , best known for his work on the Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox Network television Television program#Seasons/series|series MADtv , and as the in-house prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday . In 2007 and 2008 , he performed his impersonations on his own show, Frank TV , which aired on TBS (TV channel)|TBS . He is known for his impressions of Charles Barkley , National Football League|NFL color commentator John Madden (American football)|John Madden , sportscaster Jim Rome , comedian Robin Williams , actor William Shatner , and United States President of the United States|Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton , and for his frequent appearances on The Bob & Tom Show . He has released six solo CDs, and has performed as many as 120 impressions. From 2009 to 2011 he had a show at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip . He now tours.
Biography
Early life and career
Caliendo was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin , where he attended Waukesha South High School . He is of Italian ancestry.cite web |author=Thompson, Kevin D. |title=TV Talk Q& A: Master Impressionist Frank Caliendo |date=30 October 2008 |url= http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/2008/10/30/tv-talk-qa-master-impressionist-frank-caliendo/ |accessdate=24 July 2009 After graduation from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee , Caliendo began performing stand-up comedy, taking a job as a master of ceremonies at a local comedy club . Within a year he was headlining. He made his network series debut on the 2000-2001 sketch comedy series Hype (TV series)|Hype . He gained significant national exposure on the comedy series MADtv .
Caliendo has performed stand-up on such series as Cable television|cable 's Premium Blend , Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show with David Letterman , The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)#Craig Kilborn (1999–2004)|Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn , The View (U.S. TV series)|The View , The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson|The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , and '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien|Late Night with Conan O'Brien ''. He was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties in 2004.
His signature ' John Madden (American football)|John Madden ' impression is frequently seen on Fox NFL Sunday , The Best Damn Sports Show Period and Mohr Sports . Caliendo has also appeared on Comedy Central 's Comedy Central Presents , as well as many Radio programming|radio shows , including the WDVE#Morning_Show | WDVE Morning Show with Jim Krenn and Randy Bauman in Pittsburgh PA , The Dan Le Batard Show , The Junkies , Bob & Sheri , The Bob & Tom Show , Mike and Mike in the Morning , Opie and Anthony , Don and Mike|The Don and Mike Show , Rise Guys , Bubba the Love Sponge , John Boy and Billy|The John Boy and Billy Big Show , The Howard Stern Show , Mike and the Mad Dog , Elliot in the Morning , The Sports Inferno , Rick and Bubba|The Rick and Bubba Show , The Roe Conn Show , Preston and Steve , The Glenn Beck Program , and ''Holmberg's Morning Sickness , and Lamont & Tonelli on 107.7 The Bone in San Francisco.
Frank TV
main|Frank TV For two short seasons, Caliendo starred on Frank TV , his own sketch show on the TBS (TV channel)|TBS that began airing in November 2007. Frank was its host and performed in sketches in full makeup as characters he impersonated. Frank joked that he "wanted the show to be called 'The Chappelle Show,' but the lawyers wouldn't allow it," referring to the publicity he would likely receive from naming his show after Dave Chappelle|another popular comedian .
In early 2008, TBS announced that they ordered eight more episodes, which ran later that year. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx? id=20080221tbs03 TBS Orders Eight More Episodes of Hit Late-Night Sketch Comedy Frank TV, Starring Frank Caliendo, The Futon Critic The show ended after the fifteenth episode, which aired on December 23, 2008.
MADtv
Caliendo officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2001 as a repertory performer, for the seventh season, and as '' MADtv|MADtv's equivalent to Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live's '' Darrell Hammond . In 2002, Caliendo replaced Will Sasso as the impersonator of George W. Bush , but he won audience members over with an offbeat impersonation of former NFL on Fox|Fox sports announcer John Madden (football)|John Madden and also many other Fox personalities. Both became some of the cast member's most popular impressions on MADtv , and were featured quite prominently during his tenure. Frank also did the announcing for the best of scenes on the MADtv season 1 DVD, and the announcing for the Season 2 DVD release which was cancelled due to poor sales of the first season DVD.
In August 2006, Caliendo announced he would not return to MADtv for its 2006-2007 season.
Fox NFL Sunday
On November 5, 2000, Caliendo appeared on Fox NFL Sunday , as a guest to comedian Jimmy Kimmel . He performed his increasingly noteworthy John Madden (football)|John Madden impression and was well-received. He returned again the same season on January 7 during the playoffs.
In 2001 NFL season|2001 and 2002 NFL season|2002 , Caliendo returned as a semi-regular guest on Fox NFL Sunday . He frequently appeared impersonating Madden or occasionally as pundit Jim Rome during some of Kimmel's prognostication skits. At times he appeared live in the studio with the main hosts.
In 2003 NFL season|2003 , Kimmel departed the program, and Caliendo was named his permanent replacement. As the prognosticator for the NFL on Fox , he gives his predictions ("Cold Hard Picks") for the day's NFL games. Typically these come during a skit (usually a one-man skit), where he does one of his famous impersonations. For example, for the first week's Fox NFL Sunday of the 2006 NFL season , he impersonated James Brown (television)|James Brown , who left the show in the off-season to join The NFL Today on NFL on CBS|CBS . He also imitates all the panelists of Fox NFL Sunday on occasion, most frequently Terry Bradshaw .
The Comebacks
Caliendo appeared in the 2007 film The Comebacks . He impersonates John Madden (American football)|John Madden and Al Michaels in the championship game between the Comebacks and The Unbeatables . His Character is "Chip Imitation".
White House Correspondent's Dinner
Caliendo’s impression of President George W. Bush earned him an invitation to perform during the 2007 annual White House Correspondents Dinner.
The Comedy Festival Presents: Funniest Movies of the Year 2008
During The Comedy Festival Caliendo hosted a special called The Comedy Festival Presents: Funniest Movies of the Year 2008 where, from Caesars Palace , Caliendo introduced the top ten list for funniest films of 2008 based on an Internet poll.
Television and film appearances
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Hot in Cleveland
Kenny
Season 2 episode 13 "Unseparated at Birth"
2008
The Comedy Festival Presents: Funniest Movies of the Year 2008
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