Husband Craig Bentley
Frank Anthony Polito (born June 27, 1970) grew up in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park, Michigan.
He made his film debut in 1997 as the lead in the short film, "Family
Pictures," directed by
Jorge
Torregrossa. Primarily a stage actor, Frank has worked off-Broadway and
regionally at Meadow Brook Theater, Hartford Stage, The Shakespeare Theater
and The Source Theater, where he appeared in the Washington DC premiere of
"Corpus Christi" by
Terrence McNally.
Also a playwright, Frank's first play "John R" (later retitled "Band Fags!") was work-shopped in New York City and starred Tony nominee, John Tartaglia, of Broadway's "Avenue Q."
He received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, and is the author of 3 published novels: "Band Fags!" (2008), "Drama Queers!" (2009) and "Lost in the '90s" (2012).
References:
 Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time Paperback – January 29, 2026 by Elisa Rolle |
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