Frank Coraci
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director and screenwriter best known for his work with Adam Sandler. Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. Coraci graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. He has directed three of Sandler's hit films (The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy and Click) as well as several of Sandler's music videos. He makes an appearance as the title character in Sandler's video for "The Lonesome Kicker". A graduate from William Floyd H.S. 1984 Coraci also directed the Jackie Chan film Around the World in 80 Days which, compared to his Adam Sandler-starring hits, was known for being a major box office failure, earning only US$24 million at the US box office against a US$110 million budget. Coraci's next film will be The Zookeeper, a romantic comedy starting Kevin James in the lead role and Rosario Dawson. It's scheduled for a 2011 release date. Coraci was on the varsity wrestling team for all four years of his time at William Floyd High School. His family owned a hardware store, liquor store and real estate office in the Shirley and Mastic Beach area. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Coraci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Male Nurse
A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as 1950's Mobster
Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Angry Dapper Pedestrian
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Roberto
Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Disoriented Gym Patron
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Mustachioed Referee
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.