As a 'military brat,' he was raised in Misawa, Japan and spent his teenage years in Lakenheath, England. Frank earned a Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communications as an Advertising major at the University of South Carolina on a full scholarship. While in college, he was fortunate to work on five feature films shot in the Southeast as an art department professional. After graduation, he became a commercial producer at WTOC - TV in Savannah, Georgia. Upon producing a handful of regional commercials and short films, he seized several opportunities to work in Los Angeles.