What is Frank Langella?
[[File:Frank Langella Deauville 2012.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Langella in September 2012]] '''Frank A. Langella, Jr.''' (born January 1, 1938) is an [[Americans|American]] [[theatre|stage]] and [[movie]] [[actor]]. He won a [[Tony Award]] for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role as [[Richard Nixon]] in the play ''[[Frost/Nixon (movie)|Frost/Nixon]]'' (2006), and was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the same role in the 2008 movie adaptation. He often plays [[villain]]s and unsympathetic characters, but he has also played [[sympathy|sympathetic]] characters. Langella is also known for his other movie appearances, including ''[[Dave (movie)|Dave]]'', ''[[Superman Returns (movie)|Superman Returns]]'', ''Masters of the Universe'', ''The Caller'', ''The Beast'', ''House of D'', ''The Box'', ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'', ''Unknown'' and ''Robot & Frank''. Langella was born in [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]], [[New Jersey]]. He attended Syracuse University. He married Ruth Weil from 1977 to 1996. They have two children, Frank III and Sarah. He was partners with [[Whoopi Goldberg]] from 1996 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Frank Langella Biography | url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/98/Frank-Langella.html | work=filmreference | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-04-10}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons}} * {{IBDB name|15362}} * {{IMDb name|1449}} * {{amg name|40453}} {{DramaDesk PlayOutstandingFeaturedActor 1975-1999}} {{TonyAward PlayFeaturedActor 1976-2000}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Langella, Frank}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Bayonne, New Jersey]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from New Jersey]] [[Category:Tony Award winning actors]] [[Category:Drama Desk Award winners]] [[Category:American television actors]]