Frank Sanello

Frank Sanello is an author and journalist who writes about the entertainment industry, cultural anthropology, politics, gay and other social issues, and revisionist history. Born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, he was salutatorian at Joliet Catholic High School, graduated from the University of Chicago cum laude, BA, English literature and the University of California, Los Angeles, MFA, screenwriting. Sanello's master's thesis was a feature-length master scene screenplay, "Juana la Loca," the allegedly mad daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain and Columbus fame. Before becoming an author, Sanello wrote for various media outlets: The New York Times Syndicate, the Los Angeles Times, People and US Weekly, Penthouse, Red Book, USA Today, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the French syndicate, Agence France-Press and his home town newspaper, the Chicago Tribune. He was a segment producer at The Late Show starring Joan Rivers. His two weekly columns ab