Frank Dicopoulos, who was born on January 3, 1957 in Akron, Ohio, was educated at Kenyon College where he majored psychology and minored in art and drama. While in college, he was active in sports such as football, basketball and lacrosse and was interested in pursuing a career as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. However, his grades were dropping, thus he turned to drama courses to raise his grade point average. Dicopoulos began to enjoy these classes but did not immediately consider becoming an actor. Upon graduation, he moved to Texas where he worked in a tire store as an auto mechanic. While doing so, he began modeling for print photography ads and doing commercials. He later became a finalist in a nationwide talent search held in Dallas. He then landed a small film role and eventually appeared in an MTV video documentary, Wild Rides. In 1984, Dicopoulos moved to Los Angeles and appeared on television series such as The Tracey Ullman Show, Silver Spoons, O’Hara, Hotel, Dynasty and Falcon Crest and soap operas such as
The Young and the Restless , Capitol and
General Hospital . Three years later, he landed the role of Frank Cooper on Guiding Light.
Frank Achilles Cooper, Jr. of Guiding Light is played by Frank Dicopoulos. Frank is the son of Buzz and Nadine Cooper, and is a brother to Harley, Lucy, Henry and Rocky. He has been linked to women such as Olivia Spencer, Darci Matthews, Dana Jones, Blake Lindsey and Eleni Andros, whom he later married and had a daughter named Marina with.
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