Frank Dicopoulos

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Frank Dicopoulos

Frank Dicopoulos born (January 3, 1957) to Catherine and Harry Dicopoulos in Akron, Ohio is an American actor. He is the oldest of three children. Dicopoulos plays the role of Frank Achilles Cooper Jr. on Guiding Light, a character he has played since 1987.

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Frank majored in psychology and minored in art and drama at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He was active in football, basketball, and lacrosse, and he also set a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III track record in high hurdles. At first he thought of becoming an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. But then he enrolled in drama courses – and became hooked.

Following college graduation, Frank moved to Texas. After managing a tire store in Houston and working as an auto mechanic, he began posing for print photography ads and doing television commercials. In a nationwide talent search in Dallas, he became one of four finalists out of 770 candidates to screen-test for the Larry Wilcox replacement role on the television series CHiPs. Although he did not get the job, he did get a small film part and had the lead in an MTV video documentary called Wild Rides, narrated by Matt Dillon. He also hosted On the Move for ESPN and the Miss Teen America Pageant in Dallas.

In 1984 Dicopoulos moved to Los Angeles where he appeared in numerous primetime series, including The Tracey Ullman Show, Silver Spoons, O'Hara, Hotel, Dynasty, and Falcon Crest, as well as the soap operas The Young and the Restless, Capitol, and General Hospital. He also acted in several movies before joining Guiding Light.