Frank DeCaro
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Frank DeCaro is an American
writer
, performer and radio show host.
The New York
-born DeCaro is the author of The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes From More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen (HCI Books, 2011), Unmistakably Mackie: The Fashion and Fantasy of Bob Mackie
(Universe, 1999), and A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir (Viking 1996).
DeCaro grew up in Little Falls, New Jersey
, and graduated in 1980 from Passaic Valley Regional High School
in Little Falls.
A 1984 graduate of Northwestern University
's Medill School of Journalism
, in the 1980s, DeCaro was a media critic writer for the Detroit Free Press
and later the Detroit News.
He came into the public eye as a featured recurring player on The Daily Show
, doing movie reviews, with his characteristically flamboyant gay style, from 1996 to 2003. During those years, he co-wrote and hosted five Oscar
preview specials for Comedy Central
. He was a panelist on a short-lived remake of the classic TV game show, I've Got a Secret
, on GSN
.
A journalist whose column on classic television appears in CBS's Watch! magazine, DeCaro has written for the New York Times Arts & Leisure, Home and Styles sections. For several years, he wrote the funny-but-chic "Style Over Substance" column for that paper. His writing has appeared in myriad publications including The New York Times Magazine
, Entertainment Weekly
, Newsweek
, Vogue
and Martha Stewart Living
.
Since 2004, he has been the host of a live daily radio show with producer/co-host Doria Biddle for SIRIUS XM OutQ 108. He also is a frequent guest on The Jason Ellis Show
on Sirius Faction 28
. His many TV appearances include NBC
's Dateline
, CNN
's Showbiz Tonight
and various programs for the Logo
and Here! networks.
DeCaro did a cameo role for the 2012 feature film Bear City 2.
DeCaro has been a lifelong gay rights activist and splits his time between Manhattan and Little Falls, New Jersey
, with his husband, Jim Colucci, whom he married live during the August 16, 2011 broadcast of his radio show.
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writer
Writer
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, performer and radio show host.
The New York
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-born DeCaro is the author of The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes From More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen (HCI Books, 2011), Unmistakably Mackie: The Fashion and Fantasy of Bob Mackie
Bob Mackie
Robert Gordon Mackie is an American fashion designer, best known for his costuming for entertainment icons such as Judy Garland, Cher, Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, Tina Turner, and Mitzi Gaynor...
(Universe, 1999), and A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir (Viking 1996).
DeCaro grew up in Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about from New York City....
, and graduated in 1980 from Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School
Passaic Valley Regional High School is the name of both a public high school in Little Falls, New Jersey, and the regional school district for three communities in Passaic County: Little Falls , Totowa and Woodland Park .As of the...
in Little Falls.
A 1984 graduate of Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
's Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
, in the 1980s, DeCaro was a media critic writer for the Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
and later the Detroit News.
He came into the public eye as a featured recurring player on The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
, doing movie reviews, with his characteristically flamboyant gay style, from 1996 to 2003. During those years, he co-wrote and hosted five Oscar
Academy Awards
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preview specials for Comedy Central
Comedy Central
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. He was a panelist on a short-lived remake of the classic TV game show, I've Got a Secret
I've Got a Secret
I've Got a Secret is a panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show What's My Line?...
, on GSN
Game Show Network
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.
A journalist whose column on classic television appears in CBS's Watch! magazine, DeCaro has written for the New York Times Arts & Leisure, Home and Styles sections. For several years, he wrote the funny-but-chic "Style Over Substance" column for that paper. His writing has appeared in myriad publications including The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
, Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and Martha Stewart Living
Martha Stewart Living
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.
Since 2004, he has been the host of a live daily radio show with producer/co-host Doria Biddle for SIRIUS XM OutQ 108. He also is a frequent guest on The Jason Ellis Show
Jason Ellis
Jason Ellis is an Australian professional skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host, and actor. Ellis hosts The Jason Ellis Show weekdays on Sirius XM Radio channel Faction...
on Sirius Faction 28
Faction (Sirius)
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. His many TV appearances include NBC
NBC
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's Dateline
Dateline NBC
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, CNN
CNN
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's Showbiz Tonight
Showbiz Tonight
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and various programs for the Logo
Logo (TV channel)
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and Here! networks.
DeCaro did a cameo role for the 2012 feature film Bear City 2.
DeCaro has been a lifelong gay rights activist and splits his time between Manhattan and Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls, New Jersey
Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,855. It is located about from New York City....
, with his husband, Jim Colucci, whom he married live during the August 16, 2011 broadcast of his radio show.