Frank Coraci

Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with actor Adam Sandler.

Biography Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. In 1984, he graduated from William Floyd High School, where he was on the wrestling team for several years. In 1988, he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film. He has directed three successful films with Adam Sandler (The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy and Click) and several music videos for the actor. He worked as an actor in Sandler's video clip "The Lonesome Kicker," playing the character that gives the song its name.

He directed the movie Around the World in 80 Days, starring Jackie Chan, which turned out to be a box office flop, grossing only $24 million in the U.S. (made on a budget of $110 million).

Coraci also directed Zookeeper, a romantic comedy starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson that was released in 2011.

Filmography Film

Year TitleWork NotesDirectorProducerWriter 1995 Murdered Innocence 1998 The Wedding Singer The Waterboy 2004 Around the World in 80 Days 2006 Click 2011 Zookeeper 2012 Here Comes the Boom 2014 Blended 2015 The Ridiculous 6 2019 Hot Air TBA Pre-production Pre-production

Television Year Title Notes 2007 I'm in Hell TV movie 2016 Graves Episode "Through a Glass Gravely" 2017 The 13th Jockey TV mini series

Actor Year Title RoleNotes 1996 Murdered Innocence Wacko on bus 1998 The Waterboy Roberto 2003 Last Man Running Rick's Roommate 2004 Around the World in 80 Days Angry Dapper Pedestrian 2006 Grandma's Boy Cousin StevenUncredited Click Male Nurse 2012 Here Comes the Boom Disoriented Gym Patron 2017 Sandy Wexler Mustachioed Referee 2025 Happy Gilmore 2 1950’s Mobster