Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Francis Wayne Sinatra was born January 10, 1944, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra. Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped at the age of 19, on December 8, 1963, at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.

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Summary Frank Sinatra Jr.Francis Wayne Sinatra was born January 10, 1944, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra. Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped at the age of 19, on December 8, 1963, at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. He played a deputy district attorney, named Gino Bardi, on the television crime drama Adam-12, in the episode titled “Clinic on 18th Street” Sinatra performed the song “Wedding Vows” on the album What Up Vegas? In 1989, Sinatra sang the song on the Late Night with David Letterman album “What Up Vegas?” He was offered the role of Vic Fontaine on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but turned it down because he found the vocalist playing a vocalist too nosey. He also played the role on The Smothers Brothers Brothers Comedy Hour with his sister Nancy Sinatra, and hosted a 10-week summer replacement series for The Dean Martin Show.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, his daughter Nancy, and his son Frank Jr. The National Archives now houses a 15-minute song and monologue composed by Sinatra in 1976, Over the Land, which evokes the memory of the nation’s flag and the country’s experiences with the flag since the War of 1812. The younger Sinatra is also the older brother of television producer Tina Sinatra  and the younger brother of singer/actor Dean Martin. He had a son, Frank Jr., who was born in 1961. He hardly saw his father, who was constantly on the road, either performing or working in films. He recalled wanting to become a pianist and songwriter from his earliest days. Starting in 1988, at his father’s request, he placed his career on hold in order to act as his dad’s musical director and conductor.