A biography for Frankie Grandehasn’t been written yet.
“David Bowie has always been my vocal inspiration ever since I was a child.”
“Instagram really gives me a chance to be creative.”
“I have a major weakness for Oreo cookies and David Yurman jewelry.”
“The best part of social media is that you can reach a lot of people. But that's also the worst part of social media.”
“I showed my nana, who lives in Delray, my writeup in the 'New York Times,' and she said, 'When will you be in the 'Sun Sentinel?'”
“Be true to yourself, no matter what that is.”
“There's nothing like the spontaneity of making something work on stage.”
“You can see things growing up, be inspired by things. Just because they're not around anymore doesn't mean that you can't take those inspirations and bring them to life and bring them to the next generation.”
“I got the first Nintendo system, and me and my mother would stay up and play it together for hours and hours and hours - mainly Super Mario Brothers and Mario Kart!”
“I think operating in a mode of fear, and operating from a mode of fear, is not going to get us anywhere, as a people, or me, as a person. So I don't operate from that place.”
“I'm obsessed with Maggie Smith - the way that she can be the most brilliant actress in every single situation and then do Harry Potter, and still make me cry while she's casting spells with a wand?”
“After the tragic events of Manchester, with the senseless loss of life and the fear that came from knowing my family was unsafe and that I was completely powerless to protect them, I went to a very dark place with no tools to handle the feelings that came along with the devastation of the attack.”
“Broadway performers are the best-trained people on the planet.”
“Every day of my life, I wish I was on Broadway. It's my favorite place. It's my heart; it's my soul.”
“I am emoji-heavy as hell. I'd use the same emoji 140 times just to communicate how excited I am.”
“'Ray of Light' changed my life. The whole album, but that song specifically, was just so life-changing and incredible for me.”
“I definitely take influences from my idols David Bowie and Billy Joel. I've combined them with the Frankie Grande-isms that I've cultivated over singing every night for two shows a week for four years on Broadway.”
“As long as you adore my sister, then you're O.K. by me.”
“I have to say, Franz in 'Rock of Ages,' I had three final callbacks for that role before I booked it - it was something that I'd dreamed of. I wanted to play that role. I love that show.”
“I was Boots The Monkey in 'Dora The Explorer Live Dora's Pirate Adventure,' and it was the greatest!”