Franco Pinacchio

Franco Pinacchio is an American Actor/Director that was born Franco Anthony Pinacchio in Steubenville, Ohio to Italian immigrants, Gaetano and Alberta Pinacchio. Growing up in a large Italian family, he was intrigued at a young age with such films as Scarface and The Godfather. A dedicated follower of Chips, Franco was set on becoming a Police Officer. In high school, Franco took modeling/acting classes at John Casablancas studio in Beechwood, Ohio. Once out of high school, Franco pursued his dream of Law Enforcement and attended the Ohio Police Academy and had his first job soon after graduating 2nd in his class. After several years in Law Enforcement, Franco pursued careers in Private Investigations and the Coal industry. Both were fulfilling, but not enough. After a layoff in February 2016, Franco began searching out casting agents and local actors to get with the "in" crowd. In September, 2016, Franco broke into the acting scene, appearing in 3 episodes of WGN America's, Outsiders. From there, Franco has appeared in several projects, as well as landing leading roles in several Independent films. Franco met his wife at a popular concert venue in July 1994, and were married in December of the same year. The couple have two children, Joe and Arianna. In late 2017, Franco began writing his own scripts, and wrote his feature, Litchfield, which is slated for release in mid 2019.