Frank Caronna

Frank is a former professional surfer and competed on the U.S. pro tour from 1990-1998. He was born in Torrance and went to elementary school in Lynwood/Compton. He was raised by his mother and grandp ...Show More

Frank is a former professional surfer and competed on the U.S. pro tour from 1990-1998. He was born in Torrance and went to elementary school in Lynwood/Compton. He was raised by his mother and grandparents along with his older brother. He later moved to Lakewood and attended Mayfair High school where he studied art and played baseball, basketball and surfed competitively. Frank was a gifted baseball player who gave up his dream of playing pro baseball to surf professionally. His three favorite achievements were placing 5th in the NSSA Nationals surfing event as an amateur, throwing a no-hitter in a Pony league game and finished in top 10 for basketball skills event of shooting, dribbling and passing in which he was invited to play in half-time event at a Lakers home game at the forum.After high school Frank moved to Huntington Beach to train for a professional career in surfing where his highest ranking was 48th on the PSAA Pro Tour. While on tour Frank began teaching surf lessons to make extra money and also coached a few younger talented surfers who were sponsored by Billabong and HSS in Huntington Beach. Frank dropped of the tour in 1998 to focus on teaching and coaching surfers and built his own business called Natural Surf Technique. Frank was introduced to acting through surfing in 1996 where he was hired as a stunt double and consultant for an episodic series called "High Tide" for Stu Segall Productions. The series also gave Frank his first television acting experience and played a bartender. Frank moved to Studio City in 1998 where he attended acting classes while building his reputation as one of the worlds top private surf instructors and has catered to many celebrities and Hollywood CEOs. His passion to teach surfing and acting led him to where he is now, which is teaching and coaching surfers privately of all levels in Santa Monica/Costa Rica and rarely has time to audition, but will occasional get auditions if the timing is right. His last acting job was a small role in a 2011 "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer".Frank was also the cousin to a well known up coming star named Sal Mineo who starred in movies 'Rebel Without a Cause and 'Giant" with James Dean and his career tragically ended after being murdered in 1976 in Hollywood. Hide