Frankie Ray

Frankie Ray is an actor, dancer and musician who began performing after a stint in the U.S. Army, which he joined in 1979 and served in Germany for three years, where he took up the guitar. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and raised in Washington and California, he played with the Tacoma band Lamoor before turning to ballroom and Latin dance instruction at Fred Astaire studios and finishing at Arthur Murray's in Beverly Hills. A Japan tour as lead dancer and singer in Hello America Hello preceded his screen debut as a dancer in Mambo Kings. His first speaking role came in Prison Planet (1992), directed by Armand Gazarian, who hired him for two more films. His other work includes national commercials and television, and he has worked with Michael Jackson, Marlon Brando and Conrad Hall.