Frank Caliendo

Frank Caliendo (born January 19, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American comedian best known for his impersonations on the FOX Network television series MADtv, and since 2003 has been the in-house prognosticator for FOX NFL Sunday. Frank Caliendo made his network series debut on the sketch comedy series Hype. Born outside of Chicago and raised in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb, Caliendo majored in broadcast journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After college, he began performing stand-up comedy, taking a job as an emcee at a local comedy club. Within a year he was headlining.

Caliendo found his niche performing on the college comedy circuit. Over the past few years, he has performed at over 300 universities and was nominated for College Comedian and Entertainer of the Year by the National Association of Campus Activities. Caliendo has performed stand-up on such series as cable's Premium Blend, The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The View, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His signature 'John Madden' impression is frequently seen on FOX NFL Sunday, The Best Damn Sports Show Period and Mohr Sports. Caliendo has also appeared on Comedy Central and the Opie and Anthony radio show.

In the summer of 2005, Caliendo completed yet another successful national stand-up comedy tour, performing to sell-out crowds in cities across the country. Off the small screen, he has crafted a significant national radio presence on shows across the country where his special brand of humor reaches millions of listeners.

He is regarded as one of the most talented impersonators in comedy today, and as MADtv's equivalent to Saturday Night Live's
Darrell Hammond.

Among his best known impressions are of President George W. Bush, Jack Nicholson, Jay Leno, William Shatner, Rod Roddy, Adam Sandler, Terry Bradshaw, Al Pacino, Andy Rooney, Robin Williams, Regis Philbin, David Letterman, Jim Rome and especially John Madden. He also does almost the whole cast of Seinfeld in an anti-drug episode.

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