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{{Person
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|image = Frank-and-Ariana-Grande.jpg
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|birth name = Frank Anthony Grande
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|born = October 23, 1923<br> New York City, New York, U.S.A
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|died = July 22, 2014 (aged 90)<br> Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
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|gender = Male
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|nicknames = Grandpa
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|occupation = Retired soldier
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|caption = }}
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'''Frank Anthony Grande''' (born October 23, 1923 - died July 22, 2014) was an Italian-American retired soldier. He was also [[Marjorie Grande|Marjorie]]'s husband, Judy and [[Joan Grande|Joan]]'s dad and Lani, [[Frankie Grande|Frankie]] and [[Ariana Grande|Ariana]]'s grandpa. Ariana loved him very much and posted pictures of him often, usually of her kissing him on his cheek.
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He passed away on July 22, 2014 after a long battle with cancer, aged 90.
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== Life ==
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His daughter is [[Joan Grande]]. He first met [[Marjorie Grande|Ariana's grandmother]] when they were children because they lived in the same neighborhood. When they got older they started to date. Frank was enlisted in the military, and when he got back they got engaged and later married.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFiLpdAnZZk Story of how Ariana's grandparents fell in love]</ref> They got married in 1946.<ref>[http://instagram.com/p/oRr22fyWV4/ Nonna talking about her relationship with Frank]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/513813134386016256 ''Twitter'' - today woulda been 68 years of marriage ]</ref> He lived in Ariana's hometown, Boca Raton.
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== Relationship with Ariana ==
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[[File:Ariana with her grandpa when she was just a baby.png|thumb|Frank with Ariana when she was a baby]][[File:Grandpa&nonna.png|thumb|Frank with [[Marjorie Grande|Nonna]]]]
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*He called Ariana "bellissima", which means gorgeous in Italian, for her whole life.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/448178404626411520 Ariana's tweet about her third tattoo]</ref>
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**Ariana later got a [[Tattoos#Bellissima|tattoo]] with the word, bellissima on it.
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*In December 2012, he stayed in L.A. for the holidays to spend time with Ariana and watch her perform in ''[[A Snow White Christmas]].''<ref>[http://www.nickutopia.com/2012/12/17/ariana-grande-spends-time-with-her-grandfather-december-16-2012/ Ariana spends time with her grandfather for the holidays]</ref>
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*The audio bit at the end of Ariana's song "[[Daydreamin']]" is her grandparents telling the story of how they fell in love.<ref>[http://ontheteenbeat.com/2013/10/21/13609/ Yours Truly fun facts]</ref>
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*For his 90th birthday, a big party was thrown that had a guest list including of [[Nathan Sykes]], [[Isaac Calpito]], [[Frankie Grande]], and [[Jones Crow]] among many others.<ref>[http://www.disneydreaming.com/2013/10/27/nathan-sykes-celebrates-ariana-grandes-grandfathers-90th-birthday/ About his 90th birthday]</ref><ref>[http://instagram.com/p/f-oQmFyWUq/ Ariana's picture of her grandpa's 90th birthday]</ref>
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*Ariana took a spontaneous flight to Boca to surprise her grandparents on May 6, 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/463888136779464704 Ariana's tweet about surprise trip]</ref>
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*She helped her grandpa in his office sometimes.<ref>[http://instagram.com/p/nv2DhcyWSp/ Ariana's picture of helping her grandpa at the office]</ref>
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*Ariana posted a video of her grandpa singing to her on the phone.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGs-lkZ9vc Video of Ariana's grandpa singing to her]</ref>
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*Frank had been battling cancer for a long time but in late May 2014 he became very ill so Ariana cancelled performances to go home and visit him.<ref>[http://www.disneydreaming.com/2014/05/20/ariana-grande-heading-to-florida-for-family-issues-her-grandfather-is-sick/ About Grandpa being sick]</ref>
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*Ariana announced a couple weeks later that he had finally beaten his cancer.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodtake.com/ariana-grande-grandpa-beats-cancer-arianators-trend-twitter-hashtag-weareproudofgrandpagrande-photos About Frank beating cancer]</ref>
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*In early July however, he became sick again and Ariana went to see him.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/484872493765627905 Ariana's post of 'grumpy grandpa']</ref>
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*Frank passed away on July 22, 2014. Ariana tweeted about it the next day.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/491959562094649344 ''Twitter'' - thank you for your continuous love...]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/491960025129037825 ''Twitter'' - if only y'all knew how amazing he was...]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/491960756921843712 ''Twitter'' - this is the hardest thing imaginable...]</ref>
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*Ariana wore a dress to the Grammy's that was made by one of Grandpa's favorite Italian designers.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/564173292685111296 ''Twitter'' - Grandpa will be pleased with my dress selection]</ref>
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== Gallery ==
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{{Gallery}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Males]]
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[[Category:Family of Ariana Grande]]

Revision as of 10:11, 27 May 2020

Frank Anthony Grande (born October 23, 1923 - died July 22, 2014) was an Italian-American retired soldier. He was also Marjorie's husband, Judy and Joan's dad and Lani, Frankie and Ariana's grandpa. Ariana loved him very much and posted pictures of him often, usually of her kissing him on his cheek.

He passed away on July 22, 2014 after a long battle with cancer, aged 90.

Life

His daughter is Joan Grande. He first met Ariana's grandmother when they were children because they lived in the same neighborhood. When they got older they started to date. Frank was enlisted in the military, and when he got back they got engaged and later married.[1] They got married in 1946.[2][3] He lived in Ariana's hometown, Boca Raton.

Relationship with Ariana

Ariana with her grandpa when she was just a baby

Frank with Ariana when she was a baby

Grandpa&nonna

Frank with Nonna

  • He called Ariana "bellissima", which means gorgeous in Italian, for her whole life.[4]
    • Ariana later got a tattoo with the word, bellissima on it.
  • In December 2012, he stayed in L.A. for the holidays to spend time with Ariana and watch her perform in A Snow White Christmas.[5]
  • The audio bit at the end of Ariana's song "Daydreamin'" is her grandparents telling the story of how they fell in love.[6]
  • For his 90th birthday, a big party was thrown that had a guest list including of Nathan Sykes, Isaac Calpito, Frankie Grande, and Jones Crow among many others.[7][8]
  • Ariana took a spontaneous flight to Boca to surprise her grandparents on May 6, 2014.[9]
  • She helped her grandpa in his office sometimes.[10]
  • Ariana posted a video of her grandpa singing to her on the phone.[11]
  • Frank had been battling cancer for a long time but in late May 2014 he became very ill so Ariana cancelled performances to go home and visit him.[12]
  • Ariana announced a couple weeks later that he had finally beaten his cancer.[13]
  • In early July however, he became sick again and Ariana went to see him.[14]
  • Frank passed away on July 22, 2014. Ariana tweeted about it the next day.[15][16][17]
  • Ariana wore a dress to the Grammy's that was made by one of Grandpa's favorite Italian designers.[18]

Gallery

“deep breaths, tight chest, life, death”

To view the Frank Grande gallery, click here.

References

  1. ↑ Story of how Ariana's grandparents fell in love
  2. ↑ Nonna talking about her relationship with Frank
  3. ↑ Twitter - today woulda been 68 years of marriage
  4. ↑ Ariana's tweet about her third tattoo
  5. ↑ Ariana spends time with her grandfather for the holidays
  6. ↑ Yours Truly fun facts
  7. ↑ About his 90th birthday
  8. ↑ Ariana's picture of her grandpa's 90th birthday
  9. ↑ Ariana's tweet about surprise trip
  10. ↑ Ariana's picture of helping her grandpa at the office
  11. ↑ Video of Ariana's grandpa singing to her
  12. ↑ About Grandpa being sick
  13. ↑ About Frank beating cancer
  14. ↑ Ariana's post of 'grumpy grandpa'
  15. ↑ Twitter - thank you for your continuous love...
  16. ↑ Twitter - if only y'all knew how amazing he was...
  17. ↑ Twitter - this is the hardest thing imaginable...
  18. ↑ Twitter - Grandpa will be pleased with my dress selection
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