Frankie Grande

Frankie Grande
The Grande siblings in 2024.
General information
Birth name	Frank James Michael Grande-Marchione
Born	January 24, 1983 (age 42) New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Gender	Male
Nicknames	Frankie
Occupation	Producer, dancer, director, singer, actor & YouTuber
Years active	2007-present

Frankie James Grande (born Frank James Michael Grande-Marchione; January 24, 1983) is an American producer, dancer, director, singer, actor, and YouTuber. He is the son of Joan and Victor and the older half-brother of Ariana and James, sharing the same mother but having different fathers. Ariana Grande has tweeted about him multiple times, and Frankie has appeared in some of her YouTube videos. He has also performed in several Broadway musicals.

His fans are called 'Frankiesteins,' and he used to upload weekly 'FrankieFriday' and 'ToplessTuesdays' videos on YouTube. He also created a game called 'OMGrandeGames' and coined the catchphrases 'GoGrandeOrGoHome' and 'ShineBrightLikeAFrankie,' which he now sells merchandise for.

Frankie signed with Republic Records in 2024. In an interview, he recalled playing his songs for Wendy Goldstein, President and Chief Creative Officer of Republic Records, who was immediately impressed and signed him on the spot.

As of March 17, 2025, Frankie has deleted the majority of his old videos from his YouTube channel, which included videos of him and Ariana.

Music

He released his debut single "Rhythm of Love" on March 14, 2025 under Republic Records, which was met with mixed to positive reviews. Additionally, Ariana praised the song, stating, "this will be stuck in everyone's heads for the rest of time."

Trivia

• Frankie was named after his grandpa, Frank.
• Frankie is openly gay.
• His father's last name is Marchione.
• Frankie is a pescatarian.
• Frankie's Twitter and Instagram were hacked by a person on twitter named @lordcynical, along with deleting Frankie's Instagram account. Frankie had 2076 photos, 862226 followers, and was following 779 people on Instagram.
• Frankie released his debut single on May 18, 2017.
• In June of 2021, it was announced that he was engaged to his boyfriend of 2 years, Hale Leon. The couple married on May 4, 2022.

Relationship with Ariana

• Ariana gave him his nickname, Frankie.
• Ariana and Frankie made a twist of the song "Suddenly Seymour" from the movie Little Shop of Horrors and called it "Suddenly Frankie" which they have sung together many times.
• Frankie and Ariana used to tweet each other often, however Ariana deleted her Twitter account.
• Fans wanted Frankie to play Cat Valentine's brother on Victorious.
• Frankie played a character called Frankini on Henry Danger. Another character in the show hinted that Frankini is Cat Valentine's crazy brother. There was also a line in Henry Danger saying that Ari was "Team Frankini", obviously referencing the fact that they are related.
• Frankie and Ariana used to live together, shown on a tour of Ariana's home.
• Frankie hosts a game on Twitter called "OMGrandeGames" once in a while where he has categories and asks questions. The first person to reply right gets a follow, and Ariana has appeared several times on these games with him.
• Ariana and Frankie like to go to the restaurant Toast together.
• Frankie flew in from New York for one day to see Ariana perform at the Three-Light Festival in L.A.
• Ariana was with Frankie on his #OMGrandeGames on November 23, 2012, for the first 15 minutes as the "DJ".
• Frankie and Ariana danced the "Gangnam Style" dance together.
• Frankie has some weekly "FrankieFriday" videos where Ariana has some appearances.
• Frankie and Ariana watched the Gossip Girl series finale together.
• In a tweet, Ariana said that she had the "most hilarious brother alive". She also added that she was thankful for his love and support.
• Ariana was tweeting for Frankie while he was on Big Brother in 2014.
• Frankie uploaded a video titled "Ariana Grande Everyday - Bday SoulCycle" on his YouTube account. On the video, you can see Frankie and a group riding on SoulCycles while they dance to "Everyday" and "Side To Side", two of Ariana's singles from Dangerous Woman.
• Frankie has a half-brother, James Marchione. And for Ariana, James is her stepbrother.
• Ariana Grande attended Frankie's June 2021 wedding with her then-husband Dalton Gomez.
• “I guess, as you grow, you grow closer together,” says Frankie about his bond with Ariana adding that the “trials and tribulations” made them even closer.
• Frankie confessed that he started drinking and taking drugs after the Manchester bombing in May 2017. Ariana played a big part in helping Frankie to get his sobriety back. Currently he's six and a half years sober. Frankie says that the more he became sober, the more Ariana and him have grown closer. He adds that their relationship is even stronger than he thinks it's ever been in their lives.
• After rumors of cannibalism started to spread on the internet about Ariana, Frankie quickly came to her defense on X, stating that this is the "most creative and lowest" the internet has come. He also reminded the internet that Ariana is vegan.
• Frankie attended the 2024 Olympic Games alongside Ariana and Cynthia Erivo.
• Frankie and Ariana share the same record label, Republic Records.

Gallery

“did i dream the whole thing?” To view the Frankie Grande gallery, click here.

External links

• Frankie Grande on Twitter
• Frankie Grande on Facebook
• Frankie Grande on YouTube
• Frankie Grande on YouTube (old channel)