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Frankie J. Galasso

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Frankie J. Galasso
Born
Frank Jonathan Galasso[1][2]

(1985-01-24) January 24, 1985 (age 39)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesFrankie Galasso
Frank Galasso
EducationSalesian High School
Alma materFive Towns College
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1995—present
PartnerKara Tremel (2012–present)[3][4]
Parent(s)Francesco Galasso, Lisa Galasso
Musical career
GenresPop, teen pop
InstrumentVocals
Member ofDream Street

Frankie J. Galasso is an American musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the boy band Dream Street.

Early life

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Galasso was born Frank Jonathan Galasso in New York City to Lisa (née Cicero) and Francesco Galasso and attended Salesian High School in New Rochelle, New York, and Five Towns College in Dix Hills.[5]

Career

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Galasso's career began in 1995 when he starred as Mickey Canetti in Hudson Street. In 1997, he played the role of Andrew Kempster in the movie Jungle 2 Jungle as well as being cast in the stage musical, Oliver! at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts.[6][7][8] He provided the singing voice of Christopher Robin in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997), A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998), and Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999).

Originally named 'Boy Wonder' (a name borrowed from the nickname of comic book character Robin from the Batman comics and films), Dream Street was put together by music producers Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow in 1999. Greg Raposo along with Chris Trousdale were already a shoo-ins for the Dream Street auditions since they were the original members of 'Boy Wonder'. After casting two-hundred boys, Galasso along with Jesse McCartney and Matt Ballinger joined the group.

Their eponymous debut album was released on July 10, 2001. It was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA peaking No. 1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and at No. 37 on the Billboard 200. The songs, "It Happens Every Time" and "I Say Yeah" were frequently played on Radio Disney. The boys soon made appearances to perform on various talk shows and television events including Maury and Ricki Lake.

While the rising success of Dream Street was growing, tensions between the music producers and the boys' parents also arise. This led to a lawsuit that would force the members to disband in 2002. The final Dream Street release was the soundtrack album to the 2002 film The Biggest Fan, which starred Trousdale. Galasso has appeared as himself in the film as well.

In 2003, Galasso portrayed Tommy in the movie A Tale of Two Pizzas.[9]

In 2008 Galasso began recording new songs, releasing his single "Give Me a Reason" on March 19, 2009.[10][11]

In 2012, Galasso was an ensemble cast member of the First National Touring of Jersey Boys.[12][13] He portrayed 14 different characters during his run.[14][15][16]

In January 2014, Galasso and Alissa Salvatore recorded a cover of "Say Something".[17][18][19]

In September 2016, Galasso performed the National Anthem at Broncos Stadium before a Bengals vs. Broncos game and at Coors Field before a Rockies vs. Cardinals game.[20][21][22][23]

On June 2, 2020, Galasso's former Dream Street bandmate Chris Trousdale died at a hospital in Burbank, California, at the age of 34 due to complications from an unknown illness during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.[24][25] It was later revealed that COVID-19 was the main complication of Trousdale's death.[26] On June 11, 2020, on what would be Trousdale's 35th birthday, Galasso and his former Dream Street bandmates Greg Raposo, Jesse McCartney, and Matt Ballinger reunited for a virtual performance of "It Happens Every Time" to pay tribute to Trousdale.[27] This would be the first public appearance of Dream Street together as a group since the disbandment over the lawsuits prior.

In April 2023, Galasso and members Matt Ballinger & Greg Raposo were interviewed on the podcast, Frosted Tips with Lance Bass hosted by Lance Bass.[28][29][30][31]

On May 12, 2023, Greg Raposo uploaded a short clip to Instagram of him, Matt Ballinger, & Galasso working on what appears to be new Dream Street music and material.[32]

On June 11, 2023, Galasso and Dream Street members Greg Raposo & Matt Ballinger released the single entitled, "Smile" on what would have been former band member, Chris Trousdale's 38th birthday in honor of him following his death in 2020.[a][33][34]

The official music video for "Smile" was uploaded to Greg Raposo's YouTube channel the following day.[35]

In October 2023, Galasso performed at a wedding in Massapequa, New York under Hank Lane Music.[36]

Personal life

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Galasso has been in a relationship with Broadway actress Kara Tremel since September 10, 2012.[37][38][39]

Discography

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Albums

Singles

Filmography

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Film performances
Year Title Role
1997 Jungle 2 Jungle Andrew Kempster[40]
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Christopher Robin (singing voice)
1998 A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving
1999 Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
2000 Sing a Song with Tigger
Dream Street: It Happens Every Time Frankie J. Galasso
2003 A Tale of Two Pizzas Tommy
2005 The Biggest Fan[b] Frankie J. Galasso
Television performances
Year Title Role
1995-1996 Hudson Street Mickey Canetti[41]
2000 All My Children Himself
2001 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
Slime Time Live

References

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  1. ^ "Frankie J. Galasso PERFORMER ALSO KNOWN AS: FRANK JONATHAN GALASSO BORN: JAN 24, 1985 IN BRONX, NY". www.playbill.com.
  2. ^ "Frank John Galsso". www.ibdb.com.
  3. ^ "Happy 5 @frankiejgalasso ! It's been an adventure. #yourestillthehottestguyintheroom #fiveyearswithyou #namethismovie #bronxlove #lovahyou #ilikehimalottle #ourfirstdatewasonahelicopter". instagram.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ^ "What Ever Happened to Dream Street, the Boy Band Only Millennials Remember?". www.purewow.com. 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "About". Frank Galasso Facebook account. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "OLIVER'S STORY". www.courant.com. 2 November 1997.
  7. ^ "PAST MUSICALS". www.nsmt.org.
  8. ^ "Jersey Boys National Tour - Ahmanson Theatre". www.abouttheartists.com.
  9. ^ "A Tale of Two Pizzas (2005) - Turner Classic Movies". www.tcm.com.
  10. ^ Album. Give Me a Reason itunes.apple.com [dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Give me a reason (Acoustic) by Frankie Galasso". Sonichits.com.
  12. ^ "Jersey Boys Tour". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  13. ^ "Stanton Prep welcomes back Frank Galasso, who performed in 'Jersey Boys'". www.jacksonville.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Frankie J. Galasso - Jersey Boys First National Tour". youtube.com. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  15. ^ "PA Live: JERSEY BOY- FRANKIE J GALASSO- January 6, 2017". pahomepage.com. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Broadway's "Jersey Boys" coming to Rudder auditorium". kbtx.com. 30 January 2017.
  17. ^ Frankie J. Galasso [@frankiejgalasso] (20 January 2014). "Little duet with Alissa Salvatore!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Say Something" - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera (Frankie J. Galasso & Alissa Salvatore). YouTube.
  19. ^ ""Say Something" - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera (Frankie J. Galasso & Alissa Salvatore)". youtube.com. 17 January 2014.
  20. ^ "'Jersey Boy' sings Broncos' National Anthem". youtube.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  21. ^ "Video: 'Jersey Boy' sings national anthem at Broncos game". www.denvercenter.org. 17 October 2016.
  22. ^ "Jersey Boys star to sing National Anthem at Rockies game". www.9news.com. 19 September 2016.
  23. ^ "Ready to sing he anthem at the Rockies game! @denvercenter @rockies #jerseyboys #dcpatoday #broadway". instagram.com.
  24. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (June 3, 2020). "Chris Trousdale, former member of Dream Street, dead at 42". CNN. United States: WarnerMedia. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  25. ^ Murphy, Chris (June 4, 2020). "Dream Street Band Member Chris Trousdale Dead at 34". Vulture. United States: Vox Media. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  26. ^ Carmel, Julia (2020-06-25). "Chris Trousdale, Boy Band Idol With a Broadway Past, Dies at 34". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  27. ^ Pasquini, Maria (June 12, 2020). "Dream Street Reunites to Perform Song in Memory of Late Bandmate Chris Trousdale's Birthday". People. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  28. ^ "Matt Ballinger, Greg Raposo, Frankie Galasso (Dream Street)". omny.fm.
  29. ^ "On second thought, do NOT check out the movie Longshot 😳 …you can't win em all @frostedtipswithlance @frankiejgalasso @gregraposomusic @michaelturchinart @mballinger #ftwl #dreamstreet #frostedtips #lancebass #podcast". instagram.com.
  30. ^ "♥️♥️". instagram.com.
  31. ^ "Thanks so much @lancebass for having us! 😎 Good times hanging with my boys to chat about our boyband days! *Listen Now @frostedtipswithlance 🎤 @frankiejgalasso @gregraposomusic #dreamstreet". instagram.com.
  32. ^ "Lil something in the works 😉 #Dreamstreet #smile". instagram.com.
  33. ^ "Smile - Single". music.apple.com.
  34. ^ "Dream Street Reunites for Powerful New Song "Smile" - A Poignant Tribute to Chris". www.pr.com.
  35. ^ "SMILE - Dream Street". youtube.com. 11 June 2023.
  36. ^ "Thanks for the AMAZING #GoogleReview! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -Kelly G. 10.17.23 "We used LUXE from Hank Lane and they brought the energy! Several of our guests said that they are the best they have seen at a wedding and we couldn't agree more. We wanted a mix of different genres of music and LUXE had a great balance of taking our list of songs we wanted played and picking songs based on how the crowd was feeling. Prior to our final decision on a band, Hank Lane was really resourceful. Because they have such a wide range of bands to choose from, we did not feel like we needed to reach out to any other companies."". instagram.com.
  37. ^ "Frank Galasso Official Facebook Page - About". facebook.com.
  38. ^ "Happy 🔟! @frankiejgalasso #10sexyyears #lovahsforlife #bronxlove #happyanniversary #whenwehadabs #discothedoggie". instagram.com.
  39. ^ "Moose Javian Living the Dream on Broadway". discovermoosejaw.com.
  40. ^ "Happy Birthday! @frankiejgalasso 🧡 ——————————————— #birthdayboy #stillastar #heshandytoo #thisguybuiltahouse #jungle2jungle #frankiegalasso #happy35th #birthdayhome #cutethencutenow". instagram.com.
  41. ^ "Happy Birthday @frankiejgalasso #broccoliisadessert ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ #birthdayboy #heisstillthiscute #hehateswhenidothis #hudsonst #tonydanza #birthdaycake #broccolibirthdaycake #birthdayembarrassment #everyyeartradition #howcuteishethough #childhoodmemories #birthdayboy #birthdaysurprise #birthdaypost🎂 #happybirthdaytoyou #youareamazing #thanksforbeingmynoah #youdeservetheworld". instagram.com.

Notes

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  1. ^ Jesse McCartney left the group prior to the lawsuits in 2002 meaning he is no longer an official member and did not perform in "Smile"
  2. ^ The film was completed in 2002 and released in 2005
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