Born and raised in the neighborhood of Montmartre in Paris, Francis wrote his "Portrait of Jack Kerouac after Desolation Angels" thesis for his Masters' at the University of Paris X before going on the road to travel and see the world. After one year in the Amazon jungle of Colombia as a rain forest safari guide, he spent 5 years in Rio de Janeiro to work in the travel and hotel industries. Next, he came to New York City (where he still lives) to work in the entertainment industry, first as a host and producer of prime time daily programs on Manhattan Cable TV, and then as an actor in films, television, commercials and industrials, voice-overs, and commercial print. Special points of interest have him spend his first week-end ever in America at the original Woodstock Festival, as well as host and produce "The Wine CD" as a Compagnon des Vins de Bordeaux with a group of 14 other wine specialists. Fluent in 4 languages (English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) and in the York and Scottish rites of Freemasonry, Francis also loves to play rock'n'roll music on his Stratocaster guitar and Marshall amp.