Frank Cappello was born in Oxnard California and grew to love the technology of his military father's machines and the artistry of his mother's paintings. The two diverse sides of his brain came to together when he started his own film production company at 23. Special effects laden commercials were his forte and Frank worked on more then 300 spots for top advertising agencies.His writing began to take center stage from a need to tell his own stories. Frank was drawn to Hollywood where he sold his first script two months after arriving. Frank's directing career started after he wrote and directed a 35mm short "The Ivory Tower" which was accepted into Academy Consideration and was screened for two weeks before features at AMC theaters. Producers saw the short and Frank landed his first feature directing job on an Indy film with rising star Viggo Mortensen.Cappello's diverse writing skills became his ticket into the gates of the major studios where he has written, rewritten and doctored many major productions.