Frank Scantori got Best Performance Award in a Commercial

Since leaving drama school (East 15 Acting School), Frank has had a varied background in film and theatre. He has acted in productions ranging from pantomime to Shakespeare, and several seasons of rep..

His Theatre & Film appearances include such musicals as, 'Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat', 'Oliver', 'Side By Side', 'Into The Woods', His Shakespeare include 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', 'Macbeth', 'The Tempest'. He quickly built his reputation for strong leading and character roles in all styles of theatre proving himself to be a very capable and adept physical performer with equally proficient as both a comedy and serious actor. A wide variety of strong roles followed. His film appearances started as an extra in the 70’s with 'The Star Wars Films', a small cameo role in 'Revenge of Billy the Kid', then, as with his Theatre career, roles rapidly increased to Supporting actor and leads in such films as 'Middleton’s Changeling', a film adaptation of the play, as Don Pedro playing opposite Billy Connoly, Ian Dury and John Cooper-Clarke, and an American cult movie series 'Witchcraft X - Mistress of the Craft'.

He has gained some unexpected celebrity in Belgium and the Netherlands when he performed a 'Full Monty', style striptease in a commercial for ADECCO. The advert was banned in Belgium and Frank rapidly became a hit with a majority of Belgians and the whole of the Netherlands to the point of endless newspaper interviews, television appearances and special guest appearances in Dutch shows such as The Ivo Nehgt Show, Tros TV, Wie Ben Ik, TV I, The TV Show, to name a few. The advert is still a very popular download on the internet and has since created a large world-wide fan base.

He was WINNER of an AWARD at the CCB (National Belgian ad awards) for best performance in a commercial. His notoriety was picked up by The Guardian which has led to a number of Radio & TV interviews such as a special guest on Radio 5 Live, South Eastern Radio, BBC News, and interest in guest appearances from The Big Breakfast and several late night shows. He hopes to develop his status and show he does more than drop his trousers.