Frank Nicotero got his start in Pittsburgh doing
stand up, quickly finding success when he landed his first stand-up gig at Pittsburgh's famed
Funny Bone comedy club in 1988. Shortly afterward, he toured college circuits, appearing with other comedians including
Drew Carey,
Adam Sandler, and
Rob Schneider—and appearing at more than 300 colleges and clubs throughout the country. He has been a regular for over 10 years at
The World Famous Laugh Factory on the
Sunset Strip. He is also a regular at The Icehouse in Pasadena and
The Comedy Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California. In 1996, Nicotero appeared as a contestant on the game shows
Debt and
Ultimate Fan League, winning over $14,000 cash on the former. This led to him being auditioned by several game show producers to host
television pilots, one of which was a
bowling game show co-hosted by
Pat Sajak. From this, Nicotero also found roles in writing and production for other game shows as well. This included writing for
Peer Pressure and
Outrageous, in addition to writing and producing
Faux Pause on
Game Show Network. Nicotero's longest-tenured role was the host of the game show
Street Smarts, which aired in
syndication from 2000 to 2005. Nicotero has co-hosted
The Sharon Osbourne Show and has appeared as a guest on
The Wayne Brady Show, ''
The Rosie O'Donnell Show'', FSN's
The Sports List, Jury Duty, and the comedy game shows
Make Me Laugh and
Comedy on the Road. In December 2008, Frank was the voice over announcer for NBC’s
Funniest Christmas Moments Special. In 2011, he hosted a kids show on
The Hub called
The Game of Life based on
the board game. He also was chosen as the second voiceover for
TruTV's
It Only Hurts When I Laugh, replacing Thom Kikot. In 2012, Frank went on the road with
The X Factor as the emcee for all the try-out shows. He was considered as a host for the show. In 2013, he hosted
Win, Lose or Pawn, a CMT game show set in a pawn shop. In 2015, he hosted another CMT game show,
Pontoon Payday. Frank’s most recent work is his starring role in the AMC’s streaming service Shudder’s season 2 Christmas Special of
Creepshow. ==Filmography==