Frankie Grande

Frank James Michael Grande Marchione born January 24 1983 is an American dancer actor singer producer television host and YouTube personality He is the older halfbrother of singer and actress Ariana Grande He performed on Broadway as Franz in the musical Rock of Ages 20142015 and in Mamma Mia 20072010 and has played roles OffBroadway in regional theatre productions and on tour Grande has produced Broadway shows and both produced and appeared in cabaret acts including his own oneman show In 2012 he established a YouTube channel and has also been building a following on Twitter and Instagram In 2014 he was a contestant on the US reality television series Big Brother 16 where he placed fifth Grande was a judge on the 2015 season of Americas Best Dance Crew From 2016 to 2017 he cohosted Style Code Live a live Amazon fashion and shopping show that streamed on weeknights from which he took off time to compete on the UK reality show Celebrity Big Brother 18 in mid2016 His philanthropic work includes cofounding the nonprofit arts organization Broadway in South Africa and work for buildOn