Over three-hundred commercials, a bunch of feature films and a butt-load of television credits, Frank Payne has been making a mark in the industry for years.

Hailing from Chicago, the first of four sons to Irish immigrant parents, Frank grew up with a serious work ethic, which served him well as he spent years coaching his high school wrestling team at Saint Patrick's -- no relation, climbing the sky-scrappers of Down Town as a Journeyman Iron Worker, Local #62 and then owning and running his own night clubs. Enough work for the whole family but Frank's a big ball energy and loves spreading it around.

After being hit by a car one evening, doctors told Payne he might lose his leg. While it wasn't a "go to the light" experience, it did end up being a "go to the spot-light" experience because Payne realized what he wanted to do more than anything, -- more than jamming to techno at 3:00AM, more than pinning high school students to the gym floor, and more than bending iron with his bare hands -- was to make people laugh. He began at the famed The Second City and soon started picking up commercial work for companies such as Tombstone Pizza, Sony, Snickers, Nike, Samsung and the Internet Company, @Home on-line. While getting paid in pizza, candy bars and gym shoes, he opened his own theatre and formed the company: Broad Shoulders.

He then moved to Los Angeles to find more jobs that actually paid money. Frank immediately felt fortunate landing roles on My Wife and Kids, Providence, The Man Show, The Tonight Show, Garfield: The Movie (Don't roll your eyes, it was either that or Family Circle: The Movie), The Amanda Show, Jack Pot, MTV's Club Dead, Love Made Easy and his most recent gig as Host of his own show, BIG!

Frank is a true believer of giving back. And in that tradition, he has worked with children throughout the Midwest -- teaching them the joys of writing using improvisation. Frank?s been lucky enough to teach at a number of schools in the Los Angeles area but dedicates himself to the All About Kids Youth Conservatory where he helps urban kids achieve their dreams. He is a member of UCLA?s Imagination Workshop where helps patients communicate and deal with different issues using theatre exercises. Frank is also a Producer with Avalon Family Films where he is dedicated to creating a complete library of G-rated Films for the entire Family. He is also a contributor to the Children First Foundation.