Name Frank Wheaton Role TV actor | Movies Hammerlock | |
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Full Name Frankert Kahlil Wheaton Parents James Wheaton, Helen Alford Education People also search for James Wheaton, Jean Carn, Chris McIntyre | ||
Frank K. Wheaton is an American sports agent, personal manager and actor.
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Attorney Frank Wheaton, Esq.
Biography
Frank(ert) Kahlil Wheaton was born September 27, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, but raised in nearby Compton. He is the son of James Wheaton.
After graduating from Centennial High School in Compton, he attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon before transferring to Cal State Northridge, where he received a degree in broadcasting. He attended Cal Northridge with Geoff Witcher, who later became a popular sports announcer. Upon graduation, Frank began working at KPFK and other radio stations in the Los Angeles area. Eventually, he relocated to the East Coast, where he added acting and modeling to his resume. On September 23, 1975 he married vocalist Jean Carn in Washington, DC. Together, he would help raise her three children from her previous marriage. While their marriage also ended in divorce, they maintain an amicable relationship. In 1982, he graduated from the University of West Los Angeles receiving a Juris Doctorate degree, and subsequently was admitted to the Indian State Bar.
After a career as an actor, model and radio personality, Wheaton founded The Management Group Sports/Entertainment Representatives in 1984. There he began guiding the careers of athletes and entertainers, specializing in securing product endorsements and producing special events such as the Michael Jordan Celebrity Golf Tournament for the United Negro College Fund and working with Milton Berle on the Ruth Berle Celebrity Golf Tournament for the benefit of the American Cancer Society.
For several years, Wheaton served on the board of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA).
Wheaton has also served as a producer of sports-related programming. He was an executive producer of an hour-long special entitled, "Sports Greats:One on One with David Hartman" which aired on ESPN.
In 2001, he made an unsuccessful bid to unseat incumbent Compton, California City Councilmember Yvonne Arceneaux.