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Avalon in 2013, photo by Debby Wong /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Francis Thomas Avallone
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 18, 1940
Ethnicity: Italian
Frankie Avalon is an American actor, singer, and teen idol.
Frankie is the son of Mary L. and Nicholas Avallone. His grandparents were Italian. He is married to beauty pageant winner Kathryn “Kay” Diebel, with whom he has eight children.
Frankie’s paternal grandfather was named Frank Avallone.
Frankie’s paternal grandmother was named Concetta.
Source: Frankie’s parents on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org