Frank Pacelli | |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1924 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Othername: | Frankie Pacelli |
Occupation: | Director, actor |
Frank Timothy Pacelli (August 23, 1924 — March 7, 1997) was an American television director and producer.
Born in Chicago, Pacelli had been nominated for thirteen Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories Outstanding Direction for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team, for his work on Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. He was nominated from 1979 to 1997, and won six times in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, and 1997. He was also nominated for a Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials in 1998, for his work on Y&R. His first DE win was shared with Dennis Steinmetz, Rudy Vejar, Randy Robbins and Betty Rothenberg.
Frank Pacelli died in Los Angeles at the age of 72.