Frank Abagnale: The Real-Life Catch Me If You Can

BBC HARDTalk interviews former scam artist Frank Abagnale, Jr., who discusses his life as a con man, including posing as a pilot and a doctor. He also discusses the movie, his capture, his five years in Federal prison and. Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can is one of those movies that is made even more entertaining knowing it is based on a true story. The caper stars Leonardo DiCaprio as. Frank Abagnale Jr. is in fact a real person. He did begin his criminal career at the age of 15, cashing fake checks and impersonating different kinds of people. Abagnale (above,. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as real life con man Frank Abagnale Jr., who throughout the '60s and '70s cashed more than $2 million in fake checks and successfully posed as a. Frank Abagnale, the ex-con turned security expert and inspiration for Catch Me If You Can, is here to explain. In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio played his life of expertly forged.

Frank Abagnale Jr. is in fact a real person. He did begin his criminal career at the age of 15, cashing fake checks and impersonating different kinds of people. Abagnale (above,. "Catch Me if You Can" paints the life of con man Frank Abagnale Jr. in an exciting light, but what's the true story behind his many outlandish claims? Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, and ingenious escapes-including one from an. In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the real-life Frank Abagnale Jr., who runs away from home at the tender age of 16 to start a life as a con artist. He begins with small counterfeit checks to travel and stay in hotels. BBC HARDTalk interviews former scam artist Frank Abagnale, Jr., who discusses his life as a con man, including posing as a pilot and a doctor. He also discusses the movie, his capture, his five years in Federal prison and. In Spielberg's film adaptation of "Catch Me If You Can" Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an only child. However, the real Frank Abagnale Jr. had two brothers. Frank Abagnale, the ex-con turned security expert and inspiration for Catch Me If You Can, is here to explain. In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio played his life of expertly forged. If you’ve seen the popular 2002 movie, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, you know how the story ends: Abagnale is apprehended in France and sent to prison for several... In his autobiography, "Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake," Abagnale claims that he never ripped off individuals, only hotels, airlines, and banks.

Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, and ingenious escapes-including one from an. Frank Abagnale Jr. is in fact a real person. He did begin his criminal career at the age of 15, cashing fake checks and impersonating different kinds of people. Abagnale (above,. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as real life con man Frank Abagnale Jr., who throughout the '60s and '70s cashed more than $2 million in fake checks and successfully posed as a. In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the real-life Frank Abagnale Jr., who runs away from home at the tender age of 16 to start a life as a con artist. He begins with small counterfeit checks to travel and stay in hotels.