Francesco Valli: Inside the Life of Frankie Valli’s Son

Francesco Valli is an actor and the son of iconic singer Frankie Valli. Francesco Valli’s father is one of the most beloved singers of the last century famous for being the frontman of the Four Seasons. He scored 29 top 40 hits with the Four Seasons, one top 40 hit under the Four Seasons alias the Wonder Who?, and nine top 40 hits as a solo artist. Alongside Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio, Frankie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Aside from being a beloved singer, Frankie is also a father of six. Who is Frankie Valli’s Son, Francesco jr?

Francesco Valli: Bio Summary

Who is Frankie Valli’s son Francesco?

Francesco Valli Jr was born in 1988 in the United States of America. He is 35 years old as of 2023. He is the son of  Frankie Valli and his third wife Randy Clohessy. Francesco Jr who is named after his father is the first child of his parents Frankie and Randy but the third child and first son of the famous singer.

Aside from sharing a name, Frankie Jr also has a striking resemblance to his father. He has two biological siblings- Emilio Valli and Brando Valli, and three half-siblings from his father’s first marriage Francine Valli, Celia Valli, and Antonia Valli.

Francesco Valli is an actor

Frankie Valli is most famous for his hit songs including ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Walk Like a Man’, ‘December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)’, ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’, ‘My Eyes Adored You’ and ‘Grease’. Frankie was inspired to become a musician after his mother took him to see the young Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater in New York City.

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Francesco Jr followed his father into the entertainment industry but chose to be an actor. Francesco Valli is an actor who has appeared on Full House and in movies like The House Bunny and Reach Me and Full House per IMDB. He was credited in The House Bunny as a Frat boy and a kid at a playground in Full House. He is yet to reveal his motivation for choosing an acting career. Though Francesco Valli is the son of a famous personality and also an actor, he has been very private about his life.

Francesco Valli’s mother is the third woman his father took to the altar. Before he tied the knot with Randy Clohessy, the Legendary singer was married to Mary Mandel and then MaryAnn Hannigan. Frankie Sr. and Clohessy separated in 2004 and had a contentious divorce that ended up in front of the California Supreme Court over community property.

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“This was a tough breakup because of the boys,” Frankie’s friend Stewie Stone told PEOPLE in 2008. At the time, Francesco was a 20-year-old college student. “He doesn’t get them as often as he’d like. It’s tough when you have kids and they’re not in the house anymore. You don’t hear that noise.” Aside from Francesco, the couple also had twins- Emilio Valli and Brando Valli.

Talking about his failed marriages and not specifically his third, Francesco Valli’s mother, the iconic singer told Daily Mail– “If you’re in showbusiness, your partner has to understand they’ll always come second. Success requires your work must come first.”

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He went on to clarify-“Second doesn’t mean you don’t have a great love for this person, but she has to accept the long absences, that she’ll be raising the children, and so on. Either that, or don’t have children and travel together.“ Francesco Valli’s half-sisters- Francine Valli and Celia Valli both passed away in 1980, six months apart.