The World's Most Fascinating Criminal
A book was written about his life. A movie was made about the book. A Broadway play was created after the movie. As a teenager, he was a Pan-Am airline pilot, a medical doctor, and spent a year practicing law but it was all fake. He was the greatest imposter, ever, and it all started when he was only 16 years of age in 1964. He is Frank Abagnale and the title of the movie about his life is Catch Me if You Can . Abagnale's part was played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie came out in 2002 and was an instant hit. I'll assume you've seen it -- if you haven't, it's very entertaining and worth your time. About a year after the film was released, I attended the Governor of Florida's convention on tourism, an annual event that drew 1,000 travel vendors to listen to the Governor's pep talk and a keynote speaker. This time, the keynote was delivered by Frank Abagnale. footnote : his attendance and speech that day was sponsored by and paid for by American Express. He o