Marino, Frank

Marino always knew he would become a star, even as a small child, growing up in New York. What he didn't realize was that he'd have to be dressed up in glittering Bob Mackie gowns, and strapped into towering Manolo Blahnik stilettos to doso.

And that's before he gets into his makeup, wigs and jewelry! "The ladder of success was even harder to climb wearing high heels!" Marino wittily quips.

Like a fine wine, Frank Marino keeps getting better with age.

After 25 years as the star of "An Evening at La Cage," and never at a loss for words, Marino is an accomplished autho...