Frank Dicopoulos will mark his thirteenth anniversary as the CBS daytime drama GUIDING LIGHT's Frank Cooper in September 2000.

Dicopoulos majored in psychology and minored in art and drama at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH. Active in football, basketball and lacrosse, he also set a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III track record in high hurdles. For a time, he thought of becoming an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. To keep his grade point average up, he admits, he enrolled in drama courses -- and became hooked.

Following college graduation, Dicopoulos moved to Texas. After managing a tire store in Houston and working as an auto mechanic, he began posing for print photography ads and doing television commercials. In a nationwide talent search in Dallas, he became one of four finalists out of 770 candidates to screen-test for the Larry Wilcox replacement role on the television series Chips. Although he did not get the role, he did get a small film part and had the lead in an MTV video documentary called Wild Rides, narrated by Matt Dillon. He also hosted On the Move for ESPN and the Miss Teenage America Pageant in Dallas.

Dicopoulos moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and appeared in numerous nighttime series including The Tracey Ullman Show, Silver Spoons, O'Hara, Hotel, Dynasty, and Falcon Crest as well as the soap operas The Young and the Restless, Capitol and General Hospital. He also acted in several movies before joining GUIDING LIGHT.

The actor resides with his wife, actress/writer Teja Anderson, son Jaden Anderson (b. 7/93) and daughter Olivia (b. 6/97) in New York City. He enjoys running, weight training, playing basketball, tennis and golf, as well as collecting art, drawing and music. He is also a national spokesperson for the American Cancer Society. Dicopoulos was born in Akron, OH, and is the oldest of three children of Catherine and Harry. His birthdate is January 3.