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  1. The book about Abagnale, Catch Me If You Can, was turned into a movie of the same name by Steven Spielberg in 2002, featuring actor Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale. The real Abagnale made a cameo appearance in this film playing a French police officer taking DiCaprio into custody.

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  3. Aug 10, 2022 · Catch Me If You Can is based on a true story, but how much of it is really true? We dig into the truths and lies of con man Frank Abagnale Jr.

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  4. The movie ‘Catch Me If You Can’ is based on his life story, with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the role of Abagnale. Early Life. He was born on April 27, 1948, in New York and his father, Frank Sr., and mother, Paulette, divorced when he was 14 years old. Abagnale was extremely close to his father, and he viewed him as a role model.

  5. Mar 14, 2024 · Catch Me If You Can follows Frank Abagnale Jr.'s life of lying and fraudulence. But what of the film actually happened in real life?

    • Steven Spielberg
    • Leonardo Dicaprio
  6. Jan 6, 2021 · Yes, Catch Me if You Can is actually inspired by a real story. The film is based on the life of Frank Abagnale, a man who really did make history as one of the best con artists in modern history.

  7. Jan 23, 2020 · 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., who while still in his teens, became one of the most successful con artists in American history.

  8. Plot. In 1969, FBI agent Carl Hanratty arrives in Marseille, France, to pick up a prisoner named Frank Abagnale Jr., who has fallen ill due to the prison's poor conditions. Six years ago, Frank lived in New Rochelle, New York, with his father, Frank Sr., and his French mother, Paula.