Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams and
Ringo Monjo, was a daring conman, forger, impostor and escape artist. Known by
the police of 26 countries and all 50 US states as "The Skywayman", Abagnale
lived a sumptuous life on the run - until the law caught up with him.Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams and
Ringo Monjo, was a daring conman, forger, impostor and escape artist. In his
brief but notorious career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and co-piloted a
Pan Am jet, masqueraded as a member of hospital management, practised law
without a licence, passed himself off as a college sociology professor and
cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was 21. Known by the
police of 26 foreign countries and all 50 US states as "The Skywayman",
Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the run - until the law caught up with him.
Now recognized as a leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a
charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades
and ingenious escapes - including one from an aeroplane - make "Catch Me If You
Can" an irresistible tale of deceit. Abagnale's story has now been made into a
film, starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio.
