Francesco Matano

Frank Matano, born Francesco Matano on 14 September 1989 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, is an Italian comedian, actor, and television personality who rose to prominence in 2008 by publishing prank videos on YouTube. He was among the first Italian YouTubers to surpass one million subscribers. Born to an Italian father and an American mother, he grew up in Carinola but studied as a teenager in the United States, graduating from Cranston High School East in Rhode Island. Known online as LaMenteContorta (The Twisted Mind), his videos consisted mainly of telephone pranks and social experiments.

Matano debuted on Le Iene in 2009, serving as an envoy and presenter. He hosted the Sky Italia program Sky Scherzando? and appeared in web series including Lost in Google with The Jackal. He made his acting debut in Fuga di cervelli (2013), directed by Paolo Ruffini, and was part of the stand-up comedy show X-LOVE on Italia 1 in 2014. He also pursued a dubbing career, voicing Duke Weaselton in Zootopia (2016) and other characters across animated films.

In 2015 and 2021, he respectively became a judge on Italia's Got Talent and a competitor, later host, on LOL - Chi ride è fuori. In May 2015 he was announced as the recipient of the Revelation of the Year award at the TV Direction Awards. In October 2025, comedian Maurizio Crozza performed an imitation of him, which Matano appreciated, calling Crozza among the best comedians in Italy.