Frank Marino (born 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a female impersonator dubbed Ms. Las Vegas for his longtime starring role as Joan Rivers in the Las Vegas drag revue An Evening at La Cage which played at the Riviera Hotel And Casino on the Las Vegas Strip for 23 years.

Famous for his lavish on-stage wardrobe (much of which was designed by Bob Mackie ) Marino has received two Las Vegas Walk of Fame stars and even been honored by Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman with "Frank Marino Day" on February 1, 2005. he also had a street named after him, Frank Marino drive.
Marino played Joan Rivers in La Cage from 1985 to 2009 sometimes performing three shows a night. He holds the unofficial record for the longest headliner continuous performance run at a single casino in Las Vegas.

He has appeared both as his Joan Rivers persona and as himself in several movies and TV shows. Once sued by Rivers for $5,000,000 in the 1990s, the pair have since reconciled and Marino has even appeared on TV shows with his new friend Joan.

Marino and his longtime partner Alex [Shannon] Schechter currently reside in Las Vegas. In late 2004, Marino, his birth mother Mary Mastrangelo, and Alex's mother Malka Schechter were filmed for a feature for Plastic Surgery: Before and After, having a family outing at Dr. Goesel Anson's plastic surgery practice, the trio's plastic surgery results were shown for the first time on national TV in May 2005.

Never at a loss for words, Marino is an accomplished author, news commentator, columnist, spokesperson, and America's favorite male actress. His first book, His Majesty, the Queen, was an immediate bestseller and Marino's latest project, the film Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, was his big screen debut, where he can be seen co-starring alongside Sandra Bullock.

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