Frankie Valli Children: How many Children Does he have?

Frankie Valli the frontman of the Four Seasons is one of the most beloved singers of the last century. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice and his 29 top 40 hits with the Four Seasons, one top 40 hit under the Four Seasons alias the Wonder Who?, and nine top 40 hits as a solo artist. Aside from being a beloved singer, Valli is also a family man- has been married four times and is a father of six children, Five Biological children, and a stepdaughter-  Celia Valli, Antonia Valli, Francine Valli, Francesco Valli, Emilio Valli, and Brando Valli.

Who are Frankie Valli’s Children?

Frankie Vallie became a father in 1957 when he met and tied the knot with his first wife, Mary Mandel, who had a daughter named Celia Sabin Valli from a previous relationship. The couple’s marriage also produced two more daughters, Antonia Vallie, and Francine Vallie. However, the couple called their marriage a called a quit in 1971.

After three years, he met and married MaryAnn Hannagan in 1974. After eight years together and no children, they ended their marriage and he went on to marry his third wife, Randy Clohessy, in 1984. Frankie and Clohessy had three sons together — Francesco and twins Emilio and Brando — before separating in 2004.

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Celia Sabin Valli is Frankie’s stepdaughter

Celia Sabin Valli was born in 1954 to Mary Mandel and her ex-husband. When Frankie and Marry met and started their relationship, he became a stepfather to Celia. As said earlier, the couple got married in 1957 and stayed together till 1971.

Sadly, Valli’s stepdaughter Celia died in February 1980 during an accident. According to reports, she was killed when she fell off a fire escape while attempting to exit her New York apartment. 

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Antonia Valli is the first biological child of Frankie

Frankie and Mandel’s first daughter together was Antonia “Toni” Valli. Toni was born and grew up in New Jersey. She went on to marry Gerry Polci of her father’s band, the Four Seasons, in 1987. Toni and Polci had two children: Olivia, born in 1993, and Dario, born in 1994. The pair have since divorced.

Olivia who watched her grandfather perform since she was a little girl is now following in the footsteps of her grandfather by pursuing a career as a performer. As an actress, she played her grandmother Mary in the off-Broadway production of Jersey Boys in 2019 and joined the national tour of Pretty Woman in 2022.

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Francine Valli

Francine Valli was the second biological daughter of Frankie and his first wife Mandel. Francine was tipped to have a bright future after she inherited her father’s musical abilities; she had recorded songs and was about to embark on her own music career. She was also supposed to go on tour with her father.

Just six months after her half-sister Celia died, Francine’s dreams and aspirations were cut short. She also died of an accidental drug overdose on Aug. 16, 1980. She was 20 years old at the time of her death.

The young lady’s death is dramatized in Jersey Boys during a scene where Frankie gets a call about his daughter. “The first time I saw that, it was incredibly difficult, and for many times after that,” Frankie revealed to PEOPLE in an interview. “That lives with you forever. She died a long time ago, but I often imagine what it would be like if she were alive. She had a wonderful voice.”

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Jersey Boys writer Rick Elice told Vegas Seven that he didn’t include Cecil’s death in the musical because “if you put that in the show, no one would believe it. It would be too horrible and seem like it was fiction.” In 2013, Frankie told Billboard that losing a child was “not something you ever, ever get over. It’s just not supposed to be that way.”

Francesco Valli Jr. is the first son of Frankie Valli

Francesco Valli Jr., was born in 1988. As of 2023, he is 35 years old. He is the first son of the singer and his third wife Randy Clohessy. He’s an actor who has appeared on Full House and in movies like The House Bunny and Reach Me according to IMDb.

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Emilio and Brando Valli

Frankie Valli has twins sons- They are Emilio and Brando Valli. They were born in Calabasas, California, in 1995 to Frankie and Clohessy. The twins are also musical, having learned guitar and drums when they were young. Brando has followed in his dad’s musical footsteps, releasing singles like “Imagine” and “Numb With U.” His twin brother Emilio who studied at the Los Angeles Film School has worked on productions like Ray Donovan and Agent Carter. Today, Emilio is a realtor in Malibu, California according to PEOPLE.

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Although Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons frontman had had some hard times keeping his wives in his life, “It’s unconditional love with your kids,” he told PEOPLE in 2008, adding that he spoke to his kids every day no matter where he was. Frankie and his fourth and current wife Jackie Jacobs got married on June 26, 2023, in Las Vegas though they have been dating since 2015.