caption criminal_charge children birth_place image_size criminal_penalty birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
abagnale in 2007 . fraud , forgery , swindling scott , chris , sean bronxville , new york , united states 225px 12 served -rrb- 6 months in swedish prison 12 years in months us prison -lrb- 4 years served -rrb- in french prison -lrb- about 6 months 27 april 1948 kelly frank abagnale -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg frank abagnale
 frank william abagnale , jr. . ceo of abagnale & associates -lrb- security consultants -rrb-
frank abagnale

frank william abagnale , jr. -lrb- ; born april 27 , 1948 -rrb- is an american security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster , check forger , and impostor between the ages of 15 and 21 .
he became one of the most famous impostors ever , claiming to have assumed no fewer than eight identities , including an airline pilot , a physician , a u.s. bureau of prisons agent , and a lawyer .
he escaped from police custody twice -lrb- once from a taxiing airliner and once from a u.s. federal penitentiary -rrb- , before he was 21 years old .
he served less than five years in prison before starting to work for the federal government .
he is currently a consultant and lecturer for the fbi academy and field offices .
he also runs abagnale & associates , a financial fraud consultancy company .
abagnale 's life story provided the inspiration for the feature film `` catch me if you can '' , starring leonardo dicaprio as abagnale , a broadway musical of the same name which opened in april 2011 , and a ghostwritten autobiography also of the same name .
