Frank King, Suicide Prevention Speaker, a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years, and has been a full-time speaker and comedian 40 years.
His speaking is informed by his lifetime of Major Depressive Disorder and Chronic Suicidal Ideation and coming close enough to ending his life that he can tell you what the barrel of his gun tastes like. He’s a four times suicide loss survivor as well.
Turning that long dark journey of the soul into 14 TEDx Talks, sharing his lifesaving insights with corporations, and associations.
He’s shared the stage with comedians, Jeff Foxworthy, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Dr. Ken Jung, Ellen DeGeneres, Dennis Miller, as well as entertainers, Lou Rawls, The Beach Boys, and Randy Travis.
On top of all of that, he has survived 2 aortic valve replacements, a double bypass, a heart attack, and losing to a puppet on the original Star Search and has lived to joke about it all.