Frank Mitchell is one of the main characters on the UPN series Moesha. He was portrayed by William Allen Young.
Character Information[]
Frank Mitchell owns a Saturn car dealership and the widowed father of Moesha and Myles Mitchell. He married his second wife/ Moesha and Myles' stepmother in 1995 named, Deidra Moss 'Dee' Mitchell (Married for 6 months as of S1. Ep.4). He used to work at a Saturn dealership before he bought it. It was later revealed by a close relative that he had an affair with another woman, Barbara Lee, (season 6, portrayed by Olivia Brown), during his first marriage to Marguerite Jennings Mitchell, (deceased, died 1992, R.I.P.) and had a child with her. The child Dorian Long, (portrayed by Brandy's real-life brother Ray J. Norwood) was raised by Frank's sister, Sandy. Dorian believed Sandy Mitchell was his real mother but it turned out that Barbara Lee was his real birth mother. The revelation of Frank's affair and paternity caused Dorian to rebel and Moesha to move out of the house permanently.
He can sometimes be hypocritical in his views/convictions. For instance, when Dee doesn't disclose that Moesha was taking birth control pills, he felt betrayed believing he had a right to know what's going on in her life. Meanwhile, he brought Dorian to live with them without telling Dee that Dorian was his son.
His relationship with Dorian is rocky despite having similar growing pains. For instance, Dorian got pulled over by the police after taking a car from Frank's lot to make a run for Patience (played by Master P). When Frank was younger, he told Dorian that he somehow allowed his younger brother, Bernie (played by Bernie Mac) to talk him into stealing a car; which led to him working in an auto shop changing tires.
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Andell • Barbara • Dee • Dorian • Emerald • Frank • Hakeem • Kim • Moesha • Miles • Niecy • Nikki • Quinton |