Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love Character Profile

About Frankie Lymon

Teenage star of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers with the 1956 hit Why Do Fools Fall in Love?. His solo career faded by age 18, and he died of a heroin overdose seven years later. The film traces his rise and fall through flashbacks during a 1980s royalty lawsuit.

Frankie Lymon — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Larenz Tate

Appears in

Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Frankie Lymon — Family Spouse — Emira Eagle (Lela Rochon)

  Legally recognized spouse who inherits his estate.

• Frankie Lymon — Romantic Past Lovers — Zola Taylor (Halle Berry)

  Former romantic partners whose past connection is revisited through legal testimony.

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