Frank Sinatra Jr., Son Of The Legendary Entertainer, Dies At 72

Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of the iconic singer and actor who was his namesake, has died. He was 72.

Frank Sinatra Jr. Dies

Sinatra died Wednesday at a Daytona Beach, Fla., hospital, his manager Andrea Kauffman told CNN. Sinatra, who had been on tour, died of cardiac arrest, confirmed Sinatra’s sister, Nancy Sinatra.

On his Sinatra Sings Sinatra tour, the son of the “New York, New York” singer was set to perform at the Peabody auditorium Wednesday. When he began to feel lightheaded, Sinatra was taken to the hospital, where he later succumbed to a heart attack.

Sinatra had followed in his father’s footsteps, singing a similar style of music. Like his father, he also dabbled in acting, providing voice work for Family Guy and appearing as himself in HBO’s hit New Jersey mob series The Sopranos.

In addition to his work as an entertainer, Sinatra was also known for the 1963 kidnapping scandal. At 19 years old, Sinatra was held by two men for three days before his father paid the $240,000 ransom.

Sinatra is survived by his son Michael Sinatra, and sisters Nancy and Tina Sinatra. His father died in 1998, aged 82, of a heart attack.