Background
Fran Capo was born in Greenwich Village in New York City.
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She graduated from Queens College with a Bachelor in Philosophy and Accounting.
Career
Capo was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records (1989), Ripley"s Believe it or Not! (2006) and the Book of Alternative Records (2006). She is currently listed in the Guinness World Records as the fastest-talking female, having broken the record twice. Capo set the current record on June 5, 1990 at the Guinness Museum in Las Vegas, speaking 603.32 words in 54.2 seconds.
She first broke the record speaking 585 words-per-minute (wpm) on Larry King Live on March 5, 1986.
Capo also holds a record for highest elevation for a book signing, as the only author to do a book-signing on top of Mountain. Kilimanjaro. Capo has appeared on television and radio shows, including Entertainment Tonight, Larry King Live, Last Call with Carson Daly, Good Morning America, The Martha Stewart Show, the Fox Newsshow Last Call with Rick Leventhal, Dog Eat Dog, Nick at Nite, and the Discovery Channel.
She has co-hosted a television show herself. She also has written for international magazines and published several books, as well as writing a weekly blog, Fran"s World.
Capo has also been a spokesperson for many companies including Masterfoods, Auntie Anne"s pretzels, Chock full o"Nuts, Perdue chicken, Citibank, and Ripley"s Believe it or Not!.
