Roy Franklin Cromer II, 71, of Tucson, Arizona, died on February 4, 2026, following a sudden illness.

Frank was born on the U.S. Air Force Base in Weisbaden, Germany, to Roy Franklin Cromer and Ruth Amanda Cromer on August 12, 1955. Raised in a family with his four brothers, Frank's hometown was Westerville, Ohio. He graduated from Westerville High School with the class of 1973.

An avid comedian, writer, filmmaker, and animator, Frank made his first movie (a "Romeo and Juliet" parody) at age 14 for an English class. In 1979, he earned a B.A. in Photography and Cinema, at Ohio State University.

During the course of his long freelance career, Frank performed stand-up, wrote comedy pieces for the American Comedy Network and The Gary Burbank Show, produced a cable access tv program in Los Angeles, created documentary films, and had an animation featured on the Conan O'Brien show in 2008. He lived in Houston, Los Angeles, returned to Ohio to aid his elderly mother, and spent the final years of his life in Tucson, Arizona.

His self-written bio on his IMDb page can be seen at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0…

Frank is preceded in death by his parents, and brothers Jim and Daniel. He is survived by his brothers William Distelhorst and Bruce Cromer; his sisters-in-law Connie Distelhorst, Christine Distelhorst, and Carol Allin; his nieces and nephews Rusty Distelhorst, Roy Distelhorst, Steven Distelhorst, Charles Cromer, Toby Cromer, Elliot Cromer, Tonya Cubbage, Amy Smith, Shannon Cromer, and Sean Cromer.

He was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend. A lifelong creator and lover of the art of Comedy.

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