<P> Frank Stump ( played by Michael Rapaport ) is an old friend of Earl and Randy 's that is introduced in the episode `` The Frank Factor '' . He was subletting rooms in his trailer and agreed to have Earl and Randy stay in the kitchen area while his other roommate Paco had the living room . He was also formerly employed at the Crab Shack . However , he had also made a living stealing things and was saving up for guns to pull off a robbery at an Indian casino . The robbery went off without a hitch , but during the getaway , Paco accidentally hits an FBI van . He is serving a 20 - year sentence . His trailer is then occupied by Joy and Earl , and his El Camino is used by Earl . In the episode `` Frank 's Girl '' , he has been dating young woman named Billie who had graduated from community college and joined him in a life of crime , but after missing a conjugal visit and being convinced by Earl , he agrees to part ways with her . In `` Randy in Charge '' , he joins a group of prisoners to give a Scared Straight ! talk at a school , but when Randy sends the two other convicts to buy ice cream and has to check on them , he escapes . In the next episode `` Midnight Bun '' , he returns to his trailer where he had hidden a gun and some cash , but Randy 's prison K - 9 dog eventually stops him and he returns to prison . In `` Early Release '' he helps Earl plan an escape from prison by sharing what tactics have not worked , but when he and Paco leave Earl and escape , they crash into a police car and have to return . In `` Love Octagon '' , he lives in a halfway house where he wears a shock collar on his neck . </P>
<P> Frank Stump ( played by Michael Rapaport ) is an old friend of Earl and Randy 's that is introduced in the episode `` The Frank Factor '' . He was subletting rooms in his trailer and agreed to have Earl and Randy stay in the kitchen area while his other roommate Paco had the living room . He was also formerly employed at the Crab Shack . However , he had also made a living stealing things and was saving up for guns to pull off a robbery at an Indian casino . The robbery went off without a hitch , but during the getaway , Paco accidentally hits an FBI van . He is serving a 20 - year sentence . His trailer is then occupied by Joy and Earl , and his El Camino is used by Earl . In the episode `` Frank 's Girl '' , he has been dating young woman named Billie who had graduated from community college and joined him in a life of crime , but after missing a conjugal visit and being convinced by Earl , he agrees to part ways with her . In `` Randy in Charge '' , he joins a group of prisoners to give a Scared Straight ! talk at a school , but when Randy sends the two other convicts to buy ice cream and has to check on them , he escapes . In the next episode `` Midnight Bun '' , he returns to his trailer where he had hidden a gun and some cash , but Randy 's prison K - 9 dog eventually stops him and he returns to prison . In `` Early Release '' he helps Earl plan an escape from prison by sharing what tactics have not worked , but when he and Paco leave Earl and escape , they crash into a police car and have to return . In `` Love Octagon '' , he lives in a halfway house where he wears a shock collar on his neck . </P>
who played frank on my name is earl
who played frank on my name is earl
Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport