James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is a American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films. In 2001, he received worldwide attention and praise for his portrayal of James Dean in the made for television biographical film James Dean, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor.
He became well known since the early 2000s when he was cast as Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man films. In 2005, he starred in the war film The Great Raid, in which he played Robert Prince, captain of a Ranger Battalion who rescued prisoners of war from the Cabanatuan prison camp during World War II. The following year, he had three starting roles in Tristan & Isolde, Annapolis, and Flyboys. In 2008, he starred in the comedy/stoner film Pineapple Express opposite his Freaks and Geeks co-star Seth Rogen. He is set to appear in Nights in Rodan
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Early Life
Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, the son of Betsy (née Verne), a poet, author and editor, and Doug Franco. His maternal grandmother, Mitzi Levine Verne, read more...
Career
After fifteen months of training, he began auditioning in Los Angeles, California, and got his first break in 1999, after he was cast in a leading role on the short-lived but well-reviewed read more...
Personal Life
In 2008, Franco received his undergraduate degree in English from UCLA. He plans to move to New York for graduate school next year, and attend Columbia University's MFA Writing Program read more...
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is a American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived read more...