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James Franco
Franco at a ceremony tae receive a starn on the Hollywood Walk o Fame in Mairch 2013
BornJames Edward Franco
(1978-04-19) 19 Aprile 1978 (age 46)[1]
Palo Alto, Californie, U.S.
Alma materVarsity o Californie, Los Angeles (B.A.)
Columbia Varsity (M.F.A.)
New York Varsity (M.F.A.)
Brooklyn College (M.F.A.)
Warren Wilson College (M.F.A.)
Yale Varsity (Ph.D. student)
Rhode Island Schuil o Design (attended)
ThriftActor, filmmaker
Years active1997–present
FaimilyDave Franco (brither)
Tom Franco (brither)

James Edward Franco (born 19 Apryle 1978) is an American actor, filmmakker an college instructor. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he wis nominatit for an Academy Awaird for Best Actor. Franco is kent for his roles in live-action films sic as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Pineapple Express (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), This Is the End (2013) an The Disaster Artist (2017), for that he wan a Gowden Globe Awaird for Best Actor. He is kent for his collaborations wi fellae actor Seth Rogen, haein appeared in aicht films an ane telly series wi him.

Franco is an aw kent for his wark on telly; his first prominent actin role wis the chairacter Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), that developit a cult follaein. He an aw portrayed the teetle chairacter in the telly biografical film James Dean (2001), for that he wan a Gowden Globe Awaird. Franco haed a recurrin role on the saip opera General Hospital (2009–2012) an starned in the leemitit series 11.22.63 (2016). He an aw starns in the David Simon creatit HBO drama The Deuce (2017–present).

Franco volunteers for the Art of Elysium chairity, an haes an aw tocht film classes at New York Varsity, the Varsity o Soothren Californie, UCLA, Studio 4, an Palo Alto High School.[2][3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly (1255/1256): 31. 19–26 Mairch 2013.
  2. Rathe, Adam (4 August 2011). "James Franco, NYU professor, reveals details of his class; Students will transfer poetry to film". New York Daily News. New York City. Archived frae the original on 19 Mairch 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. Amy Kaufman (9 October 2012). "James Franco to teach film class at USC". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 Februar 2013.
  4. Kwok, Adrienne; Maese-Czeropski, Aidan (7 September 2015). "James Franco to teach film course in MAC". The Paly Voice. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. Kadvany, Elena (13 September 2015). "Franco beings 'revolutionary' film class with local high schoolers". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. Alter, Charlotte. "James Franco Just Announced His New Class in the Most James Franco Way Possible". TIME.com. Retrieved 8 Januar 2017.