James Franco

James Franco

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Birthday: 
19 April 1978, Palo Alto, California, USA
Birth Name: 
James Edward Franco
Height: 
180 cm
Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. His mother, Betsy Franco, is Jewish, and his father, Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and ran a Silicon Valley business. James's mother, a writer, has occasionally ... Show more »
Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. His mother, Betsy Franco, is Jewish, and his father, Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and ran a Silicon Valley business. James's mother, a writer, has occasionally acted.Growing up with his two younger brothers, Dave Franco, also an actor, and Tom Franco, James graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA, majoring in English. To overcome his shyness, he got into acting while studying there, which, much to his parents' dismay, he left after only one year. After fifteen months of intensive study at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West, James began actively pursuing his dream of finding work as an actor in Hollywood. In that short time, he landed himself a starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999). The show, however, was not a hit to its viewers at the time, and was canceled after its first year. Now, it has become a cult-hit. Prior to joining Freaks and Geeks (1999), Franco starred in the TV miniseries To Serve and Protect (1999). After that, he had a starring role in Whatever It Takes (2000).Although he'd been working steadily, it wasn't until the TNT made-for-television movie, James Dean (2001) that James rose to fan-magazine fame and got to show off his talent. Since then, he has been working non-stop. After losing the lead role to Tobey Maguire, James settled for the part of "Harry Osborne", Spider-Man's best friend in the summer 2002 major hit Spider-Man (2002). He returned to the Osborne role for the next two films in the trilogy.Next was Deuces Wild (2002) and City by the Sea (2002), in which Robert De Niro personally had him cast, after viewing his performance in James Dean (2001). He was recently seen in David Gordon Green's Pineapple Express (2008) opposite Seth Rogen, in George C. Wolfe's Nights in Rodanthe (2008), starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane and in Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah (2007), starring Tommy Lee Jones. Also starring opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant's Milk (2008) in which his performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. Definitely growing out of his shyness, James Franco is turning into a legend of his own. Show less «

James Franco's FILMOGRAPHY

Naked and Afraid - Season 17

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Lorraine - Season 14

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 9

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 11

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Naked and Afraid - Season 15

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Naked and Afraid - Season 16

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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 11

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Hot Ones - Season 17

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Hot Ones - Season 18

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 10

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Naked and Afraid - Season 14

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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 10

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Hot Ones - Season 14

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Hot Ones - Season 15

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Hot Ones - Season 16

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Conan - Season 11

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Naked and Afraid - Season 12

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Naked and Afraid - Season 13

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Hot Ones - Season 11

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Jeopardy! - Season 37

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Hot Ones - Season 13

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Hot Ones - Season 12

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Conan - Season 10

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James Franco'S roles

Tino
Tino
Tristan
Tristan
Andy
Andy
Harry Osborn
Harry Osborn
Druggie
Druggie
Jerry
Jerry
Fabious
Fabious
Mr. B
Mr. B
David Piccolo
David Piccolo
Joe
Joe
Blaine Rawlings
Blaine Rawlings
Alien
Alien
Dave Skylark
Dave Skylark
Frances
Frances
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Scott Smith
Scott Smith
Gin
Gin
Jake Huard
Jake Huard
Christian Longo
Christian Longo
Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell
Taste
Taste
Marty Freeman
Marty Freeman
James
James
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
Joey
Joey
James Franco
James Franco
Rick
Rick
Derek
Derek
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn
Henry Cadogan
Henry Cadogan
Will Rodman
Will Rodman
Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Darl Bundren
Darl Bundren
Aron Ralston
Aron Ralston
Benjy Compson
Benjy Compson
Saul Silver
Saul Silver
The Fox
The Fox
Captain Prince
Captain Prince
Sgt. Pepper
Sgt. Pepper
Vincent Martino
Vincent Martino
Jake Epping
Jake Epping
Daniel Desario
Daniel Desario
Paul Leotard
Paul Leotard
Laird
Laird
C.K. Williams
C.K. Williams
Taylor Balik
Taylor Balik
Vincent Martino, Frankie Martino
Vincent Martino, Frankie Martino
Himself - Host, Various, Himself, Captain Jack Swallow, Christopher Walken, James Dean, Jim, Luke Skywalker, Riff Raff, Tad Rankin
Himself - Host, Various, Himself, Captain Jack Swallow, Christopher Walken, James Dean, Jim, Luke Skywalker, Riff Raff, Tad Rankin
Cowboy (segment
Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Sgt. Eddie Pepper
Sgt. Eddie Pepper