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James Franco Biography

James Franco is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Actor, filmmaker, author, and professor who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Pineapple Express. His roles in the Spider-Man trilogy and Oz the Great and Powerful brought him additional fame.

He starred in the hit film Pineapple Express with Seth Rogen.

James Edward Franco was born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. His mother, Betsy Lou (née Verne), is a children’s book author and occasional actress, and his father, Douglas Eugene Franco, ran a Silicon Valley business. His father was of Portuguese (from Madeira) and Swedish ancestry, while his mother is Jewish, from a family of Russian-Jewish descent. His maternal grandfather, Daniel, changed his surname from “Verovitz” to “Verne” some time after 1940. His paternal grandmother, Marjorie (née Peterson), is a published author of young adult books. His maternal grandmother, Mitzie (née Levine), owned the prominent Verne Art Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio, and was an active member in the National Council of Jewish Women.

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, film producer, television producer, academic, painter and writer. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in live-action films, such 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); and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him.

He dated actress Amanda Seyfried in June 2012 after filming Lovelace with her. His mother Betsy Lou is an actress and writer, and his father Douglas is a Silicon Valley businessman. He has two brothers named Dave and Tom. He began dating Isabel Pakzad in 2017.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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After meeting on the set of Whatever It Takes in 1999, Franco dated co-star Marla Sokoloff for five years. He was later in a relationship with actress Ahna O’Reilly until 2011. He confirmed their separation in an interview for Playboy magazine’s August 2011 issue, saying that his interest in education got between them.

James Franco Net Worth

James Franco is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Franco's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was arrested as a teenager for underage drinking and graffiti, and was placed under the responsibility of a legal guardian. After dropping out of UCLA, he took acting lessons at the Playhouse West and worked at McDonald’s.

He developed a love for painting while attending the California State Summer School for the Arts. He later taught screenwriting at UCLA.

After 15 months of training, Franco began auditioning in Los Angeles. His first paid role was a television commercial for Pizza Hut, featuring a dancing Elvis Presley (who had died in 1977). He found guest roles on television shows but his first break came in 1999, after he was cast in a leading role on the short-lived but well-reviewed NBC television series Freaks and Geeks, which ran for 18 episodes and was canceled due to low viewership. Later, the show became a cult hit among audiences. He has since described the series as “one of the most fun” work experiences that he has had. In another interview, Franco said: “When we were doing Freaks and Geeks, I didn’t quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn’t on me … So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way.” After his film debut Never Been Kissed, he played a popular jock Chris in Whatever It Takes (2000), a modern-day remake of the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac.

Franco is also known for his work on television; his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the title character in the television biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award. Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017–2019).

He was subsequently cast as the title role in director Mark Rydell’s 2001 TV biographical film James Dean. To immerse himself in the role, Franco went from being a non-smoker to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, bleached his dark brown hair blond, and learned to ride a motorcycle as well as play guitar and the bongos. To have a greater understanding of Dean, Franco spent hours with two of Dean’s associates. Other research included reading books on Dean and studying his movies. While filming James Dean, the actor, to get into character, cut off communication with his family and friends, as well as his then-girlfriend. “It was a very lonely existence,” he notes. “If I wasn’t on a set, I was watching James Dean. That was my whole thinking. James Dean. James Dean.” Despite already being a fan of Dean, Franco feared he might be typecast if he’d captured the actor too convincingly. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote: “Franco could have walked through the role and done a passable Dean, but instead gets under the skin of this insecure, rootless young man.” He received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Franco’s family upbringing was “academic, liberal, and largely secular”. He grew up in California with his two brothers, actors Tom and Dave. A “math whiz”, Franco interned at Lockheed Martin. He was often encouraged by his father to get good grades and did well on his SATs. He graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996, where he acted in plays. This led to him attending CSSSA in 1998 for theater studies. In his high school years, Franco was arrested for underage drinking, graffiti, and being a part of a group that stole designer fragrances from department stores and sold them to classmates. These arrests led to Franco briefly becoming a ward of the state. Facing the possibility of juvenile hall, he was given a second chance by the judge. He recalled of his troubles with the law, “It was teen angst. I was uncomfortable in my own skin. I was shy. I changed my ways just in time to get good grades.”

Franco achieved worldwide fame and attention in the 2002 superhero film Spider-Man, when he played Harry Osborn, the son of the villainous Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) and best friend of Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire). Originally, Franco was considered for the lead role of Spider-Man/Peter Parker in the film. Todd McCarthy of Variety noted that there are “good moments” between Maguire and Franco in the film. Spider-Man was a commercial and critical success. The movie grossed $114 million during its opening weekend in North America and went on to earn $822 million worldwide.

Who is James Franco Dating?

According to our records, James Franco is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, James Franco’s is not dating anyone.

He next starred in Sonny, a 2002 release in which he was directed by fellow actor Nicolas Cage, whose involvement had attracted Franco to the film. Set in 1980s New Orleans, Sonny follows the titular character (Franco) returning home after just being discharged from the Army. To prepare for his role, he met with sex workers or people who had previously been prostitutes. The movie was panned by critics, with the New York Post’s Lou Lumenick calling it an “instant candidate for worst movie of the year”. Franco was cast as a homeless drug addict in the drama City by the Sea (2002) after co-star Robert De Niro saw a snippet of his work in James Dean. He lived on the streets for several days to better understand the subject matter as well as talking to former or still-using drug addicts. He also co-starred with Neve Campbell in Robert Altman’s ballet movie The Company (2003). The success of the first Spider-Man film led Franco to reprise the role in the 2004 sequel, Spider-Man 2. The movie was well received by critics, and it proved to be a big financial success, setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America. With revenue of $783 million worldwide, it became the second highest-grossing film in 2004. The following year he made and starred in the black comedy The Ape and the 2005 war film The Great Raid, in which he portrayed Robert Prince, a captain in the United States Army’s elite Sixth Ranger Battalion. In 2006, Franco co-starred with Tyrese Gibson in Annapolis and played legendary hero Tristan in Tristan & Isolde, a period piece dramatization of the Tristan and Iseult story also starring British actress Sophia Myles. For the former, he did eight months of boxing training and for the latter, he practiced horseback riding and sword fighting. He then completed training for his Private Pilot Licence in preparation for his role in Flyboys, which was released in September 2006; the same month, Franco appeared briefly in The Wicker Man, the remake of the seminal horror film. Also in 2006, he made a cameo appearance in the romantic comedy The Holiday.

Facts & Trivia

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Franco, dissatisfied with his career’s direction, reenrolled at UCLA in autumn 2006 as an English major with a creative writing concentration. He received permission to take as many as 62 course credits per quarter compared to the normal limit of 19, while still continuing to act, receiving many of his credits from independent study for his involvement on the set of Spider-Man 3. He received his undergraduate degree in June 2008 with a GPA of 3.5/4.0. For his degree, Franco prepared his departmental honors thesis as a novel under the supervision of Mona Simpson.

What is James Franco doing now?

As part of his return to acting, James Franco is set to play Fidel Castro in an upcoming biopic about the late Cuban leader’s daughter. The film, titled “Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde,” is still in pre-production, but Franco’s involvement is already making waves.

Is James Franco in a relationship?

James has been dating producer Isabel Pakzad since 2017. James has been dating producer Isabel Pakzad since November 2017, per Daily Mail. The pair have quietly remained together through his sexual misconduct scandal.

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Does James Franco still teach?

James Franco: actor, director, screenwriter, poet, painter and now professor. In the fall, the man with many talents decided to take his gifts and share them with the students of UCLA. Franco was still teaching at UCLA for the winter quarter and will move on to USC. Before that he taught at NYU and Columbia.

Is James Franco coming back to acting?

Four years after stepping out of the spotlight amid controversy, Franco is set to star in the coming-of-age period drama Me, You. Helmed by Danish director Bille August, the film is an adaption of Erri De Luca’s novel Tu, Mia, which is set in the years following World War II in Italy.

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