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James Franco
James Edward Franco is a Jewish American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and artist. He began acting in the late 1990s and achieved international fame for his portrayal of Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man trilogy.
Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California to Betsy (née Verne) and Doug Franco. His mother is a Jewish descendant of Russian immigrants. Following his high school gradation in 1996, he enrolled at UCLA as an English major but dropped out after his freshmen year to pursue a professional career as an actor. In 1999, after training and acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West, Franco got his first break when he was cast in the television series Freaks and Geeks.
Franco's first major film was 2000's Whatever It Takes. He was subsequently cast as the title role in the 2001 TV bio-pic James Dean, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
In 2002, Franco played Harry Osborn in Spider-Man, which achieved both commercial and critical success.
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Biographies: James Franco - Actor
Biographies
James Franco is an American actor, director, writer, producer, author and educator. He was born on April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California. He first got attention in the short-lived cult show "Freaks and Geeks" from Judd Apatow. He won a Golden Globe for the TV biopic "James Dean" (2001). His next big role was Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's big-budget "Spider-Man" (2002) and its two sequels. Franco's varied and acclaimed film credits include "Tristan + Isolde" (2006), stoner-action flick "Pineapple Express" (2008), for which was nominated for a Golden Globe, "Milk" (2008) for which he won an Independent Spirit Award, "Eat Pray Love" (2010), "127 Hours" (2010), "Your Highness" (2011), "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011), and the raunchy "Spring Breakers" (2012), for which he stayed in character throughout production as a seedy, corn-rowed rapper and drug dealer. His film work from 2013 includes "Lovelace"
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James Franco
American actor and filmmaker (born 1978)
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He has collaborated with fellow actor Seth Rogen on multiple projects, including Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco's performance in 127 Hours (2010) earned a Best Actor nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards.
His first prominent television role was 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, and received nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award.
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