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 Franco at the Spider-Man 3 premiere, April 2007 |
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| Born | James Edward Franco April 19, 1978 Palo Alto, California |
| Occupation | actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, artist |
| Years active | 1999-present |
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on The teen film (also called teen movie or teenpic) is a Film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the He has become known among audiences for his role as Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man films. Harry Osborn is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Spider-Man film series consists of three Superhero films based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, He also had a starring role in three Hollywood films released in 2006, including Tristan & Isolde, Annapolis and Flyboys. Tristan & Isolde is a 2006 German / British / American / Czech film based on the Medieval romantic Annapolis is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, The Fast and the Furious ' Tyrese Gibson ( 2 Fast 2 Furious WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
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Family & personal life
Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, the son of Betsy (née Verne), a poet, author and editor, and Doug Franco. Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" His maternal grandmother, Mitzi Levine Verne, runs the Verne Art Gallery, a prominent art gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state [1] Franco's father is of Portuguese and Swedish descent,[2] while his mother is Jewish,[3] a descendant of immigrants from Russia. Luso-Americans, or Lusitanic Americans are people living in the United States whose cultural background derives in part from countries with Portuguese speaking roots Swedish Americans are Americans of Swedish descent most often related to the large groups of immigrants from Sweden in the late nineteenth century and early American Jews, or Jewish Americans Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Franco grew up in California with his two younger brothers, Tom and Dave, and graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996, where he was elected by his senior class as the boy with the "best smile". California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Palo Alto Senior High School is among the oldest high schools in the region located in Palo Alto, California, United States. He then enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles as an English major, and studied acting. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Much to the disapproval of his parents, he dropped out after his freshman year and chose to pursue a professional career as an actor, taking acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West. In 2008, Franco will receive his undergraduate degree in English from University of California, Los Angeles. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United [4] He plans to move to New York for graduate school next year, and attend Columbia University's MFA Writing Program. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. [5] His brother, Dave, is an aspiring actor.
Career
Actor
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 television series Freaks and Geeks. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on Franco has since described the series as "one of the most fun" work experiences that he has had. [6] Franco's first major film was the romantic comedy Whatever It Takes (2000), where he met his co-star, now ex-girlfriend Marla Sokoloff. Whatever It Takes is a teen comedy starring Marla Sokoloff, Shane West, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and James Franco. Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American Musician and actress He was subsequently cast as James Dean in director Mark Rydell's 2001 biographical TV film of the same name. James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American Actor, Film director and producer. James Dean is a 2001 made for TV Biographical film about James Dean starring James Franco as the title character The role brought Franco much critical acclaim, and he was distinguished in 2002 with a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominated for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background Franco was originally considered for the lead role of Peter Parker in the film version of Spider-Man, but was instead cast in the supporting role of Harry Osborn, the son of the villainous Green Goblin. Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Harry Osborn is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Green Goblin is a name shared by several fictional Supervillains that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [7] Actor Robert De Niro handpicked Franco to play his son in the drama City by the Sea. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer City by the Sea is a 2002 film starring Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand. Both Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004) were very well-received critically and commercially. Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American Superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Franco has also co-starred with Neve Campbell in Robert Altman's The Company (2003). Neve Adrianne Campbell ( "nev camble" born October 3 1973 is a Canadian Film and Television Actress. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with The Company is a Film about the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. It was released on December 26, 2003 in the United States and
In 2006, Franco co-starred with Tyrese Gibson in Annapolis and played legendary hero Tristan in Tristan & Isolde, a dramatization of the Tristan and Iseult story also starring English actress Sophia Myles. Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) also known simply as Tyrese, is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter Annapolis is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, The Fast and the Furious ' Tyrese Gibson ( 2 Fast 2 Furious Sir Tristan ( Latin / Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Drystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram, etc Tristan & Isolde is a 2006 German / British / American / Czech film based on the Medieval romantic The legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy retold in numerous sources with as many variations England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sophia Myles (sə'fаɪə born 18 March 1980) is an English film and television actress. He then trained with the stunt team "The Blue Angels" and received a pilot's license in preparation for his role in Flyboys,[8] which was released in September of 2006; the same month, Franco appeared briefly in The Wicker Man, a horror film starring Nicolas Cage (who directed him in Sonny). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Wicker Man is a 2006 Remake of the 1973 British film of the same title. Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor
Franco's next role was in Spider-Man 3, released on May 1,[9] 2007. For the video game based on the film see Spider-Man 3 (video game. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He is scheduled to star in several other films due for a 2008 release, including Pineapple Express, a comedy co-starring Seth Rogen and written and produced by Judd Apatow, both of whom worked with Franco on Freaks and Geeks. Pineapple Express is a 2008 action comedy Stoner film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on [6] Franco made cameo appearances in The Holiday and Knocked Up. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as The Holiday ( 2006) is a Romantic comedy film distributed by Columbia Pictures in the US and Universal Studios outside the US Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. He was also featured in the mockumentary, "Finding Ben Stone", on the two-disc edition of Knocked Up, where he gets fired from the lead role.
Franco has been signed to star opposite Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, and Emile Hirsch in Gus Van Sant's upcoming Harvey Milk bio-pic Milk. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Joshua Brolin (born February 12, 1968) is an American film and television Actor. Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13 1985) is an American Television and Film Actor. Gus Green Van Sant Jr he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22 1930 – November 27 1978 was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California as a member of the Franco is playing Milk's lover and manager Scott Smith. Scott Smith is the name of Scott Smith (politician (born 1959 Canadian politician Scott Smith (musician (1955–2000 bassist of Penn plays Harvey Milk while Brolin plays Milk's assassin, Dan White, and Hirsch plays Cleve Jones. Daniel James "Dan" White ( September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was a former Democratic San Francisco supervisor Cleve Jones (born 1954 in West Lafayette, Indiana) is best known as the person who conceived of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Artist
Art — painting in particular — is a talent Franco developed during his high school years while attending a rigorous summer school for the arts, CSSSA. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e California State Summer School for the Arts, commonly known as CSSSA or InnerSpark is a four-week arts program currently being held at California Institute of the Arts for Franco has said that painting was the "outlet" he needed in high school, and that he "has actually been painting longer than he has been acting. "[10] His paintings were displayed publicly for the first time at the Glü Gallery in Los Angeles, California from January 7, 2006 through February 11, 2006. The Glü Gallery is an art gallery located in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Franco can also be seen painting in a scene in Spider-Man 3.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Never Been Kissed | Jason Way | |
| Freaks and Geeks | Daniel Desario | series actor | |
| 2000 | Whatever It Takes | Chris Campbell | |
| 2001 | James Dean | James Dean | TNT Cable Movie |
| 2002 | Sonny | Sonny Phillips | limited release |
| City By The Sea | Joey | ||
| Spider-Man | Harry Osborn | ||
| Deuces Wild | Tino | ||
| 2003 | The Company | Josh | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Harry Osborn | |
| 2005 | The Ape | Harry Walker | direct-to-video |
| The Great Raid | Captain Prince | ||
| Fool's Gold | Brent | director, writer | |
| 2006 | Tristan & Isolde | Tristan | |
| Annapolis | Jake Huard | ||
| The Wicker Man | Bar guy #1 | ||
| Flyboys | Blaine Rawlings | ||
| The Holiday | Himself | (uncredited cameo) | |
| The Dead Girl | Derek | ||
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Harry Osborn / New Goblin | |
| Knocked Up | Himself | (uncredited cameo) | |
| In the Valley of Elah | Sergeant Dan Carnelli | ||
| Finishing the Game | Dean Silo/"Rob Force" | ||
| An American Crime | Dennis | ||
| Camille | Silias | ||
| Good Time Max | Max Verbinski | ||
| 2008 | Pineapple Express | Saul | awaiting release |
| Nights in Rodanthe | Mark Flanner | awaiting release | |
| Milk | Scott Smith | post-production |
References
- ^ Case Western Reserve University
- ^ LatinoReview.com. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Scream 's Drew Barrymore and David Arquette Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the Whatever It Takes is a teen comedy starring Marla Sokoloff, Shane West, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and James Franco. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages James Dean is a 2001 made for TV Biographical film about James Dean starring James Franco as the title character James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, City by the Sea is a 2002 film starring Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand. Spider-Man is a 2002 American Superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Harry Osborn is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Deuces Wild is a 2002 action / Drama / Crime film directed by Scott Kalvert and written by Paul Kimatian The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The Company is a Film about the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. It was released on December 26, 2003 in the United States and The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American Superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred Harry Osborn is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The Great Raid is a 2005 War film which tells the story of the January 1945 liberation of the Cabanatuan Prison Camp on the Philippine The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Tristan & Isolde is a 2006 German / British / American / Czech film based on the Medieval romantic Annapolis is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, The Fast and the Furious ' Tyrese Gibson ( 2 Fast 2 Furious The Wicker Man is a 2006 Remake of the 1973 British film of the same title. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Holiday ( 2006) is a Romantic comedy film distributed by Columbia Pictures in the US and Universal Studios outside the US The Dead Girl is a 2006 film written and directed by Karen Moncrieff starring Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy and Marcia Gay Harden 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, For the video game based on the film see Spider-Man 3 (video game. Harry Osborn is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. In the Valley of Elah is an Academy Award -nominated 2007 film written and directed by Paul Haggis, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Finishing The Game, an Official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival, is a 2007 Mockumentary which focuses on Bruce Lee 's final An American Crime is a 2007 crime - Drama film based on the true story of the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens Pineapple Express is a 2008 action comedy Stoner film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen Nights in Rodanthe is a 2008 film from Warner Bros, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook Milk is a 2008 biopic about the later life and Assassination of San Francisco Franco Talks Annapolis!. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
- ^ the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Celebrity Jews. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
- ^ O'Connor, Pauline. "Hit the town, read a book", Los Angeles Times, 2007-11-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Retrieved on 2007-11-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
- ^ James Franco talks Apatow, Funny or Die | James Franco | 1 | Movie News | Movies | Summer Movie Guide 2008 | Entertainment Weekly
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- ^ Caryotakis, Carissa. "James Franco tells Voice about his work on "Spiderman"", The Paly Voice, 2007-06-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Retrieved on 2007-10-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by James Franco for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Mini-series 2002 for James Dean |
Succeeded by Albert Finney for The Gathering Storm |
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| NAME | Franco, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palo Alto, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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