James Franco | |
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![]() Franco in March 2013 | |
Born | James Edward Franco April 19, 1978 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker |
Years active | 1997–present |
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director. His movie roles included 127 Hours, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Your Highness, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 (alongside Tobey Maguire), Oz the Great and Powerful, This Is the End, The Interview, The Little Prince, Sausage Party, Why Him? and The Disaster Artist. He won a Golden Globe Award in 2001.
Franco was born in Palo Alto, California.[1] He studied at the Palo Alto High School and at University of California, Los Angeles.