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James Franco

Also known as James Edward Franco

James Edward Franco 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), The Interview (2014), 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.

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James Franco is an American actor and filmmaker known for starring in major films including the Spider-Man trilogy, Milk, and Spring Breakers, as well as for his frequent collaborations with Seth Rogen. He has received significant industry recognition, including a Golden Globe Award for his role in The Disaster Artist and an Academy Award nomination for his performance in 127 Hours.

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Born: 1978
Works: 26

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Palo Alto, California, USA

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for appearing in films such as 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…

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Instance of: human
Given name: Edward
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Palo Alto
Sibling: Dave Franco
Occupation: television presenter
Educated at: Brooklyn College
Employer: California Institute of the Arts
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Christianity
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Student of: Sanford Meisner
Image: James Franco 4, 2013.jpg
Residence: Los Angeles

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Commons category: James Franco
date of birth: 1978-04-19
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor
birth name: James Edward Franco
start of work period: 1997-00-00
filmography: James Franco filmography
related category: Category:Films directed by James Franco
writing language: English language
name in native language: James Franco

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Encyclopedic overview

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), The Interview (2014), 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.

In his first prominent television role, Franco played 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 a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy 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).

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