James Franco

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Biography

James Edward Franco 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 frequently collaborates with fellow actor Seth Rogen, including in 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 first prominent acting role was on television. He starred as 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 Primetime Emmy Award. Franco also 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).

Overview

Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

The Holiday

The Wicker Man

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Alien: Covenant

The Night Before

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Spider-Man 3: Editor's Cut

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Why Him?

Homefront

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

Pineapple Express

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

Oz the Great and Powerful

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