James Franco

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Recent Role:
Franco on General Hospital
Gender:
Male
Born:
4-19-1978
Birthplace:
Palo Alto, California, USA
Birth Name:
James Edward Franco
AKA:
James Edward Franco
James is best known for his role on Freaks and Geeks.

James graduated from Palo Alto high school in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA, majoring in English Literature. To overcome his shyness, he got into acting and eventually dropped out after one year. After fifteen months of study at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West, James began actively pursuing finding acting work. He quickly landed himself a starring role on Freaks and

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Although he'd been working steadily, it wasn't until the TNT made-for-television movie, James Dean that James became more recognized.

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    I have only recently discovered the many talents of James Franco. I do know I enjoyed his performance in Freaks and Geeks. hide show

    I have written elsewhere of my enjoyment of Freaks and Geeks and general dismay that it was cancelled so soon. But it was one of the earlier programs to showcase the talent of Mr. Franco. He only began acting in the late 90's, but soon caught the eye of any number of casting agents. For his portrayal of James Dean in the TV movie of the same name he was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television film. In addition to acting, James Franco is a director, screenwriter, and author. He will soon be able to add Host to those skills; he has been tapped to co-host The Oscars, along with Anne Hathaway. Looking forward to that telecast.

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    Incredible actor hide show

    James Franco is really an incredible actor. I watched him in the first two Spiderman movies, but it wasn't until the third one when I became a fangirl :) His acting was great! Plus, he's got an absolutely gorgeous smile. Being a fangirl, I went and dug up a ton of videos and articles on him and discovered that he is really dedicated to his work. He mentioned in one interview that for the movie City By the Sea, he actually went out and slept on the streets. It gave me newfound respect for him as an actor. I never knew he was in Pineapple Express until after seeing his filmography. I only watched about half an hour into it and stopped, but then I went back for James Franco and finished the whole movie. It was GREAT! He was really funny in it and played the drug dealer well.
    Hollywood really needs more actors as passionate and humorous as James Franco.

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    i love you James France =] haha i want to marry youu !! hide show

    i love every single movie James has been in, i will have to say that Tristan and Isolde was his best movie and Fly boys was my second fav. James has such a cute smile and everything about him is amazing, i cant stop smiling when i see his movies because he just takes my breath away, its like a kindergarten crush =] people love to see young to actors in movies and especially cute ones James is an amazing actor and he also seems like a great person outside of his acting, i would highly recommend watching one of his movies =]

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    James Franco is an absolutely phenomenal actor. He puts so much emotion in his words and gestures that it is impossible to tell that he is working off a script instead of reality. Plus is friggin gorgeous. Hottest man alive! I love seeing him in interviews--he is very astute and commendable for his fortitude in integrity and professionalism. James Franco should marry me seeing as I'm the only one who deserves him and he's the only one who deserves me. No Im not psycho; I just speak the truth. You're just jealous.

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    James Franco is either smarter then we think, or really dumb. hide show

    For some reason, I really enjoy this guy as an actor. He\'s always leaving you in suspense....Does he have a hangover? Is he high? I don\'t know, I don\'t think anyone will ever know. He has an uncanny way of picking good films (Set aside Annapolis; and Tristan and Isolde)and he\'s very dedicated to what he does. The world needs more actors like this and the fact that he\'s hot doesn\'t hurt. My only concern for him would be the lines he\'s given......Whenever he\'s saying his lines he gets this look in his eyes....like he\'s been sucked into this vortex of doom, and he\'s just making this stuff up. It\'s highly amusing and worth my $10....( Excluding of course, Annapolis; and Tristian and Isolde).

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