James Franco: Quick Facts


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Also Known As James Edward Franco
Born April 19, 1978 (age 48) • Palo Alto • California
Awards And Honors Golden Globe Award (2018) • Golden Globe Award (2002) • Golden Globe Award (2018): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (2002): Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Notable Works “In Dubious Battle” • “The Ape” • “The Disaster Artist”
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "The Company" (2003) • "I Am Michael" (2015) • "Your Highness" (2011) • "Pineapple Express" (2008) • "Interior. Leather Bar." (2013) • "If Tomorrow Comes" (2000) • "Spring Breakers" (2012) • "The Deuce" (2017–2019) • "William Vincent" (2010) • "You Always Stalk the Ones You Love" (2002) • "Pretenders" (2018) • "Pacific Blue" (1997) • "Wild Horses" (2015) • "The Sound and the Fury" (2014) • "Good Time Max" (2007) • "Flyboys" (2006) • "Third Person" (2013) • "Why Him?" (2016) • "As I Lay Dying" (2013) • "Sonny" (2002) • "127 Hours" (2010) • "Lovelace" (2013) • "An American Crime" (2007) • "The Mad Whale" (2017) • "Camille" (2008) • "Yosemite" (2015) • "Every Thing Will Be Fine" (2015) • "Palo Alto" (2013) • "To Serve and Protect" (1999) • "Blind Spot" (2002) • "Saturday Night Live: Cut For Time" (2014–2017) • "Spider-Man" (2002) • "Black Dog, Red Dog" (2015) • "National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men" (2014) • "About Cherry" (2012) • "Deuces Wild" (2002) • "Mississippi Requiem" (2018) • "The Disaster Artist" (2017) • "In the Valley of Elah" (2007) • "The X Files" (2001) • "Interview" (2007) • "The Labyrinth" (2017) • "Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee" (2007) • "Date Night" (2010) • "Don Quixote" (2015) • "Fool's Gold" (2005) • "The Letter" (2012) • "Freaks and Geeks" (1999–2000) • "Arctic Dogs" (2019) • "Maladies" (2012) • "True Story" (2015) • "The Night Before" (2015) • "Homefront" (2013) • "Howl" (2010) • "Future World" (2018) • "The Ape" (2005) • "I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel" (2014) • "Don't Come Back from the Moon" (2017) • "Angie Tribeca" (2016) • "Never Been Kissed" (1999) • "Burn Country" (2016) • "The Show" (2017) • "Profiler" (1999) • "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" (2011) • "Tristan & Isolde" (2006) • "Sal" (2011) • "Mother Ghost" (2002) • "The Institute" (2017) • "Playtime" (2013) • "General Hospital" (2009–2012) • "King Cobra" (2016) • "The Interview" (2014) • "Child of God" (2013) • "The Little Prince" (2015) • "Actors Anonymous" (2017) • "The Mindy Project" (2013) • "Deadbeat" (2015) • "Annapolis" (2006) • "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" (2018) • "The Wicker Man" (2006) • "Blood Heist" (2017) • "This Is the End" (2013) • "In Dubious Battle" (2016) • "Eat Pray Love" (2010) • "The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards" (2015) • "Spider-Man 2" (2004) • "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit" (2012) • "Goat" (2016) • "City by the Sea" (2002) • "11.22.63" (2016) • "The Color of Time" (2012) • "Sausage Party" (2016) • "Queen of the Desert" (2015) • "National Theater Live: Of Mice and Men" (2014) • "30 Rock" (2010) • "Hollywood Heights" (2012) • "The Vault" (2017) • "Good People" (2014) • "The Iceman" (2012) • "Kin" (2018) • "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013) • "Spider-Man 3" (2007) • "The Dead Girl" (2006) • "The Broken Tower" (2011) • "The Great Raid" (2005) • "Zeroville" (2019) • "The Adderall Diaries" (2015) • "Memoria" (2015) • "Whatever It Takes" (2000) • "Milk" (2008)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Saturday Night" (2010) • "The Deuce" (2017–2019) • "The Broken Tower" (2011) • "Pretenders" (2018) • "Black Dog, Red Dog" (2015) • "Francophrenia (Or Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is)" (2012) • "Hart Crane: An Exegesis" (2012) • "11.22.63" (2016) • "Metamorphosis: Junior Year" (2017) • "The Institute" (2017) • "Sal" (2011) • "I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel" (2014) • "Child of God" (2013) • "Bukowski" (2013) • "Zeroville" (2019) • "The Sound and the Fury" (2014) • "Future World" (2018) • "Good Time Max" (2007) • "The Ape" (2005) • "Fool's Gold" (2005) • "In Dubious Battle" (2016) • "As I Lay Dying" (2013) • "My Own Private River" (2012) • "Interior. Leather Bar." (2013) • "Tenn" (2017) • "The Disaster Artist" (2017) • "Venice 70: Future Reloaded" (2013)
Movies/Tv Shows (Cinematography) "Interior. Leather Bar." (2013)
Movies/Tv Shows (Film Editor) "The Broken Tower" (2011)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Sal" (2011) • "Fool's Gold" (2005) • "The Broken Tower" (2011) • "Killing Animals" (2015) • "Palo Alto" (2013) • "The Ape" (2005) • "Good Time Max" (2007) • "Bukowski" (2013) • "Mississippi Requiem" (2018) • "As I Lay Dying" (2013) • "Black Dog, Red Dog" (2015) • "Child of God" (2013) • "Actors Anonymous" (2017)

Top Questions

When was James Franco born?
James Franco was born on April 19, 1978.
Where was James Franco born?
James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, United States.

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