James Franco

American actor

Birthday: April 19, 1978

Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, U.S.

Age: 46 years old

Sign: Aries

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About James Franco

For most people looking at James Franco for the first time, the first word that comes to mind is "Green Goblin". The award-winning actor rose to fame after his stellar performance as Harry Osborn in the Spiderman Trilogy from 2002 to 2007 and his performance in the popular movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" in 2011.

Childhood and Education

Franco was born to Douglas Eugene and Betsy Franco. He fell in love with acting at a young age and graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996. He is an alumnus of University of California. Franco finally finished his formal education by graduating with a Ph.D. from Yale University.

Career

Franco finally got his breakthrough after the television series "Freaks and Geeks" was aired. The actor then went on to star as the main character in the movie "James Dean," which contributed to his Golden Globe Award win and solidified his status as a major Hollywood player. Other movies he has starred in are "The Interview" in 2014 and "Why Him?" in 2018. Franco stars in "Nomadland", "The Father", "Promising Young Women" and "Soul."

Personal Life and Controversies

As a fun-loving personality, Franco held his Mitzvah celebration with distinguished guests in 2015.

The rumor of Franco being gay has been the subject of a lot of gossip even though the actor denies the fact.

He dated actress Marla Sokoloff for more than 4 years before their split up in 2010. 2014 saw the actor caught flirting with a 17-year-old when screenshots of his conversations hit social media. Franco received a huge backlash for his actions, although the woman in question was of legal age.