James Franco

James Franco
Franco at the premiere of Oz the Great and Powerful in Los Angeles, February 13, 2013.
Born	James Edward Franco April 19, 1978 (age 35) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, filmmaker, teacher, author
Years active	1997–present
Family	Dave Franco (brother)

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978)^[1] is an American actor, filmmaker, teacher and author. His first prominent role was a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks; he later achieved recognition for playing the title character in the TV biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award. He portrayed Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi‘s Spider-Man trilogy. His notable films arePineapple Express, Milk, 127 Hours, Tristan & Isolde, Annapolis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Spring Breakers, and Oz the Great and Powerful, with upcoming films This Is the End and Lovelace. He also has a recurring role in the ABC soap opera General Hospital. For his role in 127 Hours, Franco received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

Franco volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity and has taught a class at New York University in feature filmmaking and production.^[2] In 2013, he began teaching a course in short film production at the University of Southern California and a course in screenwriting at his alma mater, University of California, Los Angeles, where he is also an adjunct professor of English.^[3] He is currently a PhD candidate at Yale University.

James Franco at the premiere of Spiderman 3 in Queens, New York. This is a cropped version of File:James Franco by David Shankbone.jpg. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)