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  • Birth Date:4/19/1978

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James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films. In 2001 he played the title role in Mark Rydell's television biographical film James Dean, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor.

He became well known in the early 2000s when he was cast as Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man films. In 2005, he starred in the war film The Great Raid, in which he played Robert Prince, captain of a Ranger Battalion who rescued prisoners of war from the Cabanatuan prison camp during World War II. The following year, he had starring roles in three movies, Tristan & Isolde, Annapolis, and Flyboys. In 2008, he starred in the comedy/stoner film Pineapple Express opposite his Freaks and Geeks co-star Seth Rogen. He has appeared in Nights in Rodanthe and played a prominent role in the biographical film Milk.

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JAMES FRANCO FILM REVEALS THE PENISIER SIDE OF BASKETBALL

FilmDrunkThursday, February 25, 2010 4:26 PM

James Franco, who besides being in the creative writing program at Columbia is also studying film at NYU, debuted a short film at Cinevegas late last year, a clip of which has just hit the web.  The ...

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FilmDrunkTuesday, February 23, 2010 6:05 PM

One of my favorite things Natalie Portman ever did was her gangsta-rap digital short, and she’s got a couple projects coming up that could be similar in tone.  Pajiba reports that she’s producing and ...

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James Franco to Star in Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours

Film JunkThursday, January 07, 2010 4:44 PM

From General Hospital to Danny Boyle's upcoming movie about stranded mountaineer Aron Ralston.

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JAMES FRANCO TRASHES AN APARTMENT

FilmDrunkFriday, June 26, 2009 4:15 PM

I may have mentioned this before, but I was once at a reading (*adjusts scarf*) where James Franco read a short story, and much as I wanted him to suck because he’s a handsome movie ...

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