James Franco: Facts & Related Content
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Facts
| Also Known As | James Edward Franco |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1978 (age 47) • 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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