James Franco is an American actor, filmmaker and college instructor born on April 19, 1978, in Palo Alto, California.
He gained recognition for his breakthrough role on the television series, Freaks and Geeks, and later starred in the Spider-Man trilogy.
Franco has also appeared in numerous films, including Milk, 127 Hours, Spring Breakers and Oz the Great and Powerful.
He has been nominated for several awards, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award and has won several awards, including a Golden Globe Award.
Siblings
James has two younger brothers, Tom Franco and Dave Franco, who are also involved in the entertainment industry.
Tom is an American actor and artist. He has appeared in several films and television shows, including The Disaster Artist which starred his brother James.
Tom has also worked as a painter and has exhibited his artwork.
Dave is an American actor known for his roles in films like 21 Jump Street, Neighbors and The Disaster Artist, which starred his brother James.
He has also appeared in several television shows, including Scrubs and The Good Place.
Career
Franco’s career spans over two decades, with a wide range of roles in film and television.
He began acting in the late 1990s, initially appearing in television shows such as Pacific Blue and Freaks and Geeks.
His breakthrough role came with the television biopic, James Dean, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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Franco’s early film roles included Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, as well as Tristan & Isolde and Flyboys.
He gained critical acclaim for his performances in Milk, 127 Hours and The Disaster Artist, earning several award nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Franco has also directed several films, including The Ape and As I Lay Dying.
He has collaborated with fellow actor Seth Rogen on multiple projects, including Pineapple Express, This Is the End and The Disaster Artist.
Awards and accolades
Franco has won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for James Dean, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Milk and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for The Disaster Artist.
Other notable awards he has received include a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble for Milk, a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor for 127 Hours and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actor for The Disaster Artist.
He has also received Academy Award, BAFTA, and SAG Award nominations for his performances in 127 Hours and The Disaster Artist.
In addition to his major award nominations and wins, Franco has been recognized with various other accolades, including Young Hollywood Awards, Gotham Independent Film Awards and International Cinephile Society Awards.
Others are International Online Cinema Awards, Italian Online Movie Awards, National Movie Awards, Online Film and Television Association Awards, Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, Rembrandt Awards, Streamy Awards and Village Voice Film Poll Awards.
Personal life
Franco is currently in a relationship with Isabel Pakzad, a graduate student at the University of Southern California.
They started dating in November 2017 and have been spotted together on several occasions, including after the sexual misconduct allegations against Franco surfaced.
Despite the controversy, Pakzad has remained with Franco throughout the scandal.