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James Franco
James Edward Franco is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He has collaborated with fellow actor Seth Rogen on multiple projects, including Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the E…
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Born 19 April 1978 · Q306403
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s first single Love in the Old Days and their first EP MotorCity. On July 9, 2013, Franco announced that he would be the featured roastee on the next Comedy Central Roast. The roast aired on September 2, 2013. In February 2014, Franco wrote an article in The New York Times in support of the metamodernist performance art of Shia LaBeouf, describing LaBeouf
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2026· 3 entries
Public attention spiked: 38,658 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.8× the usual 6,692, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Sexual misconduct accusations and lawsuit add detail in rewrite
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Lead Stories rated the claim “James Franco on TikTok” Hard To Say.
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2025· 1 entry
The Guardian: ‘People raised hell’: why shouldn’t Scarlett Johansson and James Franco play queer characters?
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2024· 2 entries
People reported that Franco had been dating Izabel Pakzad since 2017
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In the French thriller The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure
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2021· 8 entries
The Guardian: James Franco accused of causing ‘immense pain and suffering’ by former students
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The Guardian: James Franco admits sleeping with students and says he had sex addiction – video
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The Guardian: James Franco admits sleeping with students and says he had sex addiction
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Franco gave his first interview in nearly four years when he appeared on an episode of the Jess Cagle Podcast
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Franco admitted to having had sex with students and stated that he had undergone treatment for sexual addiction since 2016
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The Guardian: James Franco agrees to $2.2m settlement for sexual misconduct suit
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The Guardian: Deal reached in lawsuit accusing James Franco of sexual misconduct
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It was reported that the lawsuit was settled and that, according to documents filed on February 11, both students had agreed to drop their individual claims
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2020· 1 entry
The Guardian: James Franco accusers are 'jumping on the #MeToo bandwagon', say actor's lawyers
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2019· 3 entries
The Guardian: James Franco accused in lawsuit of sexually exploiting women
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Two former students of Franco's film and acting school, Studio 4, filed a lawsuit against him and his partners
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The Guardian: Zero stars: is James Franco's starry Zeroville the worst film of 2019?
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2018· 2 entries
The New York Times, citing the allegations, canceled a planned event with Franco, explaining, "The event was intended to be a discussion of the making of the film, 'The Disaster Artist
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The Los Angeles Times reported that five women had accused Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior while Franco was serving as their acting teacher or mentor
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2017· 2 entries
To positive reviews, while his portrayal of Wiseau gained near-universal praise
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Miley Cyrus, James Franco, and Seth Rogan were arrested for conspiring to assassinate President Trump.” False.
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2016· 2 entries
Franco co-produced and starred in King Cobra, a true story about the rise of gay pornographic actor Brent Corrigan and the murder of Bryan Kocis
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Franco directed, co-produced, and starred in The Disaster Artist, the film adaptation of actor Greg Sestero's non-fiction book of the same name, about the making of The Room, which is considered to be one of worst films
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2015· 2 entries
Franco was cast in the lead role for the Hulu limited series 11
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Had an official bar mitzvah ceremony, presided over by a rabbi
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2014· 2 entries
A 17-year-old girl posted several screenshots of messages she said had been exchanged between her and Franco on Instagram
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A seventeen-year-old girl posted screenshots of alleged messages between her and Franco on Instagram
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2013· 4 entries
Franco announced that he would be the featured roastee on the next Comedy Central Roast
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Franco received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard
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Franco starred as the gangster "Alien" in Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, with Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Gucci Mane and Rachel Korine
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Franco was featured as the cover model and featured focus in the men's magazine Man of the World
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2011· 8 entries
Released ep “Turn It Up”.
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The actor took part in "An Evening with James Franco", a Washington D
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And Anne Hathaway hosted the 83rd Academy Awards
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Franco made a cameo appearance on NBC's Minute to Win It where the real-life Ralston was participating as a contestant playing for charity
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Franco and the Harvard Lampoon released a satirical video on prominent comedy website Funny or Die mocking his last-minute cancellation
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Franco taught a graduate-level film course at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
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“s first single Love in the Old Days and their first EP MotorCity. On July 9, 2013, Franco announced that he would be the featured roastee on the next Comedy Central Roast. The roast aired on September 2, 2013. In February 2014, Franco wrote an article in The New York Times in support of the metamodernist performance art of Shia LaBeouf, describing LaBeouf”
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On March 31, 2011, the actor took part in "An Evening with James Franco", a Washington D.C. dinner benefit for 826DC, a non-profit after-school literature program.
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2010· 3 entries
Scribner published a collection of short stories, Palo Alto, by Franco
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Franco made the erroneous public announcement that he received a "D" grade in "Acting" class at the NYU Graduate Film School
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Awarded Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Actor (2010).
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2008· 3 entries
Hosted the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL), and a second time on December 19, 2009
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Franco was named as the face of Gucci's men's fragrance line
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Also appeared in two films by American artist Carter, exhibited at the Yvon Lambert gallery in Paris
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2006· 2 entries
Franco co-starred with Tyrese Gibson in Annapolis and played legendary hero Tristan in Tristan & Isolde, a period piece dramatization of the Tristan and Iseult story also starring British actress Sophia Myles
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Made a cameo appearance in the romantic comedy The Holiday
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2002· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for James Dean (2002).
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1999· 2 entries
After he was cast in a leading role on the short-lived but well-reviewed NBC television series Freaks and Geeks, which ran for 18 episodes and was canceled due to low viewership
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Franco dated co-star Marla Sokoloff for five years
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1978· 1 entry
Born 1978-04-19.
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