James Franco

James Franco is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer, artist and writer, and a film professor at New York University. The artist has rightly won the unspoken title of avid workaholic of Hollywood. It is easier to meet on the set than at social events or during the rest. In a year the performer participates in the work on five or more films, including produces directorial projects.

James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. Doug Franco, James' father, is a native of Portugal who ran a business in Silicon Valley. Betsy Verne, the mother of the future movie star, was Jewish. It is known that the woman's parents immigrated from Russia. Betsy wrote poems, short stories, and worked as an editor in various publishing houses. In addition to James, the family had two more children - the youngest sons Tom and David. The brothers are trying to keep in touch today. David in the future became an actor, better known in cinematic circles as Dave Franco.

James went to a comprehensive school, but the period of childhood can not be called a prosperous. At the age of 13, the boy first encountered representatives of the law. Over the next two years, the teenager was repeatedly arrested for drinking alcohol, causing graffiti and stealing perfumes at a shopping mall. For some time the young man was even under the care of the state, after which he took himself into his hands, began to study well and stopped breaking the law.

He graduated from Palo Alto High School, where he majored in mathematics and even practiced at Lockheed Martin, a major American aircraft manufacturer. In addition, James participated in all drama school productions.

After graduating in 1996, Franco enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he planned to specialize in English and literature. But at the university, the student studied one course and left it for the sake of acting courses robert Carnegie at the theater "West Playhouse." Another mentor of the future star was Ivana Chabback, who previously studied Charlize Theron, Halle Berry and others.

Already starring in films, Franco returned to university, and in 2008 was able to get a bachelor's degree. He also later graduated from Columbia University with a degree in dramaturgy and New York University, where he studied to be a director. James received another degree from the College of North Carolina, where he took a course in poetry and literary art.

James's first episodic appearances on screen were recorded in television films and TV series "Police on Bicycles," "1997," "Serve and Protect," "Profiler" and others. The first main role of the actor came on the teenage series "Freaks and Crazy." Franco starred in 18 episodes of this picture, but the film did not gain popularity. Thus began the biography of the actor in the movie.

On the big screen, the actor made his debut in the lyrical drama "Unkissed", and the first prominent role played in the youth comedy "Any price" in 2000.

The popularity and growth of the acting career came at the beginning of the new millennium. In 2001, James starred in the biographical film "James Dean" about the childhood and youth of the famous American actor. For his deep understanding of the psychology of the famous man, Franco received many rave reviews from film critics, as well as was awarded the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy and the Screen Actors Guild Award.

Even more resonant was the performance of James Franco as Harry Osborne in the film adaptation of the comic book "Spider-Man" 2002. In 2004 and 2007 came two sequels of this picture, where the talent of the actor is revealed even more significant.

In the first decade of the 21st century, the psychological drama "The Last Case of Lamarca" can be singled out, where his partner was Robert De Niro, the military action drama "The Great Raid", the melodrama "Tristan and Isolde" and the military-sports drama "The Fight". Interestingly, for the filming of the action movie "Lafayette Squadron" James in 2006 had to undergo training and get the rights of the pilot.

In 2008, another successful film - the comedy "Pineapple Express: Sitting, Smoking", for which James Franco was nominated for a Golden Globe. And for his supporting role as Scott Smith in the biopic "Harvey Milk", the actor received the Independent Spirit Award. These works were appreciated by film critics and tv viewers.

Notable projects in the filmography of the artist were the comedy action film "The Interview" and the adaptation of William Faulkner's novel "Noise and Fury".

Also in 2009, James Franco made his debut as a director with the short film "Stephen's Pier". For this work at the 60th Berlin Film Festival, the actor received the Teddy Award. Soon the filmography of the artist is replenished with a comedy role in the crime adventure film "The Unchained Vacation", where James appeared as a dealer of prohibited substances and weapons, who meets a group of young students played by Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens.

Franco's fans watch him play in the popular Hollywood films "Eat, Pray, Love," "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "The Destroyed Tower." James uses all facets of his artistic talent, equally convincingly embodying different images on the screen.

In 2013, Franco appeared in the biographical drama Lovelace, where he played Playboy editor Hugh Hefner. The premiere of the fantasy film "Oz: The Great and the Terrible" was premiered with the screen star, in which the performer appeared in an ensemble with Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz.

A little later, the film "The Laughing of James Franco" was released. The jokes over the actor were enthusiastically accepted by the viewers. In November of the same year, the artist together with the famous screenwriter Seth Rogen made a parody of the clip of rapper Kanye West. James and Seth named Their Video Bound 3.

2013 was a productive year for the director's work by James Franco. He releases the film "When I Died," which plays the main character - the deranged Darl, as well as the documentary "Interior. Leather Bar" and the psychological drama "Child of God." Unlike acting, including a lot of comedic images, James-director is interested in serious subjects that allow a new look at human nature. Such films were "Noise and Fury," "Bukowski," "Zeroville."

One of the brightest films of 2015 was the drama "My Name Is Michael", in which the artist appeared as a hero Michael Glatz. The character Of Franco for a long time considered himself homosexual, but in adulthood married a girl Rebecca (Emma Roberts) and began preaching to a Christian pastor. The film also featured zakari quinto.

In 2016, the film "Why Is He?" was released. The new comedy, directed by John Hamburg, tells the story of the meeting of the head of the family with his daughter's boyfriend - an eccentric Silicon Valley millionaire Laird Mayhew. The latter was played by James Franco.

Also in 2016, Franco participated in the filming of the film "Alien: Covenant." The actor got the role of Captain "Covenant" Jacob Branson. The film tells the story of the crew of the spaceship, which discovered the planet, which is an unexplored "Paradise." The film was a sequel to prometheus and the 5th film of the sci-fi franchise about the alien universe. The director of the long-awaited film was Ridley Scott, who shot the 1st part of the popular action movie back in 1979.

Of course, the main premiere of the year was the comedy drama "Woe-creator", where James acted as the director of the project and the lead actor. His partner in the frame was his brother Dave. They tried on the images of the director and actor of the Hollywood picture, recognized as the worst film of all time. Franco's film was highly noted by film critics.

In his youth for more than 4 years James Franco met with actress Marla Sokoloff. Then about a year the actor would be together with model Ashley Artman.

With the beginning of 2006, actress Ana O'Reilly appeared in the life of a man. The couple had been together for 5 years, but the official wife of the actor girl never became. At the end of 2011, they announced the end of the relationship. One of the main reasons for the breakup James and Anna named a small amount of time, which they could spend with each other because of the busy work schedule.

In addition to the acting and director's profession, James has mastered the writing skills. Several of Franco's literary works have already been released - "Palo Alto Stories," "California Childhood," "The Dangerous Book of Four Boys," "Anonymous Actors," "Directed by Herbert White" and "The Strongest Mess."

The press has repeatedly reported that James Franco - gay, because the actor during his career performed a large number of characters, gay and bisexual. Franco called his interest in gay culture "an artistic addiction to homosexuality." It was about those films, which the actor shot himself, and about his roles in the projects of other directors. The man himself considers such rumors part of the image.

In the interview, Franco repeatedly said that he admires the talent of singer Lana Del Rey. According to the actor, he is ready to write a book about the famous girl. James also didn't mind marrying her.

In 2016, Franco surprised fans by dyeing his hair pink and turquoise. He posted a photo in the new image on Instagram. This is not the first experiment in the star's biography. Before that, the actor dyed his hair red. On such radical changes he decided to participate in the music video of rapper Raff Riff. Fans still called Franco's participation in such a video a complete failure.

The celebrity monitors the physical form (James' height is 180 cm, weight - 75-76 kg) and draws attention to modern fashion trends. The artist has long been the face of the perfume company Gucci and advertises their fragrance Gucci By Gucci Pour Homme.

In May 2017, the media reported that the American fashion house Coach began to cooperate with James Franco. The actor has become the face of the new male fragrance Soach for men.

In the same year they talked about a new serious novel by the actor. His chosen one was a young student Isabelle Pakzad, who works in television as an editor. Before that, the artist's personal life did not develop for 6 years. Officially, the artist announced a relationship with the girl at the premiere of the Broadway play Straight White Men, which took place in mid-2018.

The relationship with Isabelle was not affected by the sexual scandal, which James got into in early 2018. As part of the Me Too campaign, five women, including actressEllie Sheedy, Sarah Titham-Kaplan and Violet Paley, accused the star of sexual harassment. The incident occurred after the actor's participation in the Golden Globe Awards ceremony. Screen star Sharon Stone came to the defense of her colleague. The artist considers the sexual claims of many men their inability to win women's attention, and stupidity is not worth it to spoil colleagues' reputation and career.

Despite the fact that James with the project "Woe Creator" planned to join the fight for the Oscar, his name was removed from the list of nominees for the main prize of the year. In an interview with Stephen Colbert, the actor denied all the accusations, although he expressed respect for those women who are not afraid to speak out. Sex scandal did not radically affect the career and personal life of men.

The repertoire of the artist is full of names of new projects with his participation. In 2018, he starred in the TV series "The Deuce", the action movie "The World of the Future", the fantastic film "Kin" and the western of the Coen brothers "Ballad of Buster Scruggs."

In 2019, the premieres of the drama "The Long House" and the horror film "Bloody Surf" are announced, in which Franco will reappear in the foreground. Now he is preparing to work in the adventure film "The Man" and the drama "Drunk Fireworks", with the creators of which have already signed contracts.

2001 - "James Dean"

2002 - "Spider-Man"

2002 - "The Last Case of Lamarca"

2005 - "The Great Raid"

2006 - Tristan and Isolde

2008 - "Harvey Milk"

2011 - "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

2013 - "Oz: The Great and the Terrible"

2014 - "The Interview"

2014 - "Noise and Fury"

2017 - "Alien: Covenant"

2017 - "Wonder Creator"

2018 - "The World of the Future"

2018 - "Kin"

2018 - Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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