James Franco was born in 1978 in California. He studied English and drama at UCLA and acting with Robert Carnegie. Franco got his start with a Pizza Hut commercial and his breakthrough role in Freaks & Geeks in 1999. He is known for roles in Spiderman, Milk, 127 Hours, Planet of the Apes, and This is the End. Franco often plays real-life troubled characters and has a signature one-sided smile and lisp.

1. JAMES FRANCO
Actor, Director, Writer & Artist
Presenter: Kourtnie D. Baird

2. HISTORY
• Born April 19th, 1978 in Palo Alto, California
• Family:
• Dad-Douglas Franco
• Mom-Betsy Levine
• 2 Brothers-Tom and Dave Franco
• Education:
• Studied English & Drama at UCLA-Earned Undergraduate Degree
• Is constantly taking classes of different subjects, studies his character roles to a
huge degree, and is always wanting to learn.
• Studied acting with Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West.

3. GETTING STARTED
• Studied Acting at the age of 19 with
Robert Carnegie.
• First paid gig was a Pizza Hut
commercial.
• Got recognized by playing in the
1999 series, “Freaks & Geeks”.

4. MAJOR ROLES
• Freaks & Geeks (1999)
• James Dean (2001)
• Spiderman 1,2 & 3 (2002-2007)
• Flyboys (2006)
• Tristan + Isolde (2006)
• Milk (2008)
• 127 Hours (2010)
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Spring Breakers (2012)
• This is the End (2013)
• The Interview (2014)

5. SIGNATURE STYLE
• Often plays real life people
• Tends to play character roles with
troubled pasts or lives
• Has a one sided smile that is a
trademark
• At times has a lisp
• Has played in drama, action,
romance and a multitude of
comedies.

6. SOURCES
• James Franco. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 10:27, Mar 19,
2015, fromhttp://www.biography.com/people/james-franco-245869.
• James Franco. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2015, from
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290556/
• James Franco. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2015, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Franco