Date of Birth: Wednesday, April 19, 1978

Place of Birth: Palo Alto, California, USA

Height: 5'11"

James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. Franco attended UCLA in English major. He studied some acting while in UCLA to overcome his shyness. James Franco left UCLA after a year and studied acting intensively at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West.

In 1999, James Franco landed a role in TV series Freaks and Geeks. Franco also appeared in Never Been Kissed in 1999 and Whatever it Takes in 2000. He met his girlfriend Marla Sokoloff in that movie.

In 2002, James Franco appeared in Spiderman as Harry Osborne alongside Toby Maguire.

He will appear in Tristan & Isolde as Tristan alongside Sophia Myles.

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