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James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) 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) [
left]. He has collaborated with fellow actor
Seth Rogen on multiple projects, including
Pineapple Express (2008),
This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and
The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco's performance in
127 Hours (2010) earned a Best Actor nomination at the 83rd Academy Awards.
His first prominent television role was Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama
Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the
title character in the television biographical film
James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and received nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera
General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series
11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama
The Deuce (2017–2019).
Franco volunteers for
The Art of Elysium charity and has taught film classes at numerous schools. His admission to having sex with students during his time as an acting school teacher led to lawsuits and a $2 million sexual misconduct settlement in 2021. In December of the same year, Franco admitted to being in treatment for sexual addiction since 2016.
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