James Franco is an extraordinary person. He is an actor, a director, a screenwriter, an artist, a producer and a writer. He works so hard that colleagues began to call James a Hollywood workaholic. He prefers to spend time with benefit, so he practically does not go to social events.
James Franco was born on April 19, 1978. Was born in a small town called Palo Alto. Parents were not associated with cinema. Father is a businessman. Mom wrote poems and worked as an editor. There were more children in the family - Tom and David.
One of James's brothers also became an artist. He is known as Dave Franco. They starred in several film projects together. The second brother became an artist and opened his own workshop.
In his youth, the actor had a disgusting character. James was a bully. I first encountered the police when I was 13 years old. The actor was often arrested for disturbing public order. But over time, he became calmer, stopped breaking the laws and began to study well.
He began to reach for creativity even in his school years. He participated in a variety of productions. But I didn't think about an acting career. After leaving school, he decided to connect his life with the study of English language and literature. He entered the University of California, where he studied for only a year. James realized that he had chosen the wrong profession.
Our hero took the documents and began to attend acting courses. Educated under the guidance of Chubbuck.
However, James returned to university after a few years. He received his diploma in 2008. Subsequently, he also graduated from New York University, where he learned the basics of the director's profession. James also has a third degree. He attended courses in poetry.
Film career
James made his debut in such projects as "Policemen on Bicycles", "Serve and Protect", "Profiler". The roles were episodic. In the form of the leading character he appeared before the audience in the movie "Freaks and Geeks". But this multi-part project did not bring much success to James.
Having starred in such projects as "Unkissed" and "At any cost" the actor got his first successful role. Appeared before the audience in the movie "James Dean". Masterfully played the main character, receiving high marks from critics and spectators. For the role he was awarded the Golden Globe.
And the very next project made James really famous. Our hero starred in the movie "Spider-Man". Appeared before the audience in the form of Harry Osborn. He played this hero in the next two films about the adventures of Spider-Man.
The following projects only strengthened the popularity. James starred in such films as "The Last Work of Lamarcke", "The Great Raid", "Duel", "Tristan and Isolde". To play the role of a pilot in Lafayette Squadron, James learned how to fly an airplane.
James has received several prestigious awards for projects such as Pineapple Express. I sit and smoke”and“Harvey Milk”. No less successful were the films "Interview" and "Noise and Fury".
James Franco is able to play any role, get used to the image of any character. He demonstrated all facets of his talent in such projects as "Eat, Pray, Love", "Broken Tower" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".
James also showed himself as a director. Under his leadership such projects as “When I was dying”, “Interior. Leather Bar "," Child of God "," Noise and Fury "," Bukowski "," Zeroville ".
Among the latest projects of James, such films as "Why him?", "Alien. Testament”,“Woe Creator”,“Two”,“The Last Frontier”. At the present stage, James is working on the creation of projects such as "The Long Home", "Bloody Surf", "Drunken Fireworks".
Off the set
How are things going in the personal life of James Franco? The first serious romance was with Marla Sokoloffa. The relationship lasted about 4 years. After breaking up with the actress, James dated Ashley Hartman for several months.
When the romance with the model ended, James met with Anna O'Reilly. The relationship with the actress dragged on for 5 years. But due to a busy work schedule, the couple broke up.
For several years, the actor did not meet with anyone and did not start a relationship. He was completely immersed in work and study. Journalists took advantage of this and immediately printed that James is gay. The appearance of such rumors was also influenced by the fact that the actor often starred in the form of homosexuals.
James himself did not comment on the rumors in any way. However, they themselves disappeared when the actor announced the changes in his personal life. At the present stage, James is in a relationship with a girl named Isabel Pakzad.
James Franco is not only an actor, but also a writer. He became the author of such works as "Stories of Palo Alto", "Anonymous Actors", "The Strongest Disorder".
Despite his busyness, James managed to get into a scandal. He was charged with harassment. Because of this situation, the actor's name was removed from the list of Oscar nominees. But James' career was not affected in any way. He himself denies any involvement in the harassment.
Interesting Facts
- At an early age, James got into the police while stealing expensive perfume. It is noteworthy that after becoming a star, he advertised perfume.
- James Franco takes filmmaking seriously. To play James Dean, he attended guitar courses, bought a motorcycle and began to smoke several packs of cigarettes a day. Even with close people he stopped communicating for a while. This approach was successful. James received his first Golden Globe.
- The actor does not like to sleep. He believes that "sleep is for weaklings." James never understood people who spend too much time in bed. In his opinion, you can always find something more productive.
- In Spider-Man, James wanted to play a superhero. But in the end, Tobey Maguire got the lead role. James appeared in the form of his friend.
- James Franco has his own star on the walk of fame.
- It was planned that James will play Arthur in the motion picture "Inception". However, he could not because of the too busy schedule. He was replaced by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
