born april american actor filmmaker prominent acting role lead character short lived cult hit television program later played title character biographical film won golden globe award role hours franco nominated known roles rise planet great powerful films roles broadway debut mice men franco volunteers art charity taught film classes ucla early life family franco born california mother née writer occasional actress father franco ran business met students stanford_university franco father portuguese swedish descent franco mother jewish family russian jewish immigrants father daniel changed family surname time franco paternal grandmother franco published author young adult books franco maternal grandmother owned art gallery prominent art gallery cleveland active member franco family upbringing academic liberal largely secular grew california brothers tom dave actor math franco interned encouraged father good grades graduated acted plays led attending theatre high school years franco arrested drinking graffiti group stole designer department stores sold classmates arrests led briefly ward state facing possibility juvenile hall franco given second chance judge teen angst uncomfortable skin shy changed ways time good grades recalled troubles law idea marine zoologist interested franco secretly wanted actor feared rejected enrolled ucla english major dropped year parents wishes pursue career actor wait years audition acting program franco instead chose acting lessons west time franco took late night job mcdonald support parents refused vegetarian working working establishment practice accents customers experience remembered washington_post editorial acting career months training began auditioning los_angeles paid role television commercial featuring dancing elvis_presley died years prior found guest roles television shows break came cast leading role short lived reviewed nbc television series ran episodes canceled low viewership later cult hit audiences described series fun work experiences interview franco said didn understand movies worked camera wasn little bit productive way film debut kissed played popular chris takes modern day remake play subsequently cast title role director biographical film role franco went non smoking packs cigarettes day dark brown hair blond learned ride motorcycle play guitar greater understanding dean franco spent hours dean associates research included reading books dean studying movies filming actor character cut communication family friends girlfriend lonely existence notes wasn set watching thinking despite fan dean franco feared captured actor convincingly ken_tucker entertainment_weekly wrote franco walked role dean instead gets skin insecure young man received golden globe award nominations screen actors guild award franco achieved worldwide fame attention superhero film played son villainous green best friend originally franco considered lead role film lead went variety noted good moments franco film commercial critical success movie grossed million opening weekend north_america went earn million worldwide starred release directed fellow actor involvement attracted franco film set 1980s new_orleans follows titular character franco returning home discharged army prepare role met sex workers people previously prostitutes movie panned critics new_york_post calling instant candidate worst movie year franco cast homeless drug drama city star saw snippet work lived streets days better understand subject matter talk drug starred ballet movie company success spider man film led franco reprise role sequel movie received critics proved big financial success setting new opening weekend box office record north_america revenue million worldwide second highest grossing film following year starred black comedy war film great raid portrayed captain united_states_army elite sixth ranger battalion franco starred gibson played legendary hero period piece story starring british actress months boxing training practiced horseback riding sword fighting completed training preparation role released september month franco appeared briefly man remake seminal horror film cameo appearance romantic comedy holiday played contrast previous films positive reviews met mixed reception critics nonetheless total worldwide gross million stands successful film series franco highest grossing film date year franco cameo appearance directed comedy knocked starred alumni franco starred low budget independent film dark fantasy young couple interview appears voice role movies ignored audiences critics alike projects franco wrote directed starred movie premiered film festival centers talented brothers diverse paths life going doctor whilst sibling franco experiences unemployment uses drugs actor chose cast role process elimination better suited role responsible surgeon starred comedy starring written produced franco character said tell okay going play pot dealer comes dimensional character totally believe exists takes seriously comedy new_york_times review critic wrote delightful goofy sexy despite curtain hair crash pad zero woman acceptance factor generous performance greatly movie shifts genre gears noise sober self performance earned second nomination musical comedy stated interviews longer uses occasionally alluded smoking notably extended segment report awarded magazine year award work appeared films american artist carter exhibited gallery paris september hosted sketch comedy saturday night live second time december franco starred opposite film plays boyfriend los_angeles_times review film wrote franco nice match penn lover finally political life performance film franco won independent spirit award category late joined cast daytime soap opera recurring basis plays franco artist like comes unfinished business mob franco called role performance art franco began making appearance sitcom rock played carried fake romance jenna_maroney jane_krakowski scheme respective agents appearing commercial successes date night action comedy adaption novel franco played poet drama released september known poem trial work premiered berlin film festival earned modest reviews project hours directed franco portrayed real life mountain given limited release starting november hours centered trying free hand trapped boulder utah desperate measures order survive eventually arm week hours day shoot franco leave set use read books academic textbooks busy franco later called making hours lifetime experience date hours reviewed movies commercial success earning million million budget performance earned universal acclaim critics subsequently nominated academy_award award winning independent spirit award didn actors act opposite crew director writer stars way character share body kinda jammed present february franco cameo appearance nbc real life participating contestant playing charity having uncredited cameo opening scene starred opposite medieval fantasy comedy film plays prince teams brother rescue soon bride played cast star million reboot planet series released august franco starred alongside letter originally entitled directed cast drug addicted lawyer cherry starring started shooting following month california dropped indie film young star great powerful disney prequel wonderful wizard filming began july film released march signed sequel end september actor acquired rights diaries intention adapt direct star film announced january actor planned star direct night film version author book 1980s serial killer screenwriter screenplay initially franco right movie learned franco desire director later watched short films featured serial killer ultimately confirming writer actor darker actor plans direct film version lay dying film screened section cannes film festival late franco starred end fictionalized version stuck house fictionalized versions apocalypse happens february franco began shooting film version mccarthy child god stars film chronicles violent young tennessee ancestral land child god selected official competition venice film festival official selection toronto international film festival official selection prestigious 51st new york film festival franco starred gangster alien spring breakers films began campaign september support best supporting actor oscar nomination franco performance march announced franco set broadway stage debut role george revival mice men october franco appeared music video city angels thirty seconds mars february franco announced director producer masterpiece film adaptation actor non fiction book disaster artist talks making film room april year franco directed appeared techno color sunglasses promoted collection december franco starred controversial sony comedy thriller interview film played central role real world diplomatic relations united_states north_korea related sony incident april projects titled michael true story shown film festival michael franco plays gay activist rejects homosexuality conservative christian pastor girlfriend true story based true story franco played man fbi wanted list murdering wife children oregon hiding identity journalist played franco cast lead role limited series based novel episode series premiered february projects franco produced directed documentary titled saturday night documenting week production episode film began short class grew episodes host short stories wrote classes appeared summer fictional franco held exhibit los_angeles real franco held exhibit museum based experiences soap opera franco named face men line short films director presented maryland film festival short movies clerk tale screened competition end june presented solo exhibition dangerous book boys presented gallery new_york_city featured video drawings sculptures installation october published collection short stories franco book named california city franco grew dedicated writers worked inspired franco teenage memories memories written submitted high school students consists life experienced series teenagers spend time driving drunk smoking taking acts violence passage told young narrator book received mixed reviews los_angeles_times called work ambitious young man clearly loves read good eye detail spent way time style virtually substance guardian said franco foray literary world met quarters promising debut unlikely source writing new_york_times reviewer fellow author praised franco story american history historical parts present day social commentary makes wonder actually evolved post america editor literary journal testified publish franco stories claiming published star power literary talent reviewed collection stating author fails find remotely stories january actor screened project entitled company drama merges video art update sitcom film festival franco reunited milk director unfinished project features movies endless idaho endless idaho showcases edited deleted scenes scenes footage movie focuses late actor idea exhibition conceived van introduced unused footage film franco inspiring turn unfinished opened february april gallery beverly_hills february hosted academy awards selected help awards achieve goal attracting younger audience franco previously said accepted job experience lifetime opportunity numerous media viewers criticized franco discontent lack energy stage widely panned reviewers dubbing worst telecast history actor later spoke hosting interview late david_letterman explained accepting job high hopes adding list things doesn mean didn care doesn mean didn try right allegations influence marijuana hosting franco commented think look standing lot energy concluded tried best low energy telecast months later continued talking hosting gig interview playboy said told producer don know hired haven given don think stuff going good said felt kind trapped material way admitted post ceremony fight twitter longtime writer busy actor appeared fully committed job franco posted photo graffiti saying trust know comedy mean come write franco explained playboy personally best thinking angry twitter period actually think decide worth twitter dangerous thing franco dance theater directorial debut new_york studios narrated performances entitled described mixed media piece featured live dance theater music poetry tickets free distributed come served basis actor directed short films songs blue album collapse franco continued career filmmaker minute shot black white poet committed suicide jumping steamship originally started masters thesis screened los_angeles film festival feature films short projects music videos countries released dvd franco served lecturer ucla teaching classes september franco announced release band daddy single love old days march franco received star located hollywood boulevard july franco announced featured aired september february franco wrote article new_york_times support performance art describing project young man public profession tries reclaim public persona april literary publisher issued franco collection poetry title alludes poem franco short film served friend mentor franco september franco announced teaching film class high school students class began september media viewed sex symbol franco named frequent media coverage franco particularly interest going colleges addition franco claimed strongly reports media news outlets reporting erroneous information led actor parodied episode segment entertainment_weekly writer deemed clever interview stated perceived guy hey look want attention going school articles written going school fact going school takes picture sleeping like gon jump criticize antics antics write movies going school hosted projects seriously franco deliberately garnered reputation publishing self shot photos oneself wrote explanatory article new_york_times december franco writes stocked collection attention attention game comes social networking age information click button power attract viewers amid sea things read watch power movie studios want products professional writers want work newspapers want hell wants attention attention power april life ranked franco brother dave number list talented attractive jewish men franco featured cover model featured focus men magazine man world forms media chicago based theater company gun theater developed inspired titled franco production dear parodied letters penned celebrities performances improvisation subject matter personal life franco described jewish secular upbringing told guardian feels missed jewish experience told worry jewish friends said interview likes idea religion source community asked believer responded god don know yes certain extent complicated question franco official ceremony presided support lgbt community portrayal gay characters projects franco sexuality subject discussion media sources questioning gay response questions sexuality insists finds plenty dimensions characters bedroom know maybe gay march interview magazine franco opened sexuality commenting sex defines sexuality instead act twenties define homosexuality acted slept sailors fuck guys time long behaved masculine ways weren considered gay franco added like think gay art straight life rumors concerning sexuality led article linking new york post page blind item gay actor nicknamed gay despite victim alleged attack denying franco magazines contacted franco lawyer alert run stories suggesting involvement unable stories fabricated refused article simply reporting outlet published instead offered chance comment speculation website declined hoping die actor later called episode offensive friends raped july employee admitted twitter account deleted posts pressured write series articles gay lead readers believing man franco meeting set takes franco dated star years later relationship actress reilly confirmed separation interview playboy magazine august issue saying interest education got received attention april trying set date year old girl scotland new_york age consent new_york social media age consent new_york franco interactions girl illegal grounds girl foreign citizen interactions took place internet circumstances law lesser state state age limits woman filmed conversation released public franco acknowledged flirting education franco dissatisfied career direction ucla autumn english major creative writing concentration received permission course credits quarter compared normal limit continuing act receiving credits independent study involvement set received undergraduate degree june degree franco prepared honors thesis novel supervision university actor studied french holocaust philosophy science american literature things continue acting study film sets selected commencement speaker alma mater ucla speak ceremony june months commencement editorial student newspaper questioned caliber student created facebook page protesting choice june franco withdrew citing date conflict location pre production film january franco harvard released satirical video prominent comedy website funny die mocking minute cancellation moved new_york simultaneously attend graduate school columbia_university writing program filmmaking fiction writing attending low residency north_carolina poetry received columbia franco phd student english yale_university attended actor opted watching academy award nominees announced contender favor attending class gon miss class going nominated want bring camera crew yale wait nominated happy step class grateful commented announced march franco teach fall semester course modifying poetry short films year graduate film students course focus mainly production meaning students charge creating film based poetry asked education franco said loves school keeps focused grounded school love people interested interested having great experience studying things love like told washington_post according article franco credited education helping acting seriously parents successful post college career franco developed art painting particular high school years attending franco said painting outlet needed high school actually painting longer acting paintings displayed publicly time gallery los_angeles january february launched european art exhibition berlin enjoys reading set films producer said education minded person laugh takes reading set haven read difficult book interview september franco erroneous public announcement received grade acting class graduate film school fact directing actor class franco admitted missing classes semester professor alleged franco earn grades attending school stating franco missed classes received high marks degree celebrity status actor september filed lawsuit franco seeking unspecified damages september settled lawsuit matter resolved mutual satisfaction parties said attorney franco defended stating missed classes film hours franco taught ucla film english departments students film projects helped attach actors including march franco featured half page print advertisements alma mater ucla celebrated university famous alumnus prolific academic carried tagline actually charitable work franco said aiding key life key happiness actor wrapped career little secret greatest ways break stop thinking second franco point life wanted unsure asked spider man star advice suggestion started charity art volunteers helps children medical conditions said experience helped save life january art heaven gala los_angeles franco honored work hospital receiving spirit march actor took evening dinner benefit non profit foundation created help neighborhood students reach goals provide school literature programs workshops encourage improve writing skills franco involved national asked conceptual idea program directed documentary supporter event spoke thought schools needed original literature programs writing things video added april franco shirt auctioned proceeds donated japanese relief june honored foundation aids research franco received humanitarian work contributions men style april franco received ally award 15th annual award presented recognition support lgbt community april franco presented raising donations broadway mice men june franco performed benefit filmography awards nominations selected works franco james star soap meaning art wall_street_journal december franco james black march franco junior year press isbn franco james stories isbn alice winter isbn joseph speed chronicles isbn issue machine politics isbn ideal isbn franco james dangerous book boys isbn franco james volume isbn factory coffin issue franco james strongest litter press series isbn franco james california childhood isbn franco james actors anonymous little new harvest isbn franco james poems isbn franco james insight editions isbn discography albums turn collaboration duo daddy music albums hanging featuring album music motion picture love featuring album romantic
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