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James Franco TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
AMCTue, Oct 7, 11:45 AMThe Great RaidBuy
HBOeFri, Oct 10, 1:30 PMNever Been KissedBuy
USASat, Oct 11, 1:50 AMAnnapolisBuy
USASat, Oct 11, 11:00 AMAnnapolisBuy
FXSat, Oct 11, 8:00 PMSpider-Man 2Buy
STRZ1Sun, Oct 12, 11:30 AMSpider-Man 3Buy
HBOSGeSun, Oct 12, 3:30 PMNever Been KissedBuy
FXSun, Oct 12, 4:30 PMSpider-Man 2Buy
STRZ1Sun, Oct 12, 9:00 PMSpider-Man 3Buy
STRZ1Mon, Oct 13, 6:40 AMSpider-Man 3Buy
HBO2eMon, Oct 13, 8:00 AMThe Wicker ManBuy
HBOSGeTue, Oct 14, 7:00 PMNever Been KissedBuy
TBSFri, Oct 17, 1:00 AMSpider-ManBuy
HBOSGeFri, Oct 17, 9:30 AMNever Been KissedBuy
TBSFri, Oct 17, 10:00 AMSpider-ManBuy
CINEMAXSat, Oct 18, 10:00 PMIn the Valley of ElahBuy
CINEMAXSun, Oct 19, 4:30 AMIn the Valley of ElahBuy
CINEMAXSun, Oct 19, 8:00 PMIn the Valley of ElahBuy
CINEMAXMon, Oct 20, 10:30 AMIn the Valley of ElahBuy
CINEMAXMon, Oct 20, 10:00 PMIn the Valley of ElahBuy
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James Franco Biography

James Franco
  • Birth Name: James Edward Franco
  • Birth Place: Palo Alto, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/19/1978, Aries
  • Profession: Actor
The kind of brooding hunk that inspires bad high-school poetry, Franco was the perfect choice to play a handsome loner in the cult dramedy Freaks and Geeks. Although the series lacked longevity, this chiseled actor stuck around, earning an Emmy nod and a Golden Globe award for his deft channeling of a late legend in the TV biopic James Dean and solid reviews as a whimpering rich kid in the Spider-Man films. Wary of becoming a teen idol, Franco purposefully took on diverse projects that didn't necessarily cast him as the hero (or even antihero) and branched out into writing and directing with the straight-to-DVD independent comedy The Ape. Romantically, he was linked for a time to his Whatever It Takes costar Marla Sokoloff.
James Franco Fast Facts:
  • Started taking acting classes at UCLA to help overcome his shyness.
  • Once worked at McDonald's, where he faked various accents while conversing with female customers.
  • Learned to ride a motorcycle and play congas for his Golden Globe-winning performance in a made-for-TV biography of James Dean.
  • Originally auditioned for the role of Peter Parker in the Spider-Man trilogy, but ended up being cast as his buddy, Harry Osborn.
    James Franco Relationships:
  • Marla Sokoloff - Ex-significant Other
  • Ahna O'Reilly - Significant Other
  • Betsy Franco - Mother
  • Daniel Verne - Grandfather
  • Douglas Franco - Father
  • Michael Verne - Uncle
  • Mitzie Verne - Grandmother

    • James Franco Awards:
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner

  • College:
  • University of California, Los Angeles, CA (BA in English, 2008)
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