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James Franco

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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). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Franco is the 1,683rd most popular actor (down from 1,492nd in 2019), the 3,079th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,529th in 2019) and the 821st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Franco ranks 1,683 out of 13,578. Before him are Ida Lupino, Bill Duke, Andrei Mironov, Jean Delannoy, Jeffrey Hunter, and Liev Schreiber. After him are Chaim Topol, Steven Bauer, La Belle Otero, Laurie Holden, Guillaume Canet, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.

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Among people born in 1978, James Franco ranks 30. Before him are Ron DeSantis, Jeremy Strong, Daniel Brühl, Ian Somerhalder, Arne Slot, and Rachel McAdams. After him are Dejan Stanković, Luis García, Sara Duterte, Ricardo Carvalho, Sheamus, and Lionel Scaloni.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Franco ranks 3,079 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Di Meola (1954), Jeffrey Hunter (1926), John Landis (1950), William Steig (1907), Liev Schreiber (1967), and Ray Dalio (1949). After him are Triple H (1969), Chris Rock (1965), Lewis Mumford (1895), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Craig Venter (1946), and Jerry Fodor (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Franco ranks 821. Before him are Chris Pine (1980), Alan Hale Jr. (1921), Lin Shaye (1943), Bill Duke (1943), Jeffrey Hunter (1926), and Liev Schreiber (1967). After him are Laurie Holden (1969), Jack Nance (1943), Melissa Leo (1960), Annie Potts (1952), Bill Cobbs (1934), and Alfre Woodard (1952).

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