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• James Franco is an American actor, director, film producer, and screenwriter. He attended the University of California where he majored in English. However, he dropped out before earning his degree and enrolled at Playhouse West where he studied acting. Franco won a "Best Supporting Actor" Spirit Award for his work in the 2009 film Milk.

  Several UCLA students have taken to Facebook in March of 2009 to protest Franco being chosen to speak at their upcoming graduation ceremony. The group of protesters state "He is a very talented actor, and clearly did well enough at UCLA to get into Columbia. We merely protest that he is not an appropriate choice for our graduation speaker."TMZ: UCLA Students Unite to Expel James Franco (March 19, 2009) Franco was recently caught snoozing during a lecture at Columbia University.Gawker: Overworked James Franco Sleeping His Way Through Grad School (March 10, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Actor, director, film producer and screenwriter
  2. Born: April 19, 1978
  3. Birth name: James Edward Franco
  4. Birthplace: Palo Alto, California
  5. First major film was the romantic comedy, Whatever it Takes
  6. Played the role of "Harry Osborne" in the Spider-Man Films trilogy
  7. Was romantically linked to actress Marla Sokoloff
  8. Has two brothers: Tom Franco and actor Dave Franco
  9. Attending Columbia University

• Caught Snoozing

  Franco was spotted in March 2009 snoozing at a lecture at Columbia and in the library at New York University, where he is attending school. Gossip columnist Gawker wondered if he needed help getting to sleep at night.Gawker: Overworked James Franco Sleeping His Way Through Grad School (March 10, 2009)

• Acting Career

  In 1999, Franco landed a role in the television series Freaks and Geeks. A year later, he became famous for his role in the film Whatever It Takes. In 2001, Franco won a Golden Globe Award for the TNT movie James Dean. He went on to play in other well known films such as City By The Sea, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, The Great Raid, and Fool's Gold. His more recent works include Tristan & Isolde, Flyboys, Spider-Man 3, and An American Crime.

• The "Gay Rapist Actor?!"

  In August 2008, gossip column Gawker's readers chose Franco most likely to be the "gay rapist actor," a supposed 2008 summer blockbuster star who raped a male exGawker: The People ... Think James Franco is a Rapist(August 22, 2008)

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