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James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 James Franco Biography (1978–) )〕 is an American actor, and filmmaker. His first prominent acting role was the lead character Daniel Desario on the short-lived cult hit television program ''Freaks and Geeks''. He later played the title character in the TV biographical film ''James Dean'' (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award. He played Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007). He is also known for his roles in the films ''Flyboys'' (2006), ''Pineapple Express'' (2008), ''Milk'' (2008), ''127 Hours'' (2010), ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' (2013), ''Spring Breakers'' (2013), ''This Is the End'' (2013), and ''The Interview'' (2014). He had a recurring role in the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. For his role in ''127 Hours'' (2010), Franco was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he made his Broadway debut in ''Of Mice and Men''. Franco volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity and has taught a class at New York University in feature filmmaking and production. In 2013, he began teaching a course in short film production at the University of Southern California and a course in screenwriting at his alma mater, University of California, Los Angeles. In September 2015, Franco began teaching a film class to high school students at Palo Alto High School. ==Early life and family== Franco was born in Palo Alto, California.〔 His mother, Betsy Lou (née Verne), is a writer and occasional actress, and his father, Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco (d. 2011), ran a Silicon Valley business. The two met as students at Stanford University. Franco's father was of Portuguese (Madeiran) and Swedish descent.〔"James Franco" Inside the Actors Studio December 7, 2010〕 Franco's mother is Jewish; her family were Russian Jewish immigrants, and her father, Daniel, had changed the family surname from "Verovitz" to "Verne" some time after 1940.〔〔 Franco's paternal grandmother, Marjorie (Peterson) Franco, is a published author of young adult books.〔 Franco's maternal grandmother, Mitzie (Levine) Verne, owns the Verne Art Gallery, a prominent art gallery in Cleveland, and was an active member in the National Council of Jewish Women. Franco's family upbringing was "academic, liberal, and largely secular". He grew up in California with his two brothers, Tom and Dave ("Davy", also an actor). A mathematician, Franco interned at Lockheed Martin.〔Anderson, Sam. "(The James Franco Project )" ''New York'', July 25, 2010.〕 He was often encouraged by his father to get good grades and did well on his SATs.〔 He graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996, where he acted in plays. This led to him attending CSSSA in 1998 for theatre. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=James Franco Biography )〕 In his high school years, Franco was arrested for underage drinking, graffiti, and for being a part of a group that stole designer fragrances from department stores and sold them to classmates.〔 These arrests led to his briefly becoming a ward of the state. Facing the possibility of juvenile hall, Franco was given a second chance by the judge.〔 "It was teen angst. I was uncomfortable in my own skin. I was shy. I changed my ways just in time to get good grades", he recalled of his troubles with the law.〔 Although the idea of becoming a marine zoologist interested him, Franco had always secretly wanted to become an actor but feared being rejected.〔 He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as an English major, but dropped out after his first year against his parents' wishes to pursue a career as an actor, since he would have had to wait two years to audition for their acting program.〔 Franco instead chose to take acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at the Playhouse West.〔 Around this time, Franco took up a late-night job at McDonald's to support himself since his parents refused to do so. He was a vegetarian until working there.〔 While working at the establishment, he would practice accents on customers, an experience he remembered nostalgically in a 2015 ''Washington Post'' editorial ("McDonald’s was there for me when no one else was").〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Franco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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