James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California in 1978.
He obtained a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MFA in Creative Writing at Columbia University.
He is currently enrolled in the Digital Media Department at the Rhode Island School of Design. An acclaimed actor, Franco is also actively engaged in performance art, painting, video, and installation art.
He has exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Clocktower Gallery, New York, and Peres Projects, Berlin.
