Dave Franco

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* James Franco (brother)
* Tom Franco (brother)

**David John Franco** (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in films such as *Superbad* (2007) and *Charlie St. Cloud* (2010). Following a starring role in the ninth season of the comedy series *Scrubs*, Franco had his film breakthrough as a supporting role in the buddy comedy film *21 Jump Street* (2012).

Franco has had starring roles in the films *Fright Night* (2011), *Now You See Me* (2013) and its sequel *Now You See Me 2* (2016), *Warm Bodies* (2013), *Neighbors* (2014) and its sequel *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* (2016), *Nerve* (2016), *The Little Hours* (2017), *The Disaster Artist* (2017), *The Lego Ninjago Movie* (2017), and *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018).

## Early life

Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Lou (née Verne), a poet, author, and editor, and Douglas Eugene Franco (1948–2011), who ran a Silicon Valley business; the two met as students at Stanford University. Franco's father was of Portuguese (from Madeira) and Swedish descent. Franco's mother is Jewish (of Russian-Jewish descent); her parents had changed the surname from "Verovitz" to "Verne". Dave has stated that he is "proud" to be Jewish, which is his mother's faith and the way she raised her boys. Franco's paternal grandmother, Marjorie (Peterson) Franco, is a published author of young adult books. Franco's maternal grandmother, Mitzie (Levine) Verne, owned the Verne Art Gallery, a prominent art gallery in Cleveland, and was an active member in the National Council of Jewish Women. Franco grew up in California with his two older brothers, Tom and James.

He studied at the University of Southern California, and originally envisioned himself as a high-school teacher teaching creative writing, until his brother James Franco's manager guided him to a theater class when he was a sophomore, where he started learning acting skills.

## Career

In 2006, Franco made his acting debut on The CW drama television series *7th Heaven*. He appeared in television shows such as *Do Not Disturb* and *Young Justice*. Franco has also had noticeable roles in films such as *Superbad*, *Charlie St. Cloud*, *21 Jump Street*, *Warm Bodies*, *The Shortcut* and *Now You See Me*. In May 2008, he was cast in The CW teen drama television series *Privileged*. The series centered on a live-in tutor for two spoiled heiresses in Palm Beach. Franco was cast in an initial major recurring role. The series premiered on September 9, 2008 to 3.1 million viewers. Ratings continued to slip each week with the series sixth episode reaching 1.837 million viewers. The CW did not renew the series for a second season due to low ratings.

In August 2009, *Variety* announced Franco was cast in a regular role for the ninth season of the ABC sitcom series *Scrubs*. Franco portrayed the role of medical student Cole Aaronson, whose family paid a large sum of money to Sacred Heart Hospital so that he would receive an internship. Franco went on to appear in all thirteen episodes of the ninth season and received praise from critics for his performance; however, the ninth was the final season of the series.

MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named him one of its "Breakout Stars to Watch For" in 2011. In August 2011, Franco starred in the 3D horror comedy film *Fright Night* alongside Colin Farrell and Toni Collette. The film is a remake of the 1985 film of the same name and follows a teenage boy who finds out his neighbor is a vampire. Franco played the role of popular high school student Mark. The film received positive reviews from critics and went on to make over $41 million worldwide.

In April 2012, *Shalom Life* ranked him and his brother James at number 2 on its list of "the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish men in the world". In March 2012, Franco starred in the Columbia Pictures action comedy film *21 Jump Street* as Eric, a high school student and the lead drug dealer. The film was based on the 1987 television series of the same name.

In 2013, he co-starred in the zombie romance film *Warm Bodies*, as Perry Kelvin. The film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel *Warm Bodies*, followed a romance between a zombie and a human during a zombie apocalypse. The same year, Franco appeared in the ensemble crime thriller film *Now You See Me*. To promote the film, he was interviewed on the Bob Rivers Show, based in Seattle. Rivers persuaded Franco to show the card-throwing abilities he had learned and Franco expertly sliced half a banana into a further half with his hotel card.

Franco's 2014 roles included the Seth Rogen comedy *Neighbors* and a cameo appearance in *22 Jump Street*. In 2015, he co-starred with Vince Vaughn and Tom Wilkinson in the comedy *Unfinished Business*.

In 2016, he reprised his roles in the sequels *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising*, as Pete, and *Now You See Me 2*, as Jack Wilder.

In 2017, Franco appeared in the well-received comedy *The Little Hours*, and the acclaimed biographical comedy-drama, *The Disaster Artist*, which was directed by his brother, James. In the latter film, he portrays Greg Sestero, a young actor who befriends the eccentric Tommy Wiseau, and ultimately stars in Wiseau's film, *The Room*. He has also filmed a role in another film directed by his brother, *Zeroville*, in which he plays actor Montgomery Clift.

## Personal life

Franco started dating actress Alison Brie in 2012. In August 2015, the couple became engaged. On March 13, 2017, representatives for the couple confirmed that they had married in a private ceremony.

## References

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6. ↑ Stern, Claire (November 17, 2017). "Dave Franco on Working with His Brother in The Disaster Artist—and That Time Alison Brie Walked in on James Naked". *InStyle*. http://www.instyle.com/news/dave-franco-james-franco-alison-brie-disaster-artist-interview. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
7. ↑ "Dave Franco and Conan O’Brien Discuss Shalom Life’s JILF List [VIDEO". Shalom Life. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716082620/http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/23273/dave-franco-and-conan-obrien-discuss-shalom-lifes-jilf-list-video/?PageSpeed=noscript. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
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19. ↑ Korbi Ghosh (August 14, 2009). "'Scrubs' casts Dave Franco as the first of its new series regulars". Zap2It.com. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/08/scrubs-casts-dave-franco-as-the-first-of-its-new-series-regulars.html.
20. ↑ Evry, Max (January 5, 2011). "25 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011". Next Movie. http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
21. ↑ Ashley Baylen (April 20, 2012). "Top 50 Hottest Jewish Men (10–1)", Shalom Life. Retrieved on 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012.
22. ↑ Becky Kirsch (18 January 2013). "Dave Franco Talks Warm Bodies and Why He'd Make a Goofy Zombie" (Video upload). *PopSugar*. POPSUGAR Inc. http://www.popsugar.com/Dave-Franco-Interview-Warm-Bodies-Video-26849299. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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25. ↑ Movieed (4 September 2013). "Neighbors - Official Red Band Trailer #1 HD (2014) - Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, Dave Franco, Rose Byrne" (Video upload). *YouTube*. Google, Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMrNJq-ANx8. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
26. ↑ "Watch the Red-Band Trailer for Vince Vaughn’s New Comedy ‘Unfinished Business’". 26 November 2014. https://www.yahoo.com/movies/watch-the-red-band-trailer-for-vince-vaughns-103646557462.html. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
27. ↑ "MIDNIGHT SUN, the NOW YOU SEE ME Sequel, and More At TIFF 2013". Collider. December 18, 2013. http://collider.com/jesse-eisenberg-the-double-now-you-see-me-2-interview/.
28. ↑ "Dave Franco Joining James Franco in Film Based on 'The Room'". Variety. https://variety.com/2014/film/news/dave-franco-joining-james-franco-in-film-based-on-the-room-1201216772/. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
29. ↑ "Alison Brie and Dave Franco Are Engaged! : People.com". *PEOPLE.com*. http://www.people.com/article/dave-franco-alison-brie-engaged. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
30. ↑ "Exclusive! Alison Brie and Dave Franco Engaged—See the Ring Now". *E! Online*. 24 August 2015. http://www.eonline.com/news/689488/exclusive-alison-brie-and-dave-franco-engaged-see-the-ring-now. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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34. ↑ Zalben, Alex (June 13, 2014). "’22 JUMP STREET’: 9 EASTER EGGS AND CAMEOS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/1844906/22-jump-street-easter-eggs/. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
35. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (30 October 2017). "‘If Beale Street Could Talk’: Dave Franco & Ed Skrein Cast In Barry Jenkins’ Film". https://deadline.com/2017/10/if-beale-street-could-talk-dave-franco-ed-skrein-barry-jenkins-film-1202197893/. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
36. ↑ Eric Goldman (4 February 2016). "Marvel Avengers Academy Launches with an All-Star Cast". *IGN*. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/02/04/marvel-avengers-academy-launches-with-an-all-star-cast. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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