Just a Little Bit by Ann Tompert. She had one of those '90s TVs in her living room that's like a 10x10 brick, so I purchased her a flatscreen for her living room. And all based on, gay or straight, based on the idea that your object of affection decides your sexuality. About this journal. Betsy Franco (1) Brad Meltzer (9) C. J. McDonald (1) Camilla de la Bédoyère (5) Carole Boston Weatherford (3) Christina Mia Gardeski (1) Claudia Martin (1) Clive Gifford (2) Colin Hosten and Brooke Vitale (1) Crispin Boyer (1) Cynthia Levinson (1) Dan Green (1) Dan Gutman (1) Daniel Wallace (1) Dara Foster (1) David A. Adler (1) Environment and Urbanization aims to provide an effective means for the exchange of research findings, ideas and information in the fields of human settlements and environment among researchers, activists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in low- and middle-income nations and between these and researchers, international agency staff, students and … As a director you're viewing everything from above or the outside. David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. When I was a child, I wanted to be an actor, but I had really bad buck teeth. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. |  Publicity Listings The show, however, was not a hit to its viewers at the time, and was canceled after its first year. Franco was 37 at the time of his Bar Mitzvah; though they are most often celebrated at 13, a Bar Mitzvah may be observed any time after 13, as well. I enjoy directing other actors more. If I can take all the work that doesn't seem to have a payoff that is equal to the effort. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. But sometimes I just want to look my damn age and play a character my age. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Graduated from the University of Southern California. Franco and his adoptive mother, Betsy. On his mother's side, he is the grandson of Daniel Verne (born Daniel S. Verovitz) and Marjorie "Mitzie" Levine. Zero is the Leaves on the Trees by Betsy Franco. But that experience showed me I never wanted to work in that environment. You just want to make sure all the pieces are working well together. Cloud (2010) and Fright Night (2011), and he came to bigger prominence when he played Eric Molson in the hit movie version of the cult TV series 21 Jump Street (2012). So he thinks, I have to do everything now. One of James's maternal great-grandfathers, Emanuel "Manuel" V. Levine, was a prominent judge in Cleveland. Lightnin' After the Play of the Same Name by Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon (English) (as Author) Bacon, George B. I'm not one of those people who are, like, always joking in person. Was named one of Salon.com's "10 men who might just inspire the rebirth of Jewish male cool. [March 2013], Enrolled in NYU's MFA program for creative writing in Tisch school of the arts [2008], In the Graduate Film program at NYU and the Graduate Program for Fiction Writing at Columbia. On his father's side, he is the grandson of Daniel Franco Jr. and Marjorie J. I can't say I was like a die-hard zombie fan, but I've definitely seen a few different zombie movies and TV shows. I could always tell when girls were interested: They'd drive around again and say, "I forgot something.". Measurement and Size. The whole thing. After fifteen months of intensive study at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West, James began actively pursuing his dream of finding work as an actor in Hollywood. I guess I wasn't a man until tonight. On his father's side, he is the grandson of Daniel Franco, Jr. and Marjorie J. One of Dave's maternal great-grandfathers, Emanuel "Manuel" V. Levine, was a prominent judge in Cleveland, Ohio. To overcome his shyness, he got into acting while studying there, which, much to his parents' dismay, he left after only one year. I'm Jewish, my mother's Jewish, but I wasn't raised Jewish. Also starring opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant's Milk (2008) in which his performance earned him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. At this point, I feel like I can allow myself to be goofy and take more risks, and even if I do fall on my face, I know it's not the end of the world and at least I tried to do something different. He completed his private pilot's license to prepare for his role in 2006's. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. It was a truly awful experience. I was (also) given an internship at Lockheed Martin. I would read stuff like "Naked Lunch" in the cart, and they let me go when they caught me reading the sequel to "A Separate Peace". It's an impossibility. I read books when the place was empty and got let go when the assistant manager told the boss he'd found $2 in one of the aprons and said I was trying to steal. Is a talented mathematician. I didn't want to get braces, but my mom said I couldn't be an actor if I didn't get the braces. James's father was of half Portuguese and half Swedish descent, with his Portuguese roots being in the Madeira islands. I was a ward of the court and was put on probation. His mother is Jewish and his father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent.Growing up with his two younger brothers, Dave Franco, also an actor, and Tom Franco, James graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA, majoring in English. He was seen in David Gordon Green's Pineapple Express (2008) opposite Seth Rogen, in George C. Wolfe's Nights in Rodanthe (2008), starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane and in Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah (2007), starring Tommy Lee Jones. So, I got the braces. Incorrect Book The list contains an incorrect book (please specify the title of the book). [on being a troubled youth] I was arrested for a lot of petty crimes. Was presented the 2,492nd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame accompanied by his mother, New York, NY, USA: His educational achievements as a "prolific academic" are celebrated in a half-page ad in The New York Times paid for by his alma mater, UCLA, with the tagline: 'Some A-Listers Actually Get A's.'