Dave Franco

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Dave Franco (2016)

David John Franco (born June 12, 1985 in Palo Alto , California ) is an American actor . He is the son of Betsy Levine and Doug Franco. His older brother is the actor James Franco .

biography

Dave Franco was born the youngest son of Betsy Lou, a poet, author and editor of Russian-Jewish origin, and Douglas Eugene Franco (1948–2011), the Portuguese-Swedish director of a company in Silicon Valley . Dave Franco stated in an interview with Conan O'Brien that he was "proud" to be Jewish.

Dave Franco's maternal grandmother, Marcella Ruth Levine, owned the Verne Art Gallery , a well-known art gallery in Cleveland, and his paternal grandmother, Marjorie or "Mitzie" J. Peterson, was a children's author. Franco grew up in California with his two older brothers James and Tom.

Graduating from the University of Southern California , he originally introduced himself as a high school teacher teaching creative writing until his brother James Franco's manager took him to a drama class in his sophomore year where he began learning acting skills.

Dave Franco became known to a wide audience through the role of Cole Aaronson in the American sitcom Scrubs , in which he appeared in the ninth season of 2009, Scrubs - Med School , as the lead actor.

Franco made his directorial debut with The Rental , which was released in the US in July 2020.

In August 2015, he got engaged to actress Alison Brie, well-known from the series community . The two married in March 2017.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Dave Franco  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from June 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ James Franco's Father Dies at 63. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
  3. ↑ James Franco Biography - Yahoo! Movies. December 29, 2008, archived from the original on December 29, 2008 ; accessed on January 28, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Dave Franco Is Proud To Be A Hot Jew. Accessed January 28, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Dave Franco and Conan O'Brien Discuss Shalom Life's JILF List [VIDEO] - Shalom Life. July 16, 2015, archived from the original on July 16, 2015 ; accessed on January 28, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Dave Franco - Ethnicity of Celebs | What Nationality Ancestry Race. Retrieved January 28, 2018 (American English).
  7. ↑ VIOLET SPEVACK Columnist: Cavalcade . In: Cleveland Jewish News . ( Online [accessed January 28, 2018]).
  8. ^ Case Western Reserve University. October 24, 2007, archived from the original on October 24, 2007 ; accessed on January 28, 2018 .
  9. ↑ James Franco - Interview Magazine . In: Interview Magazine . November 25, 2008 ( online [accessed January 28, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Lauren Bans, Sebastian Kim: Dave Franco Interview GQ April 2012 Issue . In: GQ . March 16, 2012 ( online [accessed January 28, 2018]).
  11. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Community: Alison Brie and Dave Franco engaged . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Franco, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Franco, David John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Palo Alto , California, United States