James Franco

Actor James Franco arrives at the GQ 2010 Men of the Year gala on Nov. 17, 2010, in Los Angeles.

Actor James Franco attends the "127 Hours" film premiere at Chelsea Clearview Cinema on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in New York. Franco, who is co-hosting the 2011 Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway, earned an Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role in the film.

In "127 Hours," James Franco plays Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who becomes trapped under a boulder in an isolated canyon in Utah, and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. The film is based on Ralston's memoir, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."

Mountain climber Aron Ralston,left, poses with actor James Franco, who plays him in the movie "127 Hours," during the London Film Festival premiere of the movie at a central London cinema, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010.

Actor James Franco attends the press conference for "127 Hours" during the 54th BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 28, 2010, in London.

Actor James Franco signs copies of his book "Palo Alto" at Barnes & Noble Tribeca on Oct. 20, 2010, in New York.

Franco does a lot more than just acting - he is a published author, artist, and is simultaneously pursuing degrees in filmmaking, poetry and writing from institutions like Yale, Columbia and New York University.

Actor James Franco attends Guess Portrait Studio during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 12, 2010, in Toronto, Canada.

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Actor and director James Franco attends the "Saturday Night" after party during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival on May 2, 2010, in New York.

Actor James Franco attends the "Howl" premiere during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 21, 2010, in Park City, Utah.

"Milk" actor James Franco, left, and girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly arrive for the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. The pair have been dating since April 2006.

James Franco holds the award for best supporting male for "Milk" backstage at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009.

Actor James Franco, center, smiles as he is honored as Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Feb. 13, 2009.

Actor James Franco arrives at the world premiere of "Milk" on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, in San Francisco. Franco plays one of Harvey Milk's lovers in the biopic, directed by Gus Van Sant.

James Franco, left, one of the stars of the stoner comedy "Pineapple Express," poses for photographers as his girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly looks on at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, July 31, 2008.

Actor James Franco arrives at the premiere of "In the Valley of Elah" at the Arclight Cinemas on Sept. 13, 2007, in Los Angeles.

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Actor James Franco attends the premiere of "Spider-Man 3" at the Kaufman Astoria Studios during the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival on April 30, 2007.

Actor James Franco, arrives to the premiere of "A Prairie Home Companion" at the Directors Guild of America Theatre, Sunday, June 4, 2006, in New York.

Actors Jon Voight and James Franco attend a party after the premiere of "Annapolis" on Jan. 23, 2006, in Hollywood, Calif.

Actor James Franco, left, and Ahna O'Reilly arrive at the Maxim Magazine's 100th Issue Celebration on April 8, 2006, in Las Vegas.

Actor James Franco attends the celebration of Capitol File Magazine's Pre-Launch and the premiere of Miramax's "The Great Raid" at the Uptown Theater on July 28, 2005, in Washington.

Actor James Franco holds his Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in "James Dean" at the 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2002.

The cast of "Freaks And Geeks," from left, James Franco (as Daniel), Linda Cardellini (as Lindsay Weir, front, green jacket), Jason Segal (as Nick Andopolis), Seth Rogan (as Ken Miller, plaid shirt), John Daley (as Sam Weir, front blue striped shirt), Martin Starr (as Bill Havenchuck, back wearing glasses) and Samm Levine (as Neal, far right).