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Dave Franco is an American actor known for appearing in films and television shows. He matters because he has become a recognizable entertainer in popular culture through his acting work.
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Film & TV
Palo Alto, California, USA
David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his career with small roles in films such as Superbad(2007) and Charlie St. Cloud (2010). Following a starring role in the final season of the comedy series Scrubs (2009–2010), Franco had his film breakthrough with a supporting role in the buddy comedy film 21 Jump Street (2012). Franco has also starred in Fright…
Known for
- Idiots — Mark2026
- Forgotten Island — Raww (voice)2026
- Hoppers — Insect King (voice)2026
- 5 Things with Jay Mewes — Self - Guest2026
- Now You See Me: Now You Don't — Jack Wilder2025
- Together — Tim2025
- Regretting You — Jonah Sullivan2025
- Bubble & Squeak — Norman2025
- The Studio — Dave Franco2025
- Long Story Short — (voice)2025
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Key facts
- Born
- David John Franco , ( 1985-06-12 ) June 12, 1985 (age 40) , Palo Alto, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Southern California
- Occupations
- Actor producer screenwriter director
- Years active
- 2006–present
- Spouse
- Alison Brie ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2017 )
- Relatives
- James Franco (brother) Tom Franco (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Palo Alto
- Spouse
- Alison Brie
- Sibling
- Tom Franco
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Dave Franco at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 170
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- Commons category
- Dave Franco
- date of birth
- 1985-06-12
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- pseudonym
- Dave Franco
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview
David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. 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 (2009–2010), Franco had his film breakthrough with a supporting role in the buddy comedy film 21 Jump Street (2012).
Franco has also starred in Fright Night (2011), Now You See Me (2013) and its sequels Now You See Me 2 (2016) and Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025), Neighbors (2014) and its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Nerve (2016), The Disaster Artist (2017), and Day Shift (2022). In 2020, he made his directorial debut with The Rental, starring his wife Alison Brie. The pair also starred together in Together (2025).
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