James Franco - James Dean

James Franco                           James Dean

James Franco: One of the most accomplished actors of the 21st century, James Franco is known for a variety of movie roles and portrayals. He has starred in "127 Hours" as Aron Ralston, "Spider Man 1/2/3" as Harry Osborne and as James Dean Himself!




Chosen Fact: After seeing Franco's turn as James Dean, Robert De Niro personally chose him to play his drug-addicted son in the 2002 movie "City by the Sea" (2002).









James Dean: His true starring role, the one which fixed his image forever in American culture, was that of the brooding red-jacketed teenager Jim Stark in Nicholas Ray's "Rebel Without a Cause"(1955). Truly an icon of that era!



Chosen Fact: He was issued a speeding ticket only two hours and fifteen minutes before his fatal accident.

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