- Born
- Birth nameDavid John Franco
- Nickname
- Davy
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- 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. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made his first television appearance at age 21, in 2006, in an episode of 7th Heaven (1996). A string of high-profile TV work followed, interspersed with roles in some moderately successful movies, including Charlie St. 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). He subsequently co-starred in the zombie romance Warm Bodies (2013) and the thriller Now You See Me (2013), and provided a voice role for The Lego Movie (2014). Some of his other films include Neighbors (2014), 22 Jump Street (2014), and Unfinished Business (2015).
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous people
- SpouseAlison Brie(March 2017 - present)
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsDouglas Eugene "Doug" Franco
- RelativesJames Franco(Sibling)Tom Franco(Sibling)
- Big bright smile
- Often plays characters much younger than himself
- Tested for the role of Edward Cullen in Twilight (2008).
- Has two brothers, James Franco and Tom Franco.
- Engaged to Alison Brie since August 2015. They married in 2017.
- Childhood hero was Roald Dahl.
- While attending USC he wrote, directed and edited comedy shorts in the early days of Funny or Die.
- [observation, age 27, on playing teenage roles] Everyone always says, especially in the business, it's great to look a lot younger than you are for longevity's sake. But sometimes I just want to look my damn age and play a character my age. I don't want to play high school again.
- For example, for me, my brother helped me get a manager, which I don't take for granted. It's tough getting a manager, let alone one that actually cares about you and is smart. But from there, no one's going to cast me just because I'm James Franco's little brother.
- As much as I love and respect my brother, I'm doing my best to distance myself from him and kind of show people that, even though we do look similar and have similar mannerisms, we are completely different.
- I'm a tough critic on myself.
- I don't just wanna be James Franco's little brother.
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