James Edward Franco is an American actor born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. He is a known film maker, screenwriter, movie producer, artist, poet and professor. James Franco has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
James Franco started off his silver screen career when he portrayed a role in the 90's television sitcom, "Freaks and Geeks." He later gained a Golden Globe Best Actor in a TV award for his biopic portrayal of James Dean. James Franco also received another Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a motion picture musical or comedy for his performance in the film, "Pineapple Express" in 2008 and an Academy Award nomination for his film, "127 Hours."
James Franco's another noteworthy role was when he appeared in an ABC soap, General Hospital. Currently, he is considered as one of Hollywood's extremely active and the best young actor that endures doing several film projects. Aside from being an actor and artist, James Franco also teaches short film making and screenwriting courses and also an English professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. These features are contributing to his growing net worth value.
Though it has been a bumpy year for the actor, at least he has millions of dollars to kiss the pain away. James Franco, 36 year old actor, is hailed on the top spot of People with Money's top 10 highest paid actors for 2014 with estimated combined earnings worth $75 million. He's now back on top after the winding down of the actor's remarkable career in 2012. On Tuesday, People with Money reported that James Franco is the World's Highest Paid actor that has dumbfounding earnings of $75 million between July 2013 and July 2014 with a $40 million lead against his closest contender.
The magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising works in compiling the yearly list. James Franco's fortune are due to his smart stock investments, substantial property holdings and lucrative endorsement deals with Covergirl Cosmetics that made him an estimated net worth of $215 million. His wealth are also because of ownership of several restaurants, having a football team, launching his own Vodka brand, tackling a top-selling perfume and a trendy fashion line.
James Franco's net worth is greatly influenced by his numerous works with profitable combined earnings. Not only concerned by his revenues, James is also involved in several charitable duties and has habitually volunteered for the Art of Elysium charity.
His significant ranking is quite essential to James Franco's avid fans that have been patiently waiting for his victorious come back. And with his recognized net worth of $20 million and being the World's Highest Paid actor, he has finally returned to his brilliant days for what appears like a lifetime.
