Thomas Andrew Franco (born April 14, 1980) is an American actor,
artist, and the founder of the Firehouse Art Collective in Berkeley,
California. He is the brother of actors James Franco and Dave
Franco.Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. His mother, Betsy Lou
(née Verne), is a writer and occasional actor. His father, Douglas
Eugene Franco (d. 2011), ran a Silicon Valley business, and was a
"philanthropic entrepreneur". Franco's father was of Portuguese
(Madeiran) and Swedish descent. Franco's mother is from a family of
Russian-Jewish ancestry; her parents had changed the surname from
"Verovitz" to "Verne". Tom is the middle child of three brothers; the
older is actor, director, writer, and artist James Franco and the
younger is actor Dave Franco. They were raised in Palo Alto.Franco is
a graduate of Palo Alto High School, class of 1998. He graduated in
2002 from University of California, Santa Cruz majoring in fine art,
then attended California College of the Arts in Oakland, California,
majoring in ceramics.Franco started acting professionally in the
comedy horror film Basket Case 2 (1990), credited as Frog Boy. He
subsequently appeared in A Peace of History (2005) and The Devil Wears
a Toupee (2007).
artist, and the founder of the Firehouse Art Collective in Berkeley,
California. He is the brother of actors James Franco and Dave
Franco.Franco was born in Palo Alto, California. His mother, Betsy Lou
(née Verne), is a writer and occasional actor. His father, Douglas
Eugene Franco (d. 2011), ran a Silicon Valley business, and was a
"philanthropic entrepreneur". Franco's father was of Portuguese
(Madeiran) and Swedish descent. Franco's mother is from a family of
Russian-Jewish ancestry; her parents had changed the surname from
"Verovitz" to "Verne". Tom is the middle child of three brothers; the
older is actor, director, writer, and artist James Franco and the
younger is actor Dave Franco. They were raised in Palo Alto.Franco is
a graduate of Palo Alto High School, class of 1998. He graduated in
2002 from University of California, Santa Cruz majoring in fine art,
then attended California College of the Arts in Oakland, California,
majoring in ceramics.Franco started acting professionally in the
comedy horror film Basket Case 2 (1990), credited as Frog Boy. He
subsequently appeared in A Peace of History (2005) and The Devil Wears
a Toupee (2007).
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