Tom Franco
| Tom Franco | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Thomas Andrew Franco April 14, 1980 |
| Occupation | Artist, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Lazar (2014; her death) |
| Relatives |
James Franco (brother) Dave Franco (brother) |
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Franco (born April 14, 1980) is an American actor[1] and an artist and founder of the Firehouse Art Collective in Berkeley, California.[2] Tom Franco is the brother of actors James Franco and Dave Franco.[3]
Early life and education
Tom Franco's mother, Betsy Lou (née Verne), is a writer and occasional actress, and his father, Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco (d. 2011), ran a Silicon Valley business[4][5] and was a "philanthropic entrepreneur".[6] Franco's father was of Portuguese (Madeiran) and Swedish descent.[7] Tom's mother is Jewish (from a family of Russian Jewish ancestry, with her parents having changed the surname from "Verovitz" to "Verne").[8] Tom is the middle child of three. His older brother is actor, director, writer, and artist James Franco and his younger brother is actor Dave Franco. They were raised in Palo Alto, California.[6]
Tom Franco graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz majoring in fine art, then attended California College of the Arts in Oakland, California, majoring in ceramics.[6]
Career
Tom Franco started acting professionally in the comedy horror film Basket Case 2 (1990). He subsequently appeared in A Peace of History (2005) and The Devil Wears a Toupee (2007).
Franco is the founder and co-director of Berkeley’s Firehouse Art Collective.[6] He shared directorship with his wife Julia Lazar Franco who died in 2014.
Personal life
Franco's wife, Julia Lazar Franco (1957–2014)[9] worked closely with Tom. Her death was a result of liver failure (brought on by hepatitis C and liver cancer)[10] and kidney trouble. The two were married in a hospital solarium about a month before her death.[11]
References
- ↑ "Meet Tom Franco: The Franco brother you (probably) never knew about". News.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Alumnus Tom Franco brings his collaborative art culture to UC Santa Cruz". University of California, Santa Cruz. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "My Day With the Franco Brothers". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ Finn, Natalie (October 4, 2011). "James Franco's Father Dies at 63". E! Online. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Who's who of emerging leaders in America. Marquis Who's Who Inc. 1991. ISBN 0-8379-7202-7.
- 1 2 3 4 Fletcher, Ethan (21 September 2012). "Tom Franco : Renaissance man sparks life into the East Bay art scene.". Diablo Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "James Franco", Inside the Actors Studio, December 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Dave Franco and Conan O'Brien Discuss Shalom Life's JILF List". ShalomLife.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Julia Lazar Franco (1957–2014)". FindAGrave.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ Shensa, Jonathan (3 August 2014). "Help Save The Life of Bay Area Artist Julia Lazar-Franco". The Outsider's Guide to the Inside of Hollywood. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Firehouse Art Collective". Facebook. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2016.