1. Tom Franco is the brother of actors James Franco and Dave Franco.
11 Facts About Tom Franco
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Tom Franco's mother, Betsy Lou, is a writer and occasional actress.
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Tom Franco's father, Douglas Eugene Franco, ran a Silicon Valley business, and was a "philanthropic entrepreneur".
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Tom Franco is a graduate of Palo Alto High School, class of 1998.
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Tom Franco 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.
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Tom Franco started acting professionally with his role as Frog Boy in the comedy horror film Basket Case 2.
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Tom Franco subsequently appeared in A Peace of History and The Devil Wears a Toupee.
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Tom Franco had a small role in The Disaster Artist, as a crew member on The Room, in which his brothers played the lead roles.
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Tom Franco is the founder and co-director of Berkeley's Firehouse Art Collective.
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Tom Franco shared directorship with his wife Julia Lazar Franco, who died in 2014.
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Tom Franco's death was a result of liver failure and kidney trouble.