James Franco Degrees, Ucla B.A. English

James Franco Degrees, Ucla B.A. English, College: UCLA (B.A.), Columbia University (M.F.A.) and Yale (Ph.D. in progress) Degree: English and Writing

Franco wears many hats. He’s an actor, director, writer, producer, artist and author. The Oscar nominee is currently studying for his doctorate at Yale and recently told the Financial Times that his thesis explores “how literature and film intersect, and what happens when one is translated into the other.”