Is James Franco a polymath?

James Edward Franco is an American actor, filmmaker, and writer.

James Franco is best known for his role in 127 Hours (2010), after which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

James Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).

James Franco is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

James Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following.

Is James Franco a polymath?

James Franco is a very smart actor, and has an IQ score of 130, which is considered to be gifted and in top 2% of the population in the world.

James Franco is an indefatigable polymath, – or, depending on your level of skepticism, a  hyperactive dilettante – who’s spent the past decade hopscotching between a bewildering array of pursuits.