Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Who Are Changing The World 2014”

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Dave is among this year’s Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30” list under the category Hollywood & Entertainment.

FORBES.COM – Presenting our third annual 30 Under 30, a tally of the brightest stars in 15 different fields under the age of 30. This is an exhilarating time to be young and ambitious. Never before has youth been such an advantage. These founders and funders, brand builders and do-gooders aren’t waiting around for a proper career bump up the establishment ladder. Their ambitions are way bigger — and perfectly suited to the dynamic, entrepreneurial, and impatient digital world they grew up in. Meet the 450 prodigies reinventing the world right now.

Franco developed a cult following writing, producing and starring in original shorts for Funny or Die. A role in the action-comedy “21 Jump Street” was a big break, and now he’s sharing the screen with Hollywood’s A-list comedians. Next summer he’ll appear with Seth Rogen and Zac Efron in “Neighbors,” and he’s currently filming “Business Trip” with Vince Vaughn.

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Dave Franco

Notable Role: Eric Molson in 21 Jump Street (2012)

It’s easy to look past Dave Franco’s brotherly connection to James Franco, especially while watching the 27-year-old, multi-talented actor’s hilarious, scene-stealing work in 21 Jump Street, the 2012 comedy hit that’s currently playing nonstop on cable. The funny business is by now second nature for Franco, whose brief appearances in Superbad and Ben Stiller’s indie flick Greenberg prefaced his memorably clever, self-made Funny or Die viral videos, including “You’re So Hot.”

This year, Franco is getting his character-actor on with a pair of supporting roles in two high-profile movies: the Twilight-meets-Zombieland comedy Warm Bodies and the magician heist thriller Now You See Me (also starring Jesse Eisenberg, Morgan Freeman, and Woody Harrelson). As 2013 progresses, don’t be surprised to see Franco’s name announced as the leading man in future projects. A good-looking dude who’s both funny and able to produce his own material? You’d be a fool to bet against someone like that.

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