Personal Life
In 2008, he was named as the new face of Gucci's men's fragrance line. Regarding his secular upbringing, Franco told The Guardian that he feels as if he has "missed out on the Jewish experience", but has been told not to worry about that by his Jewish friends. He said in the same interview that he likes "the idea of religion as a source of community." When asked if he was a "believer", he responded "In God? I don't know. Yes. To a certain extent. It's a complicated question." After meeting on the set of Whatever It Takes, Franco dated co-star Marla Sokoloff for five years. He was in a relationship with actress Ahna O'Reilly since 2006. He confirmed their separation in an interview for Playboy magazine's August 2011 issue, saying that his interest in education got between them.
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