James Franco to Guest-Star on General Hospital

Entertainment October 1, 2009 AT 4:48PM By UsWeekly Staff

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James Franco will guest-star on ABC's General Hospital, Usmagazine.com confirms.

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The star, 31, will play a lengthy, recurring role on the long-running ABC daytime series. His two-month run will begin Nov. 20 -- coinciding with November sweeps.

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The Pineapple Express actor -- who got his start on the small screen in the late '90s series Freaks and Geeks -- will play a mysterious man who comes to the soap opera's town of Port Charles and wreaks havoc on the life of character.

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"[It is] an honor that an actor of Franco's caliber would choose to spend some of his valuable time in Port Charles," executive producer Jill Farren Phelps said.

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October 05, 2009 - 5:09pm Anonymous
I hope he shaves and brushes his teeth first.
October 05, 2009 - 1:07am GimmeABeat
he must be real bored to do soap operas. lol
October 02, 2009 - 10:50pm TINY
JASON N SAM SHOULD TELL 1 ANOTHER HOW THEY FEEL
October 02, 2009 - 9:12am holly
GOD he is HOT! minus the beard
October 01, 2009 - 9:20pm Anonymous
One sexy piece of ass
October 01, 2009 - 6:12pm Anonymous
The economy must be bad.
October 01, 2009 - 5:01pm GH FAN!!
i luv Gh Best soap EVER!!
October 01, 2009 - 4:52pm Anonymous
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm James Franco!!!