James Franco (Spiderman) has been chosen as the new face of Gucci by Gucci’s men’s fragrance according to People.

It was recently reported that J will be taking classes at both Columbia University and New York University.

Modeling, acting and hitting the books…he’s a renaissance man!

James turns the big 3-0 on Saturday. Happy early birthday J!

Spider-Man star James Franco has enrolled in Columbia University’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Writing Program for Fall 2008, according to the school’s unofficial blog BWOG.

The 29-year-old former Freaks & Geeks actor will also reportedly take classes at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU).

Franco can later this year be seen playing Scott Smith, Harvey Milk’s (Sean Penn) lover and campaign manager in the upcoming film, Milk, out November 2008.

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FunnyorDie.com has a great video of celebrity new year’s resolutions from Will Ferrell, Tony Hale (Arrested Development’s Buster), Sean Hayes, Mila Kunis, Fergie, James Franco and Ed Helms.

Check out the video below!

Fergie: “Just to be less Fergalicious. It’s kind of old now. People have said it, they’ve gone into Burgerlicious, and all these things. “It’s so over, so last year. New year, new word. I’ve got to figure the new word out. But it will come, it will come.”

Will Ferrell: “My New Year’s resolution is to get at least 13 hours of sleep a night, regardless of what sort of job or family or life commitments I have, but to really be consistent about that.”

Mila Kunis: “I’m going to start dating more, because my kids need a new dad.”

James Franco: “I think I’m going to help the environment and walk more. In fact, I’m going to walk a lot. In fact, I’m going to start right now. (tosses his car keys to a stranger) Hey buddy, it’s yours!”

Sean Hayes (holding a baby) : “My New Year’s resolution is stop having unprotected sex.”

Ed Helms: “My New Year’s resolution is to kick. your. ass.” (attacks cameraman)

Spiderman actor James Franco, Speed Racer star Emile Hirsch and American Gangster actor Josh Brolin are all set to appear opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant’s biopic Milk.

Cast details per The Hollywood Reporter: Penn, 47, stars as Harvey Milk, the country’s first openly gay elected official, a San Francisco city supervisor who was assassinated in 1978. Brolin, 39, will play Dan White, the rival politician and supervisor who shot Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone to death at City Hall. Hirsch, 22, has been cast as gay rights activist Cleve Jones, an intern and close ally of Milk’s, who went on to found the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Franco, 29, will play Scott Smith, Milk’s lover and campaign manager.

Filming begins January 2008 in San Francisco, where Milk became the first openly gay man elected to office in 1977.

Actor pals James Franco and Mila Kunis give dead-on impersonations of Justin Bobby and Audrina in a hilarious spoof of MTV realty TV show The Hills. Watch the video below or at FunnyorDie!

The season 3 finale of The Hills will air on Monday, Dec. 10 but not so fast! According to People, the season finale celebration will begin the day before, on Dec. 9, when MTV airs The Hills: Lauren Looks Back, beginning at 12 p.m. ET.

The Hills Finale: Live in Hollywood will broadcast live on Monday from L.A. hot spot Area, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The finale itself airs at 10 p.m. ET, followed by a live after-show, during which the ladies will answer questions from viewers and then make “an announcement that will leave fans wanting more,” according to MTV.

James Franco attends the Los Angeles premiere of mystery thriller In the Valley of Elah at the ArcLight Cinema on Thursday in Hollywood.

In the Paul Haggis-directed film, Franco, 29, plays Sgt. Dan Carnelli. Here are the major plot points: The film tells the story of war veteran Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), his wife Joan (Susan Sarandon) and the search for their son Mike (Jonathan Tucker), a soldier who recently returned from Iraq but has mysteriously gone missing, and the police detective (Charlize Theron) who helps in the investigation.

In the Valley of Elah is in limited theaters nationwide now.

Hey, after dating for only ‘3 months’ before getting engaged, you shouldn’t be surprised!

Grey’s Anatomy stars and engagement ring exhibitionists Kate Walsh and Katherine Heigl (in Bottega Veneta) show off their blingin’ diamond rings at the premiere of parenthood comedy Knocked Up at the Mann’s Village Theater on Monday in Los Angeles. Heigl accessorized with a Bottega Veneta clutch, custom Ryan Ryan jewelry and Stuart Weitzman shoes.

Heigl on Walsh’s engagement: “She’s thrilled and I’m thrilled for her. She’s just one of the coolest chicks and deserves every joy and happiness. Can’t wait to see her ring!”

Heigl stars as an entertainment journalist who finds herself in the family way after a one-night stand with a goofball named Ben in the comedy Knocked Up, which opens next Friday, June 1.

Pictured below: Grey’s Anatomy actresses Katherine Heigl (with fiance Josh Kelley), Kate Walsh (with fiance Alex Young) and Sara Ramirez, Spider-man star James Franco and The Office star BJ Novak.

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