A Friendly Reminder That James Franco Is a Stone-Cold Fox

Updated on May 27, 2016 at 7:00 AM

James Franco has been a Hollywood heartthrob for a few decades now, but while we've all probably had a crush on him at some point in our lives, it's easy to forget with so much new (and sexy) talent popping up in recent years. In addition to his hilarious personality, his playful relationships with costars, and his, well, shirtless body, James is a one-of-a-kind gem. And with movies like Spider-Man, 127 Hours, and The Interview under his belt, he's also a talented force to be reckoned with. Keep reading to look back at some of his hottest moments over the years!

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When He Smiled and Made Everything Else Blur Into Nothing

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When He Made This Face and Became Part of the Global Warming Problem

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When He Gave You Serious James Dean Vibes

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When He Posed Like This and You Never Looked So Deeply Into Someone's Eye

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When He Hosted the Oscars and You Wanted to Make Him Feel Better With a Makeout Session

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When He Raised His Eyebrow Like, "Wait, So You Can't Sleep Over Tonight?"

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When He Appeared Out of the Water and You Suddenly Started to Sweat

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When He Looked Right Past the Camera and Into Your Soul

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When He Looked Like a Totally Rufus High School Homecoming King

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When He Was All, "Yes, Welcome to My Life. I've Been Waiting For You."

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When He Shared a Tender Moment With Topher Grace and You Said, "That's It. My Body Is Done."

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When He Wore a Backpack and You Wanted to, Um, Get on His Back

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When He Looked So Much Like His Brother Dave That You Thought Maybe Lightning Does Strike Twice

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When He Posed in a Creepy Room but You Knew You Would Easily Use It For Your Honeymoon

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When He Did to Himself in the Mirror What You Do to Posters of Him

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When He Looked Like He Was Up to No Good and You Wanted to Be a Part of It

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When the Gates of Heaven Opened Up and Gave Him His Rightful Halo

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When You Ignored Everything Else About This Film Other Than His Shirtless Body

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When He Got a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Also Put the Stars in Your Night Sky

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When He Looked So Deep in Thought and You Imagined He Was Daydreaming About You

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When He Blessed the World a Little Peek of His Chest

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When He Made You Want to Have an Intense Pillow Fight

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When He Started Our Engines by Looking Like He Stepped Straight Off a Motorcycle

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When He Allowed This Photo to Exist and You Wanted to Send His Mom a Thank You Card

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A Friendly Reminder That James Franco Is a Stone-Cold Fox

When He Smiled and Made Everything Else Blur Into Nothing

When He Made This Face and Became Part of the Global Warming Problem

When He Gave You Serious James Dean Vibes

When He Posed Like This and You Never Looked So Deeply Into Someone's Eye

When He Hosted the Oscars and You Wanted to Make Him Feel Better With a Makeout Session

When He Raised His Eyebrow Like, "Wait, So You Can't Sleep Over Tonight?"

When He Appeared Out of the Water and You Suddenly Started to Sweat

When He Looked Right Past the Camera and Into Your Soul

When He Looked Like a Totally Rufus High School Homecoming King

When He Was All, "Yes, Welcome to My Life. I've Been Waiting For You."

When He Shared a Tender Moment With Topher Grace and You Said, "That's It. My Body Is Done."

When He Wore a Backpack and You Wanted to, Um, Get on His Back

When He Looked So Much Like His Brother Dave That You Thought Maybe Lightning Does Strike Twice

When He Posed in a Creepy Room but You Knew You Would Easily Use It For Your Honeymoon

When He Did to Himself in the Mirror What You Do to Posters of Him

When He Looked Like He Was Up to No Good and You Wanted to Be a Part of It

When the Gates of Heaven Opened Up and Gave Him His Rightful Halo

When You Ignored Everything Else About This Film Other Than His Shirtless Body

When He Got a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Also Put the Stars in Your Night Sky

When He Looked So Deep in Thought and You Imagined He Was Daydreaming About You

When He Blessed the World a Little Peek of His Chest

When He Made You Want to Have an Intense Pillow Fight

When He Started Our Engines by Looking Like He Stepped Straight Off a Motorcycle

When He Allowed This Photo to Exist and You Wanted to Send His Mom a Thank You Card

And Finally, When He Made You Want to Be Bound 2 Him For Life

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