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Video: Stephen Colbert Declares James Franco His "Renaissance Nemesis"
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Published Apr 6, 2011
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Last night America's Overachiever, James Franco, faced off with Stephen Colbert—who called the actor his "renaissance nemesis," or "renainemesis." In the below videos watch as James easily manipulates Colbert with his dashing smile and Tolkien knowledge—he eventually even convinces the host to hire him as the show's art consultant.
The smarts run in the family, it seems, as Franco's twin brother Frank Jameso also makes an appearance; he poses a question to Colbert, and America, asking if his brother is really all that, or rather, "Is modern America so intellectually bankrupt, that anyone pursuing any cultural enrichment of any kind makes him seem intellectual?" (A: yes.)
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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