James Franco – a true cat guy!

Famous Hollywood actor James Franco is such a cat guy, he even shows up to black-tie events with cat hair on his clothes.

So, what are his cats names?

Franco’s two cats are named Sammy and Zelda; their names have a literary bent.

“All my recent cats have been named after characters from books or the literary world,” Franco said.

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“Sammy’s named after Sammy Glick from [Budd Schulberg’s] What Makes Sammy Run, and Zelda is named after Zelda Fitzgerald.”

His younger brother, Dave, is also just as much a cat guy as Franco, and Dave’s cats have equally literary names – for good reason.

“The two cats that my brother stole from me are Harry after Harry Angstrom from [John Updike’s] Rabbit novels and Arturo is named after Arturo Bandini from the John Fante novels.”

“I was raised as a cat person,” Franco said.

“I had cats when I was a kid and that’s what I’m used to. I don’t really know how to take care of a dog, but I think I’m pretty good with cats.”

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