Eduardo Franco (actor)

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Eduardo Franco
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Franco in 2019
Born (1994-08-29) August 29, 1994 (age 29)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2015–present

Eduardo Franco (born August 29, 1994) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Argyle in the Netflix series Stranger Things , Theo in the film Booksmart , DJ Catnip in Gabby's Dollhouse , and Spencer Diaz in the mockumentary series American Vandal . [2] [3] He is also a member of the musical duo "Dumb Bitches w/ Internet" with Noetic Nixon. [4]

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Early life

Franco was born in the city of Yuma in southwestern Arizona to Mexican parents. He has described his upbringing as working class. [1]

Career

Franco first started acting in a number of television comedies. He played the role of Gavis in the Adam Ruins Everything episode Adam Ruins Dating which aired August 1, 2017. His first major credit was as Spencer Diaz in the first season of the 2017 Netflix comedy American Vandal . In 2019, he had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed comedy film Booksmart . He also appeared in several nationwide commercials, including spots for GEICO, Samsung, and TurboTax. [5] In 2020, Franco starred in a lead role as Andrew in the Hulu movie The Binge .

In 2022, Franco gained notability for playing Argyle, a stoner friend of Jonathan Byers, in the fourth season of Stranger Things . Franco initially auditioned for the role of Eddie Munson. [6] Franco said he was not invited to reprise the role in the following season. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Package Jeremy Abelar
2019 Booksmart Theo
2020 The Binge Andrew
Superintelligence Todd
2021 We Broke Up Mike
Queenpins Greg
KoatiPako (voice)
2022The Binge 2: It's A Wonderful Binge[ citation needed ]Andrew
2023 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Trevin (voice)
Self Reliance P.A. Ninja
2024 Y2K Farkas

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–17 Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Stu7 episodes
Adam Ruins Everything Gavis4 episodes
2016 The Skinny JoseEpisode: "Squad"
You're the Worst JustinEpisode: "The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything"
2017 Lopez Audience MemberEpisode: "George Gets Schooled"
Idiotsitter 3 episodes
Good Game GamerEpisode: "Everyone Calls Everyone Else a Nazi"
American Vandal Spencer DiazRecurring (season 1); 6 episodes
Lady Dynamite SpiderEpisode: "Goof Around Gang"
2018 The Cool Kids Kevin the Delivery ClerkEpisode: "Pilot"
2019 Those Who Can't KevinEpisode: "You Can't Go Homecoming Again"
Tacoma FD Gas Mask StonerEpisode: "A New Hope"
2020 Conan Jacob the InternEpisode: "Kumail Nanjiani"
2021–present Gabby's Dollhouse DJ Catnip (voice)Main role
2022 Stranger Things ArgyleAlso starring (season 4); 8 episodes

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References

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