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Brendan James Fraser is an American and Canadian actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies With Honors (1994) and George of the Jungle (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy films (1999–present). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998),…
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entertainment · American and Canadian actor (born 1968) · film actor · voice actor · television actor · actor · film producer · also Brendan Fraser, Brendan James Fraser, Fraser
Born 3 December 1968 · Q193555
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Public attention spiked: 34,361 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.5× the usual 6,265, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Pressure review – Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser can’t save lower-tier D-day drama” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Pressure review – Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser can’t save lower-tier D-day drama
Public attention spiked: 20,824 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 6,265, with 0 article edits.
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The Guardian: Rental Family review – Brendan Fraser seeks meaning in pointless Japanese role-play drama
The Guardian: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to reunite for new Mummy movie – reports
The Guardian: Rental Family review – Brendan Fraser is stranded in mawkish misfire
The Guardian: The Mummy review – Brendan Fraser’s action-adventure is as lovably goofy as ever
Snopes.com rated the claim “Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are starring in a fourth film in "The Mummy" franchise, set to release in 2025.” Labeled Satire.
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Awarded Romy (2023).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Actor for The Whale (2023).
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Snopes rated the claim “In a tweet critical of the movie "The Whale," in which actor Brendan Fraser wore a prosthetic fat suit, the beauty products brand Dove said, "Stop giving fat suits awards!! We want better representation in Hollywood."” Correct Attribution.
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The Guardian: Oscars 2023: from Brendan Fraser to Ke Huy Quan, Hollywood loves a comeback story
The Guardian: Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar for The Whale
The Guardian: The Whale review – Brendan Fraser is remarkable in knotty drama of self-destruction
The Guardian: ‘All that hyperventilating makes you dizzy’: Brendan Fraser and Darren Aronofsky on The Whale
The Guardian: Brendan Fraser won’t attend Golden Globes after claiming he was sexually assaulted
The Guardian: Brendan Fraser: role taught me severely obese people are ‘incredibly strong’
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (2022).
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Smith and Fraser received the Heart of Abilis Award for their support and fundraising work for the charity
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Fraser told GQ that if the HFPA nominated him for a Golden Globe that year for his most recent film, The Whale, he would "not participate" because of his "history" with the organization
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Snopes rated the claim “An image shows a genuine autographed photo from actor Brendan Fraser that reads: "I like the Steak! It was my favorite part I was in the Mummy."” False.
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“s film The Whale. Aronofsky stated he had looked for the lead role in the movie for a decade, and decided to cast Fraser after seeing him in the trailer of the low-budget Brazilian film Journey to the End of the Night.”
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“s film Killers of the Flower Moon, as well as Max Barbakow”
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Fraser disclosed a sexual assault allegation against Philip Berk, the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the nonprofit organization that votes for the Golden Globe Awards
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In 2018, Fraser stated publicly how the physical demands of stunts and other activities he had performed in some films led to several surgeries over a period of seven years, including a partial knee replacement, a laminectomy, and vocal-cord surgery.
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Fraser stated publicly how the physical demands of stunts and other activities he had performed in some films led to several surgeries over a period of seven years, including a partial knee replacement, a laminectomy, an
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Fraser replaced Ray Liotta in the Bollywood thriller Line of Descent
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In 2014, the court ruled against both Fraser's request for alimony reduction and Smith's fraud allegation.
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The court ruled against both Fraser's request for alimony reduction and Smith's fraud allegation
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Played an Elvis Presley impersonator in the ensemble black comedy Pawn Shop Chronicles
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In early 2011, Fraser asked the court to reduce his alimony payments, asserting he was unable to meet the annual obligation of $600,000; he did not contest the child support payments.
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Fraser sued the producer Todd Moyer for promised wages
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Fraser moved from being represented by William Morris Endeavor to the Creative Artists Agency
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Fraser returned to Broadway in the production of Elling, but the play closed after one week, due to lackluster reviews
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Starred in Whole Lotta Sole directed by Terry George and in 2011, he was set to play William Tell in The Legend of William Tell: 3D, directed by Eric Brevig, with whom Fraser had also worked in Journey to the Center o
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And the film also starred Jet Li as Emperor Han
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Awarded Canada's Walk of Fame (2006).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Crash (2006).
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Appeared as part of an ensemble cast in the Academy Award-winning film Crash where he played the husband to Sandra Bullock's character as the District Attorney of Los Angeles
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By Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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With Fraser garnering many excellent reviews
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Starred alongside Michael Caine in the political drama The Quiet American which was well received by critics
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And have three sons together, born in 2002, 2004, and 2006
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At the Geffen Playhouse, taking on the role of Victor in John Patrick Shanley's Four Dogs and a Bone
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Shortly after he had arrived in Los Angeles, Fraser met actress Afton Smith at a barbecue at Winona Ryder's house
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With the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties
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Fraser made his film debut with a small role as a seaman headed to Vietnam in Dogfight
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Born 1968-12-03.
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In Indianapolis to Canadian parents Carol Mary (née Généreux; 1937–2016) and Peter Fraser
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