Brendan Fraser

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Biography

Recent Role:
Himself on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Gender:
Male
Born:
12-3-1968
Birthplace:
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Birth Name:
Brendan James Fraser
AKA:
Brendon Fraser
A muscular, darkly handsome actor who defies easy categorization, Brendan Fraser has an enviable versatility that has allowed him to be equally convincing in comedies, dramas, and adventure films alike. The son of a Canadian tourism executive, Fraser was born in Indianapolis on December 3, 1968. Thanks to his father's job, Brendan and his family led a fairly peripatetic existence, living in locales as varied as Ottawa, London, Rome, and Seattle. During his time in London, he became interested in theatre and eventually enrolled in Seattle's Cornish Institute for training.





… More After an early appearance in Dogfight (1991), Brendan got his break in 1992's Encino Man as a Stone-Age man unfrozen in modern-day California. He went on to gain audience prominence in diverse roles such as a Jewish football player in an all-WASP environment in School Ties (1992), a grunged-out musician in Airheads (1994), a Harvard student who loses his thesis in With Honors (1994), and a quirky baseball phenom in The Scout (1994). Brendan has been quoted in one magazine article as saying that he seeks out roles combining "silliness and sexiness;" his work during the second half of the 1990s certainly reflected this. Particular highlights were George of the Jungle (1997), a witty satire of jungle adventure films; Gods and Monsters (1998), the acclaimed rendering of the last days of director James Whale, for which Brendan earned particular praise in his role as Whale's strapping gardener; the romantic comedy Blast from the Past (1999); and a big-budget re-make of The Mummy (1999) that effectively showcased him as a hero well-suited to old-school adventure. So successful were the extravagantly computer generated exploits of the revived Mummy franchise that a sequel soon went into production, resulting in the decidedly Indiana Jones flavored The Mummy Returns (2001). Pitting Brendan against not only the fearsome Imhotep but the dreaded Scorpion King (wrestling superstar The Rock) as well, The Mummy Returns upped the ante in terms of action and special effects, providing audiences with even more summertime chills and thrills than it's predecessor.

Since the sequel came out he has appeared alongisde Liz Hurley, Rose McGowan, Michael Caine and Whoopi Goldberg. So it appears Brendan is not a one hit wonder.

When Brendan is not busy on set he lives at home with his wife and their son.

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    10 Perfect
    I love brendan Fraser's acting. Though he is much older than me I still find him handsome. hide show

    I love Brendan Fraser when he acts and the way he looks. I thought he was awesome in the Mummy movies. I'm not to keen on seeing him in the Mummy 3 because the woman who plays Ivy(sp?) is a different person. The only reason I didn't like him in George of the Jungle is because he didn't get to speak in full sentences. I recently saw him in Journey to the Center of the Earth and I thought the movie was awesome, especially in 3D! You haven't seen the movie unless you've seen it in 3D. I hope to see Brendan much more as I grow.

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    ElvisRocks13 Added Jul 14, 2008 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
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    I think Brendan Fraser is the most, and best actor I've seen because I've been going to see his movies since I was a child and plus he is the reason I want to become an actor myself, but also I have seen him in independent and big named movies, but if anyone agrees with me about this person go ahead and feel free to to say that you like this person as mush as I do.

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    tyrahoke23008 Added Mar 24, 2008 All my reviews
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    9 Superb
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    Brendan Fraser is a very good actor and one of the funniest too. He has appeared in very good movies, some of them I watch only because he is going to appear in it. I think that his style is something very cool and something very original and I think that he is one of the best actors around. You should see him in Scrubs, he is awesome.

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    NoOneIsAlone Added Mar 11, 2007 All my reviews
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    7 Good
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    Brendan Fraser's top movie, in my opinion, is probably "School Ties." He did a few other decent action films (the "Mummy" movies), but other than that, his career path went a different direction than what I expected. I mean, some of the roles that he chose were just silly (George of the Jungle).

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    amauriel Added Feb 6, 2007 All my reviews
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    8.5 Great
    I'm a bit divided on him. hide show

    His movies not great in my opinion. I didn't like The Mummy films, Blast Form the Past bedazzled or that terrible George of the Jungle.

    What I am a huge fan of is Scrubs, and his guest appearances as Ben are the best the show has ever had. That is saying a lot with the likes of Michael J Fox being on the show.

    Its amazing how Ben is such a positive character and his presence as such an immense effect on the characters in the show.

    I thought he was completely talentless, but he proved me wrong.

    Stick with TV Brendan - your much better at that!

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    ozziefan Added Jan 28, 2006 All my reviews
 

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