Brendan Fraser
Canadian-American actor (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Brendan Fraser?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Brendan James Fraser (/ˈfreɪzər/ FRAY-zər;[1][2] born December 3, 1968) is an American-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 trilogy (1999–2008). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), and Crash (2004), and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).
Brendan Fraser | |
---|---|
Born | Brendan James Fraser (1968-12-03) December 3, 1968 (age 55) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Citizenship |
|
Alma mater | Cornish College of the Arts (BA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Works | Full list |
Spouse |
Afton Smith
(m. 1998; div. 2009) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | George Genereux (uncle) |
Awards | Full list |
Website | brendanfraser |
Fraser's film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid-2010s due to the poor box office performances, and various health and personal problems, including the fallout from a sexual assault committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.[3][4] Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair (2016–2017),[5][6] the FX series Trust (2018),[7] and the Max series Doom Patrol (2019–2023).[8] His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022). Fraser's starring role as an obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Canadian to win this category.[9]