Brendan Fraser
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Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a popular Canadian-American actor.
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Biography
Brendan Fraser is the son of a foreign service officer for the Canadian Government Office of Tourism and moved often as a child. He lived in Detroit, Seattle, Ottawa, Netherlands and Switzerland. Fraser attended his first professional theatrical performance in London's West End. He began acting at Toronto's Upper Canada College then received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts. He planned on attending graduate school in Texas but stopped in Hollywood on his way and decided to stay on. His first film role was in Dogfight (1991) and he has done over 30 movies since. In School Ties (1992), Brendan's costars included Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, and Ben Affleck. His breakout role was George of the Jungle (1997).Fraser married Afton Smith on September 27, 1998 and has three sons, Griffin Arthur, Holden Fletcher, and Leland Francis. He holds dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship and speaks fluent French. Fraser is an accomplished amateur photographer. Most recently, he has been a guest-star on the American television show Scrubs.
In March 2006, it was announced that he would be receiving a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He is the first American-born actor to receive a star, and as of 2006, he still does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Trivia
- Carries mostly Irish ancestry.
- Stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall.
- Fixated with the number "42", he has worn it as his jersey number all his sports-related films.
- His surname is properly pronounced "Fray-zer", though some pronounce it "Frasier" (as in Kelsey Grammer's television character). The correct pronunciation of his surname is a running gag in in which he has a cameo.
Selected filmography
- Dogfight (1991)
- Encino Man (1992)
- School Ties (1992)
- With Honors (1994)
- Airheads (1994)
- The Scout (1994)
- ''Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
- George of the Jungle (1997)
- Gods and Monsters (1998)
- Still Breathing (1998)
- Dudley Do-Right (1999)
- Blast from the Past (1999)
- The Mummy (1999)
- Bedazzled (2000)
- The Mummy Returns (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- The Quiet American (2002)
- (2003)
- (2003) cameo
- Crash (2004)
- Big Bug Man (2006)
- The Air I Breathe (2007)
- Journey 3-D (2007)
- Inkheart (2007)
External links
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