Brendan Fraser Trivia | 60 facts about the actor

Brendan Fraser is a Canadian and American actor who is making a big comeback with his performance in “The Whale”.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about him.

1. His full name is Brendan James Fraser
2. He was born December 3, 1968
3. He is a Canadian and American actor
4. Brendan Fraser is known for his leading roles in blockbusters, comedies, and dramatic films
5. He gained prominence for his role as Rick O’Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999–2008)
6. Having graduated from the Cornish College of the Arts in 1990
7. He landed his debut film role in Dogfight (1991)
8. Brendan Fraser began his career in numerous comedic films such as Encino Man (1992), Airheads (1994), George of the Jungle (1997), Dudley Do-Right (1999), Blast from the Past (1999), Bedazzled (2000), Monkeybone (2001), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
9. As well leading roles in the fantasy films Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) and Inkheart (2008)
10. During this time he starred in dramas such as School Ties (1992), With Honors (1994), Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), Crash (2004), and Extraordinary Measures (2010)
11. In 2018, Fraser said that he had been sexually assaulted by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, in 2003
12. The alleged assault, his subsequent divorce, the death of his mother, and health problems led to a pause in his career
13. His career was revitalized by his appearances in major films such as No Sudden Move (2021) and The Whale (2022)
14. The latter of which earned him his first Golden Globe Award nomination
15. Brendan Fraser’s also has had successful career in television
16. Acting in the History miniseries Texas Rising (2015), the Showtime drama The Affair (2016–2017), the FX series Trust (2018), the Epix series Condor (2018), and the DC Universe / HBO Max series Doom Patrol (2019–present)
17. Fraser, the youngest of four boys
18. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana
19. He is the son of Canadian parents Carol Mary and Peter Fraser
20. His mother was a sales counselor, and his father was a former journalist who worked as a Canadian foreign service officer for the Government Office of Tourism
21. His maternal uncle, George Genereux, was the only Canadian to win a gold medal in the 1952 Summer Olympics, at the Olympic Trap
22. He has three older brothers: Kevin, Regan, and Sean
23. He has Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and French-Canadian ancestry
24. He holds dual Canadian and American citizenship
25. Fraser’s family moved often during his childhood, living in Eureka, California; Seattle, Washington; Ottawa, Ontario; the Netherlands; and Switzerland
26. He attended Upper Canada College, a private boarding school in Toronto
27. While on vacation in London, England, he attended his first professional theatre show in the West End
28. This began his interest in acting
29. He graduated from Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts in 1990
30. He began acting at a small acting college in New York City
31. He planned on studying toward a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Southern Methodist University
32. He stopped in Hollywood on the way and decided to remain there to work in film
33. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Fraser met actress Afton Smith while attending a barbecue at Winona Ryder’s house on July 4, 1993
34. They married on September 27, 1998
35. They had three sons: Griffin Arthur Fraser (born 2002), Holden Fletcher Fraser (born 2004), and Leland Francis Fraser (born 2006)
36. In a 2018 interview with GQ, Fraser revealed that his oldest son, Griffin, was on the autism spectrum
37. After their home in Beverly Hills, California sold in April 2007 for $3 million, Fraser’s publicist announced in December 2007 that the couple had decided to divorce
38. Brendan Fraser was ordered to pay a monthly alimony sum of $50,000 for a period of 10 years or until remarriage of Smith, whichever occurred first, in addition to the $25,000 monthly payment for child support
39. In early 2011, Fraser petitioned the courts for a reduction of his alimony payments, asserting that he was unable to meet the annual obligation of $600,000; he did not contest the child support payments
40. In late 2011, Smith accused Fraser of fraud by hiding financial assets and not disclosing film contracts for Extraordinary Measures and Furry Vengeance
41. In 2014, the court ruled against Fraser’s request for a reduction in alimony and against Smith’s allegation of fraud.[53] Both parents were credited for being actively engaged in the lives of their sons
42. As of February 2018, Fraser lives in Bedford, New York
43. Fraser speaks French
44. He serves on the board of directors for FilmAid International
45. He is an accomplished amateur photographer
46. He has used several instant cameras in movies and on TV shows, most notably on his guest roles on Scrubs
47. In his first appearance, he used a Polaroid pack film, and on his second appearance, he used a Holga with a Polaroid back, a Japanese-only model
48. The book Collector’s Guide to Instant Cameras has a dedication to Fraser
49. He is also an accomplished amateur archer
50. The physical demands of the stunts and maneuvers Fraser performed in his action and comedy roles eventually required him to undergo several surgeries over a period of seven years, including a partial knee replacement, a laminectomy, and vocal cord surgery
51. In 2018, Fraser said that he had been sexually assaulted by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the nonprofit organization that votes for the Golden Globe Awards, at a luncheon in 2003
52. The alleged assault, his subsequent divorce, and the death of his mother launched Fraser into a depression that, combined with his health problems, led to a pause in his career
53. Several publications and social media users interpreted that Fraser was “blacklisted” from Hollywood because of his allegation against Berk, allegations which Berk denies
54. In the 2018 GQ piece where Fraser first publicly made the allegation, he said “The phone does stop ringing in your career, and you start asking yourself why. There’s many reasons, but was [this incident] one of them? I think it was”
55. In contrast, Fraser also clarified in his 2019 appearance on the radio show Sway in the Morning, “I don’t think the HFPA really wield that much power”
56. In 2022, Fraser told GQ that if he receives a nomination by the HFPA for his latest film The Whale, he “will not participate” because of the “history” he has with the organization
57. Since 2018, Fraser has been a celebrity judge on the Dancing Stars of Greenwich annual charity gala which raises money for the non-profit organisation Abilis
58. Abilis is a local charity which supports more than 800 individuals and their families with disabilities in Fairfield County, Connecticut
59. His former wife, Afton Fraser, also takes part in the dance competition
60. In 2022, Afton and Brendan Fraser received the Heart of Abilis Award for their support and fund raising work for the charity

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