Brendan Fraser

Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a popular Canadian-American actor.

Biography

Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley

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. 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 actress Afton Smith on September 27, 1998 and has two sons, Griffin Arthur and Holden Fletcher. He holds dual U.S.-Canadian 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.

And in March of 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 in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Interesting facts

• Has mostly Irish ancestry.
• Is 6'3"
• Is fixated with the number "42" as he has worn it as his jersey number in several different sports-related films. (This may be due to 42 being the the answer to life, the universe, and everything in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.)

Selected filmography

• Dogfight (1991)
• Encino Man (1992)
• School Ties (1992)
• With Honors (1994)
• Airheads (1994)
• George of the Jungle (1997)
• Gods and Monsters (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)
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
• Crash (2005)
• Big Bug Man (2006)
• The Air I Breathe (2007)

Gallery

• Brendan Fraser and Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes: Back in Action
  Brendan Fraser and Daffy Duck in Looney Tunes: Back in Action
• Pepé Le Pew and Fraser in Looney Tunes: Back in Action
  Pepé Le Pew and Fraser in Looney Tunes: Back in Action
• Daffy and Brendan with Jenna Elfman and Bugs Bunny in Looney Tunes: Back in Action
  Daffy and Brendan with Jenna Elfman and Bugs Bunny in Looney Tunes: Back in Action

External links

• Official Web site
• Brendan Fraser at IMDb