- Name: Brendan Fraser
- Date of Birth: December 03, 1968
- Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Family and Early Life: 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 and later received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts. He originally planned on attending graduate school in Texas but stopped in Hollywood on his way south and decided to stay in Los Angeles and work in movies.
Careers: His first film role was in Dogfight (1991), and he has since garnered over 30 film credits. In the early years of his film career, Fraser played alongside Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris O'Donnell in School Ties (1992) and Viggo Mortensen and Ashley Judd in The Passion of Darkly Noon. His breakout role was in the title role in 1997's George of the Jungle. He has also made guest appearances on the television shows Scrubs, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons.
Private Life: 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 also an accomplished amateur photographer.
In March 2006, it was announced that he would be granted a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, the first American-born actor to receive the honor, though as of 2006, he does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Family and Early Life: 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 and later received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts. He originally planned on attending graduate school in Texas but stopped in Hollywood on his way south and decided to stay in Los Angeles and work in movies.
Careers: His first film role was in Dogfight (1991), and he has since garnered over 30 film credits. In the early years of his film career, Fraser played alongside Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris O'Donnell in School Ties (1992) and Viggo Mortensen and Ashley Judd in The Passion of Darkly Noon. His breakout role was in the title role in 1997's George of the Jungle. He has also made guest appearances on the television shows Scrubs, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons.
Private Life: 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 also an accomplished amateur photographer.
In March 2006, it was announced that he would be granted a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, the first American-born actor to receive the honor, though as of 2006, he does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Above: Brendan Fraser's Modelling Photo 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Brendan James Fraser | ||||||||||||||
| Eye color: | Blue | ||||||||||||||
| Hair color: | Dark Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6' 3 1/2" (Approx 190 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Shoe Size: | 11 inches | ||||||||||||||
| Zodiac/Star sign: | Sagittarius | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Brendan Fraser has dual citizenship, He is a Canadian (Canada) and American Citizen (United States) | ||||||||||||||
| Nicknames: | Brendan | ||||||||||||||
| Education: | Ontario Secondary - Graduated with a Diploma Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario, Candada Bachelor of Fine Arts - Actor's Conservatory Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington Stanley Kramer Actor's Workshop Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington Internship at Intiman Theatre, Seattle, Washington Sacred Heart School in Bellevue, Washington Laughing Horse Summer Theatre, Ellensburg, Washington (Company Member) | ||||||||||||||
| Family: | Mother: Carol Fraser Father: Peter Fraser Older Brothers: Kevin Fraser, Sean Fraser and Regan Fraser Ex-wife: Afton Smith (divorced) Sons: Griffin Arthur, Holden Fletcher and Leland Fraser | ||||||||||||||
| Resides In: | Brendan Fraser owns a 2 story ranch- styled house in Northern New Jersey in Tweksbury Township but also stays in Los Angeles, California, from time to time. When he was growing up he had also lived at Cincinnati, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, Ottawa, Canada, Switzerland and Holland. | ||||||||||||||
| Religious Affiliation: | Catholic | ||||||||||||||
| Political Affiliation: | Brendan chooses not to disclose his political affiliation nor be involved in endorsing political parties of any sort. | ||||||||||||||
| Personal Interests/Hobbies: | Photography | ||||||||||||||
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| Other (Trivia): | Being a Canadian Citizen as well as an American, he speaks french fluently. Brendan Fraser was supposed to attend graduate school at the Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas but had already been casted with the part of "David" in the 1992 drama movie, School Ties. The first music album he ever bought was in 1976, the name of the album was Rick Dees' Disco Duck. In 1998, People Magazine had included him as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Was considered to play in the 2006 movie, Superman Returns. He was also considered for the part of Dr. Reed Richards (or Mr. Fantastic) in Fantastic Four (2005). Fraser was also the first choice to play the role of Inspector Gadget (for the 1999 film of the same title) before the role went to Matthew Broderick. | ||||||||||||||
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A Christmas Story (1983)
Monkey Bone (2001) | Brendan Fraser performed "Brick House" in the 2001 film Monkey Bone He also sang the "Dolphin Song" in the 2000 comedy movie Bedazzled. In his early years, before his star status had risen, he sang "Degenerated" in the 1994 movie Airheads. |
Airheads (1994) | Encino Man (1992) a.k.a. California Man |
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 This Side of the Looking Glass - 2010 [pre-production] Director: Oren Moverman Brendan Fraser is said to play the character role of Ben. Furry Vengeance 2010 [pre-production] Director: Roger Kumble Crowley 2009 [pre-production] Director: Tom Vaughan John Crowley G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 [post-production] Director: Stephen Sommers uncredited appearance | |
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 January 2009 Brendan Fraser was previously spotted walking around Los Angeles, California | |||
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