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Brendan James Fraser (AKA Thomas Rudolph) (born December 3, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Canadian-American actor.
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, where he was a member of the boarding Seaton's House, 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.
His first film role was in Dogfight (1991), and he has since garnered over 30 film credits. He had his first lead role in Encino Man (1992). Then he played alongside Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris O'Donnell in School Ties (1992) and Viggo Mortensen and Ashley Judd in Philip Ridley's The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995). His breakout role was in the title role in 1997's George of the Jungle. His best known role came in the 1999 hit film The Mummy which he reprised in the equally successful sequel The Mummy Returns (2001). In 2000 he starred in Bedazzled, a remake of the 1967 film of the same title. Recently he appeared in the Academy Award-winning film Crash. He has also made guest appearances on the television shows Scrubs, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons.
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. Fraser is rumored to be in negotiations to return for the third installment of The Mummy trilogy in 2008 or 2009.
Trivia
* Stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall.
* Fixated with the number "42", he has worn it as his jersey number in 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 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star in which he has a cameo.
* Once during a Comedy Central promo, Fraser joked about the pronunciation of his last name by saying, "Hi, I'm Brendan Fraser and you're watching Comedy Central. That's 'Fray-zer', not 'Frasier'. If you say, 'Frasier,' I know where you live."
* Fraser loves instant photography and has used several Polaroids in movies and on tv shows, most notably on his guest roles on Scrubs. In his first appearance he used a folding pack camera (possibly a Model 450); and on his second appearance he used a Holga with a Polaroid back, a Japanese only model. The book "Collector's Guide to Instant Cameras" has a dedication to Mr. Fraser.
Selected filmography
Year DVD cover Film information
1991
Dogfight
* Release Date: September 13, 1991
* Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
1992
Encino Man
* Release Date: 1992
* Distributed by:
1992
School Ties
* Release Date: September 18, 1992
* Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
1994
With Honors
* Release Date: April 29, 1994
* Distributed by: Warner Brothers
1994
Airheads
* Release Date: 5 August 1994
* Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
1994
The Scout
* Release Date: September 30, 1994
* Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
1995
The Passion of Darkly Noon
* Release Date: 1995
* Distributed by:
1996
Brain Candy
* Release Date: April 12, 1996
* Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
1996
Mrs. Winterbourne
* Release Date: April 19, 1996
* Distributed by: TriStar Pictures
1997
George of the Jungle
* Release Date: July 16, 1997
* Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
1998
Gods and Monsters
* Release Date: January 21, 1998
* Distributed by: Lions Gate Films
1998
Still Breathing
* Release Date: May 1, 1998
* Distributed by: October Films
1999
Dudley Do-Right
* Release Date: August 27, 1999
* Distributed by: Universal Pictures
1999
Blast from the Past
* Release Date: January 27, 1999
* Distributed by: New Line Cinema
1999
The Mummy
* Release Date: May 7, 1999
* Distributed by: Universal Pictures
2000
Bedazzled
* Release Date: October 19, 2000
* Distributed by: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
2001
The Mummy Returns
* Release Date: May 4, 2001
* Distributed by: Universal Pictures
2001
Monkeybone
* Release Date: February 23, 2001
* Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
2002
The Quiet American
* Release Date: 2002
* Distributed by: Miramax Films
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
* Release Date: November 14, 2003
* Distributed by: Warner Bros.
2003
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
* Release Date: September 5, 2003
* Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
* cameo
2005
Crash
* Release Date: May 6, 2005
* Distributed by: Lions Gate Films
2006
Journey To The End Of The Night
* Release Date: 2006
* Distributed by:
2007
The Air I Breathe
* Release Date: May 1, 2007
* Distributed by:
2007
Journey 3-D
* Release Date: 2007
* Distributed by:
2008
Singularity
* Release Date: 2008
* Distributed by:
2008
Inkheart
* Release Date: TBA 2008
* Distributed by: New Line Cinema
2008
Big Bug Man
* Release Date: TBA
* Distributed by: Studio-Free Studio
* voice
2008
Stella
* Release Date: TBA
* Distributed by: Hamilton Mehta Productions
2008
Mummy 3
* Release Date: TBA 2008
* Distributed by: Universal Pictures
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