Brendan Fraser
![Fraser at the 2022 [[Montclair Film|Montclair Film Festival]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Brendan_Fraser_October_2022.jpg)
Fraser gained prominence as a leading man starring in comedies such as ''Encino Man'' (1992), ''With Honors'' (1994), ''George of the Jungle'' (1997), ''Bedazzled'' (2000) and ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003) as well as in the dramas ''School Ties'' (1992), ''Gods and Monsters'' (1998), ''The Quiet American'' (2002), and ''Crash'' (2004). He portrayed Rick O'Connell in ''The Mummy'' trilogy (1999–2008), and Professor Trevor Anderson in the adventure film ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (2008), the later of which he also executive produced. Fraser suffered a career slump due to poor box office performances, and various health and personal issues.
Fraser found a career resurgence in dramatic work including for his role as a morbidly obese English-teacher in Darren Aronofsky's drama ''The Whale'' (2022) which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also acted in Steven Soderbergh's crime thriller ''No Sudden Move'' (2021) and Martin Scorsese's historical epic ''Killers of the Flower Moon'' (2023). On television, he acted in the Showtime drama ''The Affair'' (2016–2017), the FX limited series ''Trust'' (2018), and the Max superhero series ''Doom Patrol'' (2019–2023). Provided by Wikipedia
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