Brendan James Fraser (/ˈfreɪzər/ FRAY-zər;[a] born December 3,
1968) is an American and Canadian actor. He is best known for playing
Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999, 2001, 2008), as well as for
leading roles in comedy and fantasy films including Encino Man (1992),
George of the Jungle (1997), Bedazzled (2000), Looney Tunes: Back in
Action (2003) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008). Fraser
branched into dramatic cinema with roles in School Ties (1992), Gods
and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002) and Crash (2004).During
a hiatus from film acting, Fraser found a new audience in television,
with supporting roles in the History miniseries Texas Rising (2015),
the Showtime drama series The Affair (2016â€"2017), the FX anthology
series Trust (2018) and the DC Universe action series Doom Patrol
(2019â€").Fraser, the youngest of four boys, was born in Indianapolis,
Indiana, the son of Canadians Carol Mary [née Genereux] (1937â€"2016)
and Peter Fraser. 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. His maternal uncle, George
Genereux, was the only Canadian to win a gold medal in the 1952 Summer
Olympics, at the Olympic Trap. He has three older brothers: Kevin,
Regan, and Sean. He has Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and
French-Canadian ancestry. He holds dual American and Canadian
citizenship.
1968) is an American and Canadian actor. He is best known for playing
Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999, 2001, 2008), as well as for
leading roles in comedy and fantasy films including Encino Man (1992),
George of the Jungle (1997), Bedazzled (2000), Looney Tunes: Back in
Action (2003) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008). Fraser
branched into dramatic cinema with roles in School Ties (1992), Gods
and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002) and Crash (2004).During
a hiatus from film acting, Fraser found a new audience in television,
with supporting roles in the History miniseries Texas Rising (2015),
the Showtime drama series The Affair (2016â€"2017), the FX anthology
series Trust (2018) and the DC Universe action series Doom Patrol
(2019â€").Fraser, the youngest of four boys, was born in Indianapolis,
Indiana, the son of Canadians Carol Mary [née Genereux] (1937â€"2016)
and Peter Fraser. 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. His maternal uncle, George
Genereux, was the only Canadian to win a gold medal in the 1952 Summer
Olympics, at the Olympic Trap. He has three older brothers: Kevin,
Regan, and Sean. He has Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and
French-Canadian ancestry. He holds dual American and Canadian
citizenship.
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