'I’m still not done proving myself yet. And to do that, I need bigger and greater challenges.'
According to much of the press, this is actor Brendan Fraser's year of 'The Comeback'. Except for the similarly named television show, which I loved, I'm not really a big fan of the term. In showbusiness, it's usually used to describe an actor who's stopped working or disappeared from our movie and television screens. That's certainly not Brendan Fraser.
Fraser has worked steadily since he began working in the early 1990's. His acting resume in fact, includes acting roles in every year. The only year he wasn't visible on film or tv was 2005, but he did do some voice work that year, including a stint voicing characters on King of the Hill.
What changed for Fraser was his level of fame. He hit big in 1992 with School Ties, and was one of the 'it' actors working in big budget films, as well as lower budget films, with some of the industries biggest starts. Movies like School Ties, Encino Man, With Honors, The Mummy and George of Jungle kept Fraser on the cover of magazines, and on the Hollywood 'it' list.
By the late 2000's, The Mummy franchise ended and Fraser continued to work in movies, and more so in television. Even in the last few years, Fraser had regular roles on HBO's The Affair and in DC's Doom Patrol. Neither role however, pushed up back up the fame ladder like his role in his Oscar nominated role in The Whale. This year's Oscar themed posts seemed the perfect time to look back on Fraser's career, his skin career that is, with a spotlight in my latest Actors & SKIN. Check out Brendan's bare bio HERE: & HERE:
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