Brendan Fraser was once Hollywood’s golden boy, but in recent years the actor has kept a low profile – so where has he gone?
In the 90s and early 2000s, Fraser was the leading man for comedies, action movies, and dramas. A charming all-rounder who jumped off the screen, Fraser could play a heroic and heroic idol, but also be relatable and goofy.
Fraser appeared in the 1992 comedy film Encino Man – his second film role – and has starred in films such as Airheads and George of the Jungle. By the time he starred in The Mummy in 1999 (the hit film spawned a franchise, including two sequels and a spin-off), Fraser was a household name.
In 2003, the same year he starred in Looney Tunes: Back in Action, the actor took a brief hiatus from the entertainment world. After his hiatus, he appeared to take on fewer movie roles, with stars including Crash and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
In 2018, the actor spoke to GQ and revealed that he slowed down and turned down subsequent reboot offers for The Mummy and Journey to the Center of the Earth, due to his declining health, which included lasting injuries sustained during of stunts in various films. .
“By the time I took mum’s third photo in China [in 2008], I was put together with duct tape and ice cream – just, like, really cheesy and fetishistic about ice packs. Screw cap coolers and downhill mountain biking cushions as they are small and light and can fit under your clothes. I was building an exoskeleton every day, ”he explained.
Fraser’s injuries led him to undergo a laminectomy, a surgery in which part of the spinal bone is removed. The first procedure failed, resulting in a second surgery. The actor, who shared that he had been in and out of hospitals for almost seven years, also had partial knee replacement and surgery to repair his vocal cords.
Fraser also revealed he was mourning the death of his mother, who died of cancer in 2016. At the time, he was also dealing with his very complicated 2009 divorce from Afton Smith, whom he had been married to ever since. more than a year. decade.
Another reason for Fraser’s absence from Hollywood was the trauma of a sexual assault that took place in 2003, at the height of his career, which caused the actor to reassess the entertainment industry. Fraser alleged he was sexually assaulted at a Hollywood Foreign Press Association party by former HFPA chairman Phillip Berk. Berk, who denied Fraser’s claim, claimed he pinched the actor’s behind as a joke, while Fraser claimed Berk grabbed him by the back and stroked him: “A of his fingers touches me in the spot. And he starts to move it. “
“I blamed myself and I was unhappy, because I was like, ‘It’s nothing; this guy reached out his hand and he felt a sensation. That summer continued and I can’t remember what I worked on next, ”Fraser told GQ.
Fortunately, in the last few years, Fraser has started to make a sure but steady comeback in Hollywood. He has played roles on television including The Affair, Trust and Doom Patrol, and appeared in films such as the critically acclaimed No Sudden Moves in 2021.
And the future looks even brighter than ever for Fraser, who has currently signed on to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film Killers of the Flower Moon, as well as in The Whale by Darren Aronofsky.
The best movies released in the 90s
To celebrate the incredible cinematic achievements of the decade, Stacker compiled data on all the films of the 1990s to come up with a Stacker Score, a weighted index evenly split between IMDb and Metacritic scores. To qualify, the film had to have a premiere date between 1990 and 1999, have a Metascore, and have at least 1,000 votes. Ties were broken by Metascore and other ties were broken by votes.
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