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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Gabrielle Fitzpatrick to Christopher Fulford
Brendan Fraser Biography (1968-)
Full name, Brendan James Fraser; born December 3, 1968, in Indianapolis, IN;son of Peter (a Canadian tourism official) and Carol (a sales counselor) Fraser; married Afton Smith (an actress), September 27, 1998; children: Griffin Arthur, Holden Fletcher. Addresses: Agent: George Freeman, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Aleen Keshishian, The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Kelly Bush, I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, voice performer
- Birth Details
- December 3, 1968
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (As Brendon Fraser) First sailor, Dogfight, Warner Bros., 1991
- David Greene, School Ties, Paramount, 1992
- Linkovitch "Link" Chomofsky, Encino Man (also known as California Man), Buena Vista, 1992
- (Uncredited) Link, Son-in-Law, Buena Vista, 1993
- Sam Mastrewski, Twenty Bucks, Triton Pictures, 1993
- Winston Younger, Younger and Younger, Academy Entertainment, 1993
- Chester (Chazz), Airheads, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Link, In the Army Now (also known as You're in the Army Now), Buena Vista, 1994
- Montgomery "Monty" Kessler, With Honors (also known as Damon and With Highest Honors), Warner Bros., 1994
- Steve Nebraska, The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Darkly Noon, The Passion of Darkly Noon (also known as Darkly Noon and Die Passion des Darkly Noon), Turner Home Entertainment, 1995
- (Uncredited) Vietnam veteran, Now and Then (also known as The Gaslight Addition), New Line Cinema, 1995
- Doug, Glory Daze, Seventh Art Releasing, 1996
- Hugh Winterbourne and Bill Winterbourne, Mrs. Winterbourne, TriStar, 1996
- (Uncredited) Placebo patient, Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (alsoknown as Brain Candy,
The Drug, and Kids in the Hall: La pilule du bonheur), Paramount, 1996
- Title role, George of the Jungle, Buena Vista, 1997
- Fletcher McBracken, Still Breathing, October Films, c. 1997
- Clayton Boone, Gods and Monsters (also known as The Father of Frankenstein), Lions Gate Films, 1998
- Adam Webber, Blast from the Past, New Line Cinema, 1999
- Title role, Dudley Do-Right, MCA/Universal, 1999
- Richard "Rick" O'Connell, The Mummy, MCA/Universal, 1999
- Stu Miley, Monkeybone (live action and animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Elliot Richards, Jefe, and Mary, Bedazzled (also known as Teuflisch), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- Voice of Sinbad, Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (animated), Phaedra Cinema, 2000
- Richard "Rick" O'Connell, The Mummy Returns, MCA/Universal, 2001
- Alden Pyle, The Quiet American (also known as The Spy and Der Stille Amerikaner), Miramax, 2002
- (Uncredited) Himself, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (also known as Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star), Paramount, 2003
- Himself, D. J. Drake, and voices of Tasmanian devil and she-devil, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (live action and animated; also known as Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie), Warner Bros., 2003
- Rick, Crash, Lions Gate Films, 2004
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Accidental Husband, Initial Entertainment Group, 2005
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Singularity (also known as The Invaders), Warner Bros., 2005
- Voice of title role, Big Bug Man (animated), Studio-Free Studio, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Bobby McLaughlin, Guilty until Proven Innocent (also known as Presumed Guilty), NBC, 1991
- John's friend, Child of Darkness, Child of Light, USA Network, 1991
- David Gold, Twilight of the Golds, Showtime, 1997
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Specials
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1994 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1994
- Audience member, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
- Host, Christmas in Washington, TNT, 1999
- Narrator, Mummies: The Real Story, The Discovery Channel, 1999
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2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
- Himself, The Osbourne Family Christmas Special, MTV, 2003
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 1994 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1994
- Presenter, The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998
- Presenter, The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1999
- Presenter, The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
- Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999
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2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
- Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
- Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003
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Episodic
- Johnny Lamb, "Professional Man," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1995
- Voice, "Dammit Hollywood," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
- Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
- Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1997, 1999
- Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 1999, 2003
- Voice of Brad, "King of the Hill," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1998
- Voice of David Kaliiki-Alii, "Peggy Makes the Big Leagues," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2000
- Guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2000
- Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003
- Ben Sullivan, "My Occurrence: Part 1," Scrubs, NBC, 2002
- Ben Sullivan, "My Hero: Part 2," Scrubs, NBC, 2002
- Himself, "Gladiator Radio," Player$, 2003
- Guest, Cold Pizza, ESPN 2, 2003
- Guest, Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
- Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003
- Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2003
- Guest, Tinseltown TV, 2003
- Guest, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The TodayShow), NBC, 2003
- Guest, U-Pick Live, Nickelodeon, 2003
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Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2003
- Ben Sullivan, "My Screwup," Scrubs, NBC, 2004
- Himself, Ministry of Mayhem, Independent Television, 2004
- Appeared in Fanatic (also known as MTV's Fanatic), MTV.
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Pilots
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My Old School, 1991
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Stage Appearances
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Four Dogs and a Bone, Los Angeles production, 1995
- Brick, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, West End production, London, 2001
- Appeared in productions of Arms and the Man,
A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Moonchildren,
Romeo and Juliet, and Waiting forGodot; appeared in productions of the Laughing Horse Summer Theatre Company, Ellensburg, WA.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- (In archive footage) Clayton Boone, The World of Gods and Monsters: AJourney with James Whale, Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Newsmakers 2000, Issue 1, Gale, 2000
Periodicals
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Chicago Tribune, July 17, 1997
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Cosmopolitan, June, 1994, p. 86; April, 1998, p. 206
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Current Biography, February, 2001, pp. 9-12
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Empire, January, 1998, pp. 56-57
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Entertainment Weekly, October 7, 1994, pp. 50-51; August 22, 1997,p. 19; May 14, 1999, p. 28
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International Herald Tribune, September 26, 2001, p. 10
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Interview, August, 1994, p. 108
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Movieline, June, 1999, pp. 46-53
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New Republic, May 13, 1996, p. 28
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Newsday, February 28, 1994, p. B3; September 28, 1994, November 12, 1998, p. B6; February 7, 1999, p. D4; March 1, 1999, p. A13
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Parade, May 2, 1999, p. 30; July 30, 2000, pp. 4, 5
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People Weekly, August 11, 1997, p. 146; May 11, 1998, p. 100; May31, 1999, p. 69; July 5, 1999, p. 115
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Premiere, June, 1994, p. 60; August, 1997, pp. 88-91
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TV Guide, May 1, 1999, p. 7
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Urban Cinefile, May 17, 2001
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USA Today, February 11, 1999, p. 10D
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US Weekly, August, 1994; May, 1995; June, 1997
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Vanity Fair, September, 1992, p. 187
Electronic
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Brendan Fraser Official Site, http://www.brendanfraser.com, August30, 2004
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