Brendan James Fraser is a Canadian-American actor, best known for his comedic and fantasy leading roles in major Hollywood films, such as Richard "Rick" O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy and Trevor "Trev" Anderson in Journey to the Center of the Earth. He also voiced Scorch Supernova in Escape from Planet Earth.
For Disney, he played George of the Jungle in the 1997 film of the same name, Alden Pyle in the 2002 Miramax film The Quiet American, and Link in the Hollywood Pictures films Encino Man, Son in Law, and In the Army Now. He also portrayed Ben Sullivan in the Touchstone Television series Scrubs. Although he didn't reprise his role as George in George of the Jungle 2, he was mentioned in the film.
Roles[]
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Linkovich "Link" Chomovsky
(Encino Man)
(Encino Man)
Gallery[]
Brendan Fraser with Timon on the cover of Disney Adventures (August 1997).
Brendan Fraser poses in the press room at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.
Brendan Fraser and Bill Paxton attending the premiere of History Channel's Texas Rising in May 2015.
Brendan Fraser attending Tuesday's Children's 15th annual Roots of of Resilience Gala in September 2016.
Brendan Fraser and Mira Sorvino speak at the Condor panel at the 2018 Winter TCA tour.
Brendan Fraser speaks at the Doom Patrol panel at the 2019 Winter TCA Tour.
Trivia[]
- He was considered for the role of Inspector Gadget, along with Kevin Kline, Steve Carell, Chevy Chase, and Steve Martin, but turned the role down due to working on George of the Jungle (1997). However, Matthew Broderick was cast instead.[citation needed]
- He was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. However, Ewan McGregor was cast at the end.[citation needed]
- He auditioned for the role of the title character in Tarzan. However, Tony Goldwyn was cast instead.[citation needed]
