After a long time disappearing from Hollywood, recently, Brendan Fraser’s come back with a lauded performance in Darren Aronofsky’s drama “The Whale”. The movie has earned myriad praise after its debut at the 2022 Venice Film Festival in September.
In honor of his comeback, let’s look back at 15 photos in his prime. The actor devoted himself to the cinematic industry during the 1990s and early 2000s. His name was best known in comedies like “Encino Man” and action-adventure flicks like the “Mummy” trilogy. Let’s scroll down to see the career peak of this prominent Canadian-American star!
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Brendan Fraser still looked masculine even with long locks when he played rocker Chazz Darby in the 1994 comedy “Airheads.
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A plain white tank top was enough to show off Brendan Fraser’s muscular as in a scene of gardener Clayton Boone in the drama “Gods and Monsters.
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Brendan Fraser won his fans’ hearts when appearing topless in the Oscar-winning 1998 period drama “Gods and Monsters”.
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In the 2003 family comedy “Looney Tunes: Back in Action”, the star’s bulging biceps were flattered in a tight-fitting black tank top when he was starring as a stuntman.
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Brendan Fraser transformed into the adventurer Rick O’Connell in 1999’s “The Mummy” with a tanned and charming look.
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Brendan Fraser in his early 20s only wore a towel in a scene with a young Matt Damon in 1992’s “School Ties”
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The look of a handsome and romantic college student in the 1994 dramedy “With Honors” is also perfect for the actor.
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There’s probably nothing more charming than a hint of Brendan Fraser’s bare chest in the 1992 comedy “Encino Man.”
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Brendan Fraser had a special appearance with a baby face attached to the intense look and a single wisp of hair falling across his forehead at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards.
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The actor kept up the good work in 2008’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.”
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Brendan Fraser’s handsome and dapper look drew everyone’s attention when he acted as high school football player David Greene in a photo for the 1959-set drama “School Ties”. The actor was in his early 20s at the time.
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The masculine actor looked rough in a dirty white T-shirt in 1998’s “Gods and Monsters.”
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Brendan Fraser’s tanned body was perhaps most flaunted in 1997’s “George of the Jungle.”
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Brendan Fraser’s on-screen alter ego, rocker Chazz Darby, was beautifully cool in a promotional photo for the 1994 comedy “Airheads.”
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Brendan Fraser still looked cool as ever when playing the iconic role — adventurer Rick O’Connell — in 2001’s “The Mummy Returns.
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