Happy birthday, Brendan Fraser! The star turns 54 today.
this Oscar season. It’s hard to recall a recent performer entering the awards race with a wave of support from industry and consumer audiences. Instead, everyone just wants to see Fraser succeed.
With his deep voice and tall stature, the American-Canadian actor began his career charming movie fans everywhere as the resurrected frozen caveman Link in the 90s classic comedy “Encino Man.” Never holding back on the laughs, he rocked out as Chazz in “Airheads” and changed the devil’s heart in “Bedazzled.” Then, he seemed to own the world when he took the lead role of adventurer Rick O’Connell in “The Mummy” franchise.
It was 2008 when Darren Aronofsky brought “The Wrestler” to the 65th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered before heading off to Toronto, receiving universal acclaim. Film critic David Ansen of Newsweek would pen the pull quote featured on the film’s poster and become the bedrock of the awards campaign: “Witness the resurrection of Mickey Rourke in Darren Aronofsky’s deeply affecting film.
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