Actor Brendan Fraser has opened up in a new interview about the pressure he felt to maintain a movie star physique earlier in his career, confessing he pushed his body to breaking point. Fraser, 57, started his career in the early 90s with the first of a number of big-screen roles that put his muscular … Read more
Kyle Fraser is feeling like a million bucks. The 31-year-old attorney exclusively spoke to The Post about winning “Survivor 48” and defended his decision to never betray his alliance with Joe Hunter — despite the 45-year-old fire captain being the apparent biggest threat all season. “I felt like that final tribal council was me owning … Read more
It was a mammoth win for Fraser. Helen Mirren revealed Friday that she shed tears of joy when her pal Brendan Fraser won an Academy Award for Best Actor during the 95th Oscars last Sunday. The “Catherine the Great” actress made the revelation while appearing on “The Kelly Clarkson” show while promoting her new film … Read more
All eyes were on the 2023 Oscars, following last year’s shocking slap scandal with Will Smith and Chris Rock. This year’s ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, had a crisis team in place ready for any potential snafus. It was a stacked year for Best Picture, with the likes of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Women … Read more
Brendan Fraser won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Oscars for his role in “The Whale,” presented by Jessica Chastain and Halle Berry. “I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn’t come easily to me,” he said in his speech on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “I wanted … Read more
Having just won for best lead actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday, Oscar hopeful Brendan Fraser may be living his best life right now. But the 54-year-old star of “The Whale” almost didn’t survive filming his 1999 hit “The Mummy.” In fact, on Tuesday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Fraser revealed that … Read more
Brendan Fraser is a winner for the “role of his life.” “The Whale” star got emotional while accepting the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday. “I’m smiling I’m breathing,” Fraser, 54, said. “That’s half the job.” The actor said that Ian McKellan … Read more
Brendan Fraser stripped down the scene. “The Whale” actor has revealed that he and Matt Damon were both buck naked while filming an infamous shower scene in their 1992 movie “School Ties.” “I appreciated that this isn’t really for ‘wow’ or a scintillating factor of going, ‘Hey, look at that — naked people,’” Fraser, 54, … Read more
Brendan Fraser sensationally branded the Golden Globes award a “hood ornament” that “means nothing to me.” The actor, 54, skipped this year’s star-studded ceremony after he received a nod for Best Actor in a motion picture drama for his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” Fraser lost out on the gong to Austin Butler, who … Read more
The filming of “Batgirl” was literally a punch in the gut for its stars — but the superhero flick’s foregone release hurt worse. In a new interview, actress Leslie Grace recalled her time working on the scrapped “Batgirl” film — which Warner Bros. axed last summer — and how she shot many action sequences alongside … Read more
Brendan Fraser was overcome with emotions as he accepted the best actor trophy for his role in “The Whale” at the Critics Choice Awards Sunday. The 53-year-old actor plays Charlie, a 600-pound gay, reclusive man who feels as though his life is coming to an end. “It was Herman Melville who once wrote that there are only five critics … Read more
The 2023 Golden Globe Awards are filled with dramas — and I’m not talking about “The Fabelmans” and “Tár.” This time it’s real-life celebs who are causing a stir. After the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the loony international journalism group that puts on the show) was eviscerated in 2021 when it was revealed it didn’t … Read more
Brendan Fraser is ready for another hefty paycheck. The actor said he’s very much open to the idea of a reboot of “The Mummy” after he helmed the role of adventurer Rick O’Connell in three of the films from 1999 to 2008. “Gosh, I don’t know any juicy details about it, but it’s kinda been … Read more
The Brendan Fraser Renaissance has the actor feeling the love. “I just broke out crying. That solved all the problems,” recalled the “Mummy” star, 54, about the standing ovations he received at the London and Venice film festivals for his recent drama “The Whale,” which has led to a career comeback. The Canadian star got … Read more
James Corden has claimed he almost starred in “The Whale” before Brendan Fraser landed his Golden Globe-nominated role. The “Cats” star was originally set to play Charlie in Darren Aronofsky’s film — when it was set to be helmed by another filmmaker. “I was going to play that part, and Tom Ford was going to … Read more
By George, we’ve been pronouncing “George of the Jungle” star Brendan Fraser’s name wrong this whole time. In a conversation with Adam Sandler for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” interview series, the 54-year-old Fraser claimed that no one’s ever gotten his name right — even though he’s the talk of the town right now for his … Read more
Brendan Fraser has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his highly lauded role in Darren Aronofsky’s new drama “The Whale” — but you won’t catch the actor at the upcoming Jan. 10 awards show. The 54-year-old has vowed to boycott the ceremony organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, claiming that its former president, … Read more
Actor Brendan Fraser revealed the drastic lengths he went to in a desperate bid to achieve his ideal appearance for his role in “George of the Jungle.” The actor, 54, spoke to Adam Sandler as part of Variety’s “Actors On Actors” series, where he opened up about the effect of starving himself during the filming … Read more
Brendan Fraser is earning an enormous amount of applause for his role as a 600-pound man in “The Whale.” The 53-year-old actor — who is currently enjoying a career resurgence after some time away from the spotlight — revealed if he would ever go through a bodily transformation for another role. “I think it’s one … Read more
Brendan Fraser revealed that his son helped him connect with his morbidly obese character in his newest film, “The Whale.” Fraser plays a 600-pound English teacher named Charlie who struggles to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter, played by “Stranger Things” star Sadie Sink. The actor, 53, reflected on living with his eldest son Griffin, … Read more