“Brendan Fraser fought armies of the undead in “The Mummy.” He swung from vines in “George of the Jungle.”
“He traveled around the world with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in “Looney Toons: Back in Action.” He made a pact with Elizabeth Hurley as the Devil in “Bedazzled.”
“He partied with Pauly Shore as a reanimated Neanderthal in “Encino Man.” He even took a shower with Matt Damon in “School Ties.”
“And while those movies brought him fame, fortune and respect in Hollywood, rocketing Fraser to the top of the A-list in the 1990s and early aughts, they didn’t usually scream “Oscar-worthy.”
“He was always invited to the party, of course, but as a presenter, not a nominee.”
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