6 of Brendan Fraser's Best Roles

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Brendan Fraser has been making an acting comeback in a big way in the last few years. After years out of the limelight and detailing the sexual harassment he endured as a younger actor, the beloved actor has been slowly taking on more roles. One highly anticipated performance is the recent film The Whale, where he plays a 600lb man struggling to reconnect with his estranged daughter. The film has already garnered critical praise for the actor, even receiving a 6-minute standing ovation at The Venice Film Festival.

While this new role is already creating Oscar buzz for the actor, Fraser's past filmography is full of gems and times when the actor has demonstrated his ability to nail the assignment. This article looks at just a few of Fraser's best roles.

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The 1992 comedy movie Encino Man (known as California Man outside the US) is the role that shot Brendan Fraser into the public eye. Starring Pauly Shore as Stoney Brown, Sean Astin as Dave Morgan, and Fraser as «Link,» the film follows Stoney and Dave, perennial losers at high school, who find a caveman frozen in Dave's backyard whilst trying to dig a pool. They thaw out the cro-magnon specimen and immediately decide to assimilate him into their world.

Fraser shows off his great comedic timing, something he is often not given enough credit for. He portrays a scared, confused, and wonder-filled anachronistic man perfectly, bringing a surprising amount of warmth and vulnerability to a character who doesn't say much apart from «nuggs.» Is Encino Man a good movie? No, but it is a fun one and has become a cult favorite.

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