Brendan Fraser

2023 - 1 - 17

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Brendan Fraser: Emotional Critics Choice Award speech leaves ... (7NEWS.com.au)

It's been 10 years since Brendan Fraser made a film. Now he's having a dream career comeback.

“The emotion. The hugs. The love for him in that room. And he starts moving it around,” Fraser told GQ. “I became depressed. “No, I will not participate. My mother didn’t raise a hypocrite. “He’s a great guy and deserves the award.” “It was a weight removed,” he told the magazine. “I was in the wilderness and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs,” he said to scattered laughter. “I have more history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I have respect for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association,” Brendan told “If you are a guy like Charlie who I play in this movie and in any way struggle with obesity or you feel like you’re in a dark sea, then I want you to know that you too can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light,” Fraser continued, crying as he spoke.

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Brendan Fraser says he was “in the wilderness” before The Whale in ... (British GQ)

Brendan Fraser, the 54-year-old comeback king, continued down his path to Oscars success at the Critics Choice Awards, taking home Best Actor for his lead ...

Addressing the camera through tears, he said: “If you — like Charlie, who I played in this movie — in any way, struggle with obesity, or you just feel like you're in a dark sea, I want you to know that if you, too, can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light, good things will happen.” Cue ginormous applause. “Darren Aronofsky, I was in the wilderness — I probably should've left a trail of breadcrumbs — but you found me, and like all the best directors, you mere just showed me where to go to get me where I needed to be,” he said. [Farrell](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/colin-farrell-golden-globes-2023-speech) (The Banshees of Inisherin), Paul Mescal (Aftersun), Bill Nighy (Living) and Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick) for the statuette, Fraser opened his teary speech with thanks to the Critics Choice Association, joking: “It was Herman Meville who once wrote that there are only five critics in America — the rest are asleep.

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Brendan Fraser's Emotional Acceptance Speech After Critics Choice ... (TMZ)

Brendan Fraser delivered a rousing speech at the Critics Choice Awards after taking home a big win -- and by the end of it, he pretty much had the whole ...

the reason being, he publicly accused the HFPA's former Prez of sexual assault in 2018. While he missed out on a Globe, he's got another award that's just as coveted ... Brendan didn't even attend the Globes ... and you can tell folks are happy for him. He's been a clear favorite throughout this entire awards season ... Eventually, BF dropped the most poignant line ...

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Brendan Fraser Gives Tearful Critics Choice Awards Acceptance ... (Today.com)

Brendan Fraser delivered an emotional speech while accepting the award for best actor at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards for his role in "The Whale."

Fraser called the suit "cumbersome" in an interview ahead of the film's Venice premiere, according to "Darren Aronofsky, I was in the wilderness, and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs, but you’ve found me," he said. Where were you for 'Furry Vengeance'?" I don’t know what it means, either, but I’m sure glad you woke up for me. "It was Herman Melville who once wrote that there are only five critics in America — the rest are asleep. [his role in "The Whale,"](https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/brendan-fraser-transforms-600-pound-teacher-whale-rcna40137) started crying once his name was announced, and still managed to start off his speech with a joke.

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Brendan Fraser gives emotional, tearful speech at Critics Choice ... (Globalnews.ca)

Brendan Fraser won Best Actor for his role in 'The Whale,' beating out other performances, including Austin Butler for 'Elvis' and Colin Farrell for 'The ...

[lost to Butler’s portrayal of Elvis Presley](https://globalnews.ca/news/9397850/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-nominees/) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) at the Golden Globes. When asked what a potential nomination would mean for him, Fraser joked that he would have to get another suit. “Darren Aronofsky, I was in the wilderness, and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs, but you’ve found me,” he said. “If you, like a guy like Charlie, who I played in this movie, in any way, struggle with obesity, or you just feel like you’re in a dark sea… I don’t know what it means, either, but I’m sure glad you woke up for me,” he said. [Brendan Fraser](https://globalnews.ca/tag/brendan-fraser/) delivered a passionate speech after he took home the Best Actor trophy at the [Critics Choice Awards](https://globalnews.ca/tag/critics-choice-award) for his starring role in The Whale.

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Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser Have Emotional 'Encino Man ... (PEOPLE.com)

At the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Ke Huy Quan reflected on reuniting with 'Encino Man' costar Brendan Fraser for the first time in decades ...

"I cannot believe I won "For that I am so grateful to you." And I thank [Everything Everywhere co-directors] the Daniels so, so, so much." "I just, every time I think about it, I think about those years that I was struggling. "For me, I cannot believe I'm still here," Quan added, in reference to how much time has passed since Encino Man. "I will never forget those three words and it's actually right."

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Brendan Fraser: The Whale star emotional as he collects Critics ... (BBC News)

He won best actor at the ceremony in Los Angeles for his turn as a morbidly obese depressed man.

Its stars, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, were not in attendance, with reports suggesting the pair had both contracted Covid-19. And I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs. But you found me," Fraser said to director Darren Aronofsky. "I had no idea I had something to offer the world and I just need to thank the people who turned me into the man I am now and turned me into the director I am today, my mother. It's about finding the light in a dark place. It's about redemption.

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Critics Choice Awards: Brendan Fraser breaks down while ... (New Zealand Herald)

Fraser's speech began light, before turning into an emotional dedication to director of The Whale, Darren Aronofsky, whom he thanked for guiding him to success.

Charlie becomes morbidly obese after developing a compulsive eating disorder to deal with his lover’s death. Named Charlie, he seeks to reunite with his estranged teenage daughter, played by Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, after abandoning his wife and child for a gay lover. Tearing up, he told the audience: “I was in the wilderness and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs.

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Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser Have Emotional Encino Man Reunion Over 30 Years Later (Yahoo Entertainment)

Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser attend Champagne Collet & OBC Wines' celebration of The 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Kovac/Getty. Awards season darlings Ke Huy Quan ...

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Brendan Fraser: The Whale star emotional as he collects Critics ... (BBC News)

He won best actor at the ceremony in Los Angeles for his turn as a morbidly obese depressed man.

Its stars, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, were not in attendance, with reports suggesting the pair had both contracted Covid-19. And I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs. But you found me," Fraser said to director Darren Aronofsky. "I had no idea I had something to offer the world and I just need to thank the people who turned me into the man I am now and turned me into the director I am today, my mother. It's about finding the light in a dark place. It's about redemption.

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Adam Sandler Blamed Brendan Fraser for Setting Impossibly High ... (Fandomwire)

In the first interview of variety's actor-on-actor series, Adam Sandler reveals how he felt inferior to Brendan Fraser's look in George of the Jungle.

[Brandan Fraser’](https://fandomwire.com/tag/brandon-fraser/)s performance in his new movie and admired the actor for his role as he revealed how broken he felt while watching the movie and Brendan Fraser’s acting made him cry his heart out. Upon asking about the actor’s big return in the industry, Brendon Fraser denied the claim of him returning as from his viewpoint he never considered himself gone as he always kept on working. Brendan Fraser responded to the humorous claims made by Adam Sandler and recalled his exhausting schedule for achieving that majestic look.

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WATCH: Brendan Fraser's Critics' Choice speech will leave anyone ... (Eyewitness News)

'The Mummy' star Fraser delivered a passionate speech after winning Best Actor at the the Critics' Choice Awards for his role in 'The Whale'.

He subsequently began to question who he was and his career. Berk was investigated by the HFPA, and they found he did touch Fraser inappropriately, but that it was not intended to be sexual. “I was in the wilderness, and I probably should’ve left a trail of breadcrumbs.

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Why People Don't Want Frontrunner Brendan Fraser to Win the ... (Best Life)

Brendan Fraser is one of the frontrunners for the Best Actor Oscar, but critics don't want his "fatphobic" movie to walk away with anything.

[someone else wrote](https://twitter.com/thekateblack/status/1615362629056299009), "I really like Brendan Fraser, but The Whale is such a gross, [expletive] thing to make. [Another said](https://twitter.com/fugitiverabbit/status/1615027275866726401), "I really want to be happy for Brendan Fraser's comeback, because I genuinely really love him as an actor. Awards and speeches only add to the gut punch." He has already been nominated for a number of awards from film critics' associations and other groups. "Please remember your fat friends have shown some discomfort and warranted anger at the use of obesity within the whale. [Twitter user wrote](https://twitter.com/lucyj_ford/status/1614896163311722497), "when you want nothing but the best for brendan fraser but think the whale should never be lauded on any kind of awards stage." They cast Brendan Fraser as the title character and put him in a fat suit. And the lengths we went to to portray the realism of the make-up has never been done before." [One Twitter user wrote](https://twitter.com/blackqueeriroh/status/1552422251513135104) in July 2022, "I don't even care what 'The Whale' is about. In The Whale—which is based on a 2012 play by Samuel D. Read on to find out more about the movie, the backlash it's generated, and this year's complicated Oscar race. But, while critics and viewers have praised Fraser's performance and respect the actor's comeback story, the movie itself has received harsh criticism.

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Brendan Fraser Tears Up During Critics Choice Award Acceptance ... (My Modern Met)

Actor Brendan Fraser gave a tearful and moving speech after winning the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor.

“And like all the best directors, you merely just showed me where to go to get to where I needed to be.” I want you to know that if you too can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light, good things will happen.” “Darren Aronofsky, I was in the wilderness, and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs, but you’ve found me,” he said, as his voice began to break. It’s about finding the light in a dark place,” Fraser explained in his speech. [controversies](https://time.com/6240001/the-whale-fatsuit-controversy/) about the depiction of its protagonist, Fraser chose to highlight the positive elements of the story. Brendan Fraser was one of the most popular actors of the 1990s.

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Winners Ke Huy Quan, Brendan Fraser have emotional reunion at ... (Yahoo News)

Ke Huy Quan reunited with his previous costar Brendan Fraser at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday. Continuing his phenomenal awards season, Quan was ...

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Bedford's Brendan Fraser Wins Critics' Choice Best Actor Award (Patch.com)

Bedford's Brendan Fraser Wins Critics' Choice Best Actor Award - Bedford-Katonah, NY - In an emotional, tearful acceptance speech, Fraser said that director ...

"This gesture is just a small way to remind our 'film people' that Orange County is not only a prime location for filming, but a place you definitely want to live, work, and play. Though the story is set in Idaho, rehearsal and production took place between January and April of 2021, at the Umbra Studios on Scobie Drive in Newburgh, managed by Choice Films. Born in Indianapolis and raised in Europe and Canada, Fraser fell in love with theater at the age of 12, while his family lived in London. "I knew they would kick the can down the road. "It's an opportunity to reintroduce myself to an industry, who I do not believe forgot me as is being perpetrated. An actor's job is to approach everything like it's the first time. "I questioned myself. "I knew they would close ranks," Fraser told GQ. "It's because of the history that I have with them. You can call me a lot of things, but not that." He said the incident took place at a Beverly Hills luncheon in 2003. The 600-pound Charlie tries to reconnect with his estranged 17-year-old daughter as he fears his life is coming to an end.

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Brendan Fraser reveals he didn't speak with Dwayne 'The Rock ... (Daily Mail)

While Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is now one of the biggest movie stars in the world, back in 2001 he was just trying to break into the acting biz with The ...

revealing he never actually talked to Johnson on set Because in The Mummy Returns, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was just a piece of tape on a stick,' he admitted [Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson](/tvshowbiz/dwayne-the-rock-johnson/index.html) is now one of the biggest movie stars in the world, back in 2001 he was just trying to break into the acting biz with The Mummy Returns. Because in The Mummy Returns, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was just a piece of tape on a stick,' he admitted. [Brendan Fraser](/tvshowbiz/brendan-fraser/index.html) reprised his role as Rick O'Connell from the 1999 blockbuster The Mummy, but the sequel became a stepping stone to The Rock's greatness. [Critics Choice Award](/tvshowbiz/article-11638893/Critics-Choice-Awards-2023-Brendan-Fraser-looks-dapper-snubbing-Golden-Globes.html)for on Sunday - Fraser revealed secrets to some of his most beloved movies on [The Drew Barrymore Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1TiQGwYNIY)...

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“It should be a thrill ride, not terrifying”: Brendan Fraser Explains ... (Fandomwire)

Being a part of the original The Mummy, Brendan Fraser points out reasons why The Mummy reboot could not bring back the magic of the original.

And when the first film of the Dark Universe was released that cast Tom Cruise as the lead, many people were hopeful that this would be the homage that the original deserved. And thus, Paramount came up with the reboot of the series in the form of their Dark Universe in an attempt to make a cinematic universe like the MCU. Thus, whenever the discussion about the reboot of the franchise came up, everyone wanted to know what the George Of The Jungle star thought about it. But contrary to the expectations of the first film, which happened to be a reboot of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise failed to meet the standards of the box office. [Brendan Fraser](https://fandomwire.com/tag/brendan-fraser/) is someone who can be called a veteran in the field. In the past, The Mummy and The Scorpion King were the franchises that made audiences crowd to the cinemas in large numbers, and leading these franchises was none other than Brendan Fraser.

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