Brendan James Fraser (/ˈfreɪzər/ FRAY-zər;[1][2] born December 3, 1968) is a Canadian-American actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies With Honors (1994) and George of the Jungle (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999–2008). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), and Crash (2004), and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).
Fraser's film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid-2010s due to the poor box office performances of many of his films, and various health and personal problems, including the fallout from a sexual assault allegedly committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair (2016–2017), the FX series Trust (2018), and the Max series Doom Patrol (2019–2023). His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022). Fraser's starring role as a morbidly obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Canadian to win this category.
He made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on the October 18, 1997 episode, the third episode of Season 23, with musical guest Björk.
He returned to Saturday Night Live to hosting for the 2nd time on February 13, 1999, the thirteenth episode of Season 24, with musical guests Busta Rhymes and The Roots.
He made a cameo appearance on October 7, 2000, which is the Season 26 premiere, hosted by actor Rob Lowe, with musical guest Eminem, during the "Personal Profile" sketch.
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