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Fraser was born on December 3, 1968,<ref>{{cite news|title=UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019|date=December 3, 2019|publisher=[[United Press International]]|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/1...Dec-3-2019/5801575163131/|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020012...day-Dec-3-2019/5801575163131/|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]], to Canadian parents Carol Mary ([[née]] Généreux; 1937–2016) and Peter Fraser. He is the youngest of their four sons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harveyfuneral.com/obituary/4014880?lud=5EB7B57A9D15CFAC15BB9C5731A001E0|title=Carol G. Fraser Obituary|website=Harvey Family Funeral Home|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020032...7B57A9D15CFAC15BB9C5731A001E0|url-status=live}}</ref> His mother was a sales counselor, and his father was a former journalist who worked as a [[Global Affairs Canada|Canadian foreign service]] officer for the Government Office of Tourism.<ref name="HoF">{{cite web|year=2006|title=2006 Inductees – Brendan Fraser|url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/in...m/inductee/brendan-fraser|archive-date=August 3, 2008|access-date=August 24, 2008|publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame}}</ref><ref name="USA">{{Cite journal|date=October 26, 2003 |title=In tune with himself |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/031026/031026brendan_fraser.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/2010011017212...om/03_issues/031026/031026brendan_fraser.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2010 |first=Lorrie |last=Lynch |journal=[[USA Weekend]] |access-date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> His maternal uncle, [[George Genereux]], was the [[Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics|only Canadian to win a gold medal]] in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], at the [[Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's trap|Olympic Trap]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvovermind.com/brendan-fraser/|title=Brendan Fraser: 10 Things To Know about The Affair's Latest Cast Member|first=Aiden|last=Mason|date=November 14, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2023|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209001204/https://tvovermind.com/brendan-fraser/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fraser's three older brothers are Kevin, Regan, and Sean.<ref name=crowl>{{cite news|last=Rota|first=Kara|title=Brendan Fraser on playing the real John Crowley in 'Extraordinary Measures'|publisher=Irish Central|date=January 22, 2010|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/IrishAm...al-John-Crowley-82105462.html|access-date=May 1, 2010|archive-date=March 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2012031...al-John-Crowley-82105462.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They have Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and French-Canadian ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishamerica.com/2010/02/bre...wley-in-extraordinary-measures/|title=Brendan Fraser on Playing John Crowley in Extraordinary Measures|publisher=Irish America|first=Kara|last=Rota|date=February–March 2010|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017081...ey-in-extraordinary-measures/|url-status=live}}</ref> He holds dual Canadian and American citizenship.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beale|first1=Lewis|title=In the Know: Brendan up to Buff in 'Gods and Monsters'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/brendan-buff-gods-monsters-article-1.820404|access-date=February 24, 2018|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=November 1, 1998|archive-date=February 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018022...ods-monsters-article-1.820404|url-status=live}}</ref> | Fraser was born on December 3, 1968,<ref>{{cite news|title=UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019|date=December 3, 2019|publisher=[[United Press International]]|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/1...Dec-3-2019/5801575163131/|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020012...day-Dec-3-2019/5801575163131/|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]], to Canadian parents Carol Mary ([[née]] Généreux; 1937–2016) and Peter Fraser. He is the youngest of their four sons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harveyfuneral.com/obituary/4014880?lud=5EB7B57A9D15CFAC15BB9C5731A001E0|title=Carol G. Fraser Obituary|website=Harvey Family Funeral Home|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020032...7B57A9D15CFAC15BB9C5731A001E0|url-status=live}}</ref> His mother was a sales counselor, and his father was a former journalist who worked as a [[Global Affairs Canada|Canadian foreign service]] officer for the Government Office of Tourism.<ref name="HoF">{{cite web|year=2006|title=2006 Inductees – Brendan Fraser|url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/in...m/inductee/brendan-fraser|archive-date=August 3, 2008|access-date=August 24, 2008|publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame}}</ref><ref name="USA">{{Cite journal|date=October 26, 2003 |title=In tune with himself |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/031026/031026brendan_fraser.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/2010011017212...om/03_issues/031026/031026brendan_fraser.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2010 |first=Lorrie |last=Lynch |journal=[[USA Weekend]] |access-date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> His maternal uncle, [[George Genereux]], was the [[Canada at the 1952 Summer Olympics|only Canadian to win a gold medal]] in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], at the [[Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's trap|Olympic Trap]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvovermind.com/brendan-fraser/|title=Brendan Fraser: 10 Things To Know about The Affair's Latest Cast Member|first=Aiden|last=Mason|date=November 14, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2023|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209001204/https://tvovermind.com/brendan-fraser/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fraser's three older brothers are Kevin, Regan, and Sean.<ref name=crowl>{{cite news|last=Rota|first=Kara|title=Brendan Fraser on playing the real John Crowley in 'Extraordinary Measures'|publisher=Irish Central|date=January 22, 2010|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/IrishAm...al-John-Crowley-82105462.html|access-date=May 1, 2010|archive-date=March 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2012031...al-John-Crowley-82105462.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They have Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and French-Canadian ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishamerica.com/2010/02/bre...wley-in-extraordinary-measures/|title=Brendan Fraser on Playing John Crowley in Extraordinary Measures|publisher=Irish America|first=Kara|last=Rota|date=February–March 2010|access-date=August 10, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017081...ey-in-extraordinary-measures/|url-status=live}}</ref> He holds dual Canadian and American citizenship.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beale|first1=Lewis|title=In the Know: Brendan up to Buff in 'Gods and Monsters'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/brendan-buff-gods-monsters-article-1.820404|access-date=February 24, 2018|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=November 1, 1998|archive-date=February 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018022...ods-monsters-article-1.820404|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Fraser's family moved often during his childhood, living in [[Eureka, California]]; [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]; [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]]; the [[Netherlands]]; and [[Switzerland]]. His earlier years were spent attending a Montessori school in [[Detroit]] and the Sacred Heart School in [[Bellevue, Washington]].<ref> https://www.biography.com/actors/a44927967/brendan-fraser</ref> He then attended [[Upper Canada College]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 21, 1992 |title=UP AND COMING: Brendan Fraser; A Man Schooled for Success |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DE103AF932A15755C0A964958260 |first=Jamie |last=Diamond |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 8, 2008 |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2009012...e.html?res=9E0CE7DE103AF932A15755C0A964958260 |url-status=live }}</ref> a private boarding school in [[Toronto]]. While on vacation in [[London|London, England]], in the 1970s, he attended his first professional theatre show, ''[[Oliver!]]'', in the [[West End theatre|West End]], which began his interest in acting.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brendan-fraser |title=Brendan Fraser |date=May 1, 2015 |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |first=Paul |last=Williams |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021072...dianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brendan-fraser |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/features/film-i...iew-the-whale-fraud-imposter-syndrome-3390644 |title=Brendan Fraser: 'I can't get rid of the feeling that I'm a fraud' |date=February 2, 2023 |website=[[NME]] |first=James |last=Mottram |access-date=August 6, 2023 |quote=It was during a stay in London, when he saw a production of West End musical ''Oliver!'', that he became entranced with acting. }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/fraser-bedazzled-by-westend-6331901.html |title=Fraser bedazzled by West-End |date=August 28, 2001 |newspaper=[[Evening Standard]] |first=Brendan |last=Fraser |access-date=August 6, 2023 |quote=...I saw ''The Mousetrap'' when I was a little kid and ''Oliver!'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', all in the Seventies. }}</ref> | Fraser's family moved often during his childhood, living in [[Eureka, California]]; [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]; [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]]; the [[Netherlands]]; and [[Switzerland]]. His earlier years were spent attending a Montessori school in [[Detroit]] and the Sacred Heart School in [[Bellevue, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
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Fraser graduated from Seattle's [[Cornish College of the Arts]] in 1990.<ref name="USA" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 10, 2005 |title=Fraser's Edge |url=http://www.cornish.edu/news/2005/05/frasers_edge.html |first=Lisa |last=Halpern |publisher=Cornish College of the Arts |access-date=December 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231081159/http://www.cornish.edu/news/2005/05/frasers_edge.html |archive-date=December 31, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He began acting at a small acting college in [[New York City]]. Fraser planned on studying toward a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in Acting from [[Southern Methodist University]], but stopped in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] on the way and decided to remain there to work in film.<ref>[https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19990525/news/305259932 "Brendan Fraser's eclectic career"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019022...oasttoday.com/article/19990525/news/305259932 |date=February 24, 2019 }}. ''South Coast Today''.</ref> | Fraser graduated from Seattle's [[Cornish College of the Arts]] in 1990.<ref name="USA" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 10, 2005 |title=Fraser's Edge |url=http://www.cornish.edu/news/2005/05/frasers_edge.html |first=Lisa |last=Halpern |publisher=Cornish College of the Arts |access-date=December 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231081159/http://www.cornish.edu/news/2005/05/frasers_edge.html |archive-date=December 31, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He began acting at a small acting college in [[New York City]]. Fraser planned on studying toward a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in Acting from [[Southern Methodist University]], but stopped in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] on the way and decided to remain there to work in film.<ref>[https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19990525/news/305259932 "Brendan Fraser's eclectic career"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019022...oasttoday.com/article/19990525/news/305259932 |date=February 24, 2019 }}. ''South Coast Today''.</ref> |
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