Who is Brendan Fraser? Why did he disappear and what happened to The Whale actor?

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Brendan Fraser received a six-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival for his work in The Whale.The actor was brought to tears throughout, as for the first time in over a decade he is the centre of attention in Hollywood.For a time, Brendan was everywhere, starring in the biggest blockbusters that inspired a generation through the 90s and early 2000s.However, his fame all came crashing down as he fell out of favour with the inner circle of cinema.He opened up about it all in 2018 after he claimed he was the victim of sexual assault by former movie chief Philip Berk, which he denied in an email to GQ.For millennials that enjoyed their childhood through the late 90s and early 2000s, Brendan Fraser was one of the biggest names in Hollywood.He rose to prominence through 1997’s George of the Jungle, but became a household name when he starred as Rick O’Connell in 1999’s The Mummy.The turning point came in 2008 for Brendan, as he led two films that failed commercially and critically.The first was the ill-judged Journey to the Center of the Earth and the second was the threequel, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which essentially ended the franchise with a whimper.He never left acting though, but rather starred in much smaller roles and projects.The bulk of which was in TV, in series such as Texas Rising, The Affair and Condor.Things took a turn for the better in 2019 though, as he joined the cast of DC’s Doom Patrol.At 2022’s Venice Film Festival, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale premiered, bringing Brendan back into the limelight.It’s just the beginning though, as he will appear alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.Brendan Fraser claims he is the victim.