Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian film actor. He is known for having starred in several major Hollywood films, including 1999's The Mummy.
Fraser married Afton Smith on September 27, 1998, and they have three sons, Griffin Arthur, Holden Fletcher, and Leland Francis. He holds dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship and speaks fluent French. Fraser is also an accomplished amateur photographer. Fraser resides in Northern New Jersey, Tewksbury Township, in a two-story ranch-style house.[citation needed]. Fraser also serves on the Board of Directors for FilmAid International. Fraser loves instant photography and has used several Polaroids in movies and on tv shows, most notably on his guest roles on Scrubs. In his first appearance he used a folding pack camera (possibly a Model 450); and on his second appearance he used a Holga with a Polaroid back, a Japanese-only model. The book "Collector's Guide to Instant Cameras" has a dedication to Fraser.
Fraser is fixated with the number ", he has worn it as his jersey number in all his sports-related films.[citation needed] His surname is properly pronounced "Fray-zer", though some pronounce it "Frasier" (as in Kelsey Grammer's television character). The correct pronunciation of his surname is a running gag in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star in which he has a cameo. Once during a Comedy Central promo, Fraser joked about the pronunciation of his last name by saying, "Hi, I'm Brendan Fraser and you're watching Comedy Central. That's 'Fray-zer', not 'Frasier'. If you say, 'Frasier,' I know where you live".
