A STAR IS BORN



Brendan James Fraser was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 3, 1968 to Peter Mark Fraser and Carol Mary Genereux Fraser. He was the fourth and last son of the couple who bestowed him with Irish, Scottish, French, German,and Czechoslovakian lineage. Brendan's parents are French-Canadian citizens thus Brendan holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada and carries both passports when he travels.

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Brendan has three older brothers. Sean born in 1960,Kevin 1962,and Regan 1963. When Brendan was six years old he became separated from his brothers during a trip to New York (A kindly cabbie returned him to his hotel). Fascinated with the theaters and crowds on Broadway, a seed was planted that would begin to sprout during a later trip to London's West End where Brendan saw his first professional stage production "Oliver." While in London he also saw The Mousetrap, Jesus Christ Superstar, and A Chorus Line.

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Brendan's childhood was spent traveling with his family throughout the world due to his father's position as a journalist and officer with the Canadian Office of Tourism. Brendan has lived in Ottawa, The Netherlands, London, and Switzerland abroad and in Seattle, New York and Detroit in the United States.