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Dates for reference?

There is some confusion over when things happened that could be cleared up by adding dates. The paragraph in "Early life" section references his boarding school years, vacation in London, and the play he saw that lit his interest in acting. When was that? Vacation with his family? During a break from school? What year? Do we have any more info? MandieJ1975 (talk) 19:26, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

"We" can only go with information provided by reliable sources. Searching the web helps find them. I identified the theatre show as Oliver! and that it was in the 1970s, and added this info to the article. You're invited as well to look for such info from reliable sources and add it to Wikipedia for improvement. —ADavidB 03:18, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Brendan Fraser/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Lisha2037 (talk · contribs) 19:52, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: IntentionallyDense (talk · contribs) 01:21, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

I will review this shortly. IntentionallyDense (talk) 01:21, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

• Is there a reason why you chose to include citations in the lead? IntentionallyDense (talk) 01:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
• He also had a small part in the 1995 film Now and Then. He made cameo appearances in the Pauly Shore films Son in Law (1993) and In the Army Now (1994), reprising his Encino Man role. Appears to be unsourced. IntentionallyDense (talk) 01:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
• He lent his voice for the unreleased animated film Big Bug Man, with Marlon Brando. Appears to be unsourced. IntentionallyDense (talk) 01:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
• the first American-born actor to receive the honor. However, as of 2022, he does not have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After a six-year hiatus in the franchise, Fraser returned for the second sequel to The Mummy released in August 2008 and titled The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Filming started in Montreal on July 27, 2007, and the film also starred Jet Li as Emperor Han. That same year, he starred in the 3D film adaptation of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth and the fantasy film Inkheart (chosen personally for the lead role by the novel's author Cornelia Funke). Appears to be unsourced. IntentionallyDense (talk) 01:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
• There is quite a few unreliable sources used that I believe should be replaced. These include History.com , Nicki Swift , and youtube . IntentionallyDense (talk) 01:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
• a private boarding school in Toronto, from which he graduated in 1987. appears to be unsourced. IntentionallyDense (talk) 01:58, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Failed good article nomination on October 30, 2024

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Filmography

Why is there no filmography section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 183.80.32.82 (talk) 09:36, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

I don't know the history of "why". Perhaps because it's a large list so it went to its own article. The "Awards and nominations" section links to the List of Brendan Fraser performances article, which contains his filmography. —ADavidB 19:16, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

Paparazzi-style photo?

This is just a suggestion—but do you think the 2nd photo adds much to the article? It looks like it was taken by someone intruding on his space, and isn't at all flattering. Sometimes "less is more" , you know? ~2025-38897-31 (talk) 23:18, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

If you mean the third photo, I tend to agree. Stefen 𝕋ower ^{Huddle • Handiwerk} 23:37, 6 December 2025 (UTC)

On second thought, this is cropped from a posed pic, so it's all right. Stefen 𝕋ower ^{Huddle • Handiwerk} 07:23, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Circular reference

It seems that TechRadar article that mentions dedication to Fraser in book Collector's Guide to Instant Cameras links to Wikipedia article itself as a source. ~2026-68339-0 (talk) 23:37, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

I confirmed this, found no other non-circular references, then deleted the sentence. Thanks for pointing it out. —ADavidB 20:09, 2 February 2026 (UTC)