Brendan Fraser is an American-Canadian actor who has been enjoying a rebirth of his career in the past few years.
The former superstar actor, known for a couple of great roles in the '90s, was on the decline during much of the last two decades due to some personal issues.
However, his last few roles were critically acclaimed, with his performance in The Whale earning an Oscar for Best Actor.
Fraser is now back and stronger than ever, and social media has propelled the actor to new heights.
To really understand how much Fraser has come back, let's look at his financial outlook. Here is Brendan Fraser's net worth in 2023.
As reported by various sources including Celebrity Net Worth, Brendan Fraser's net worth in 2023 is around $20 million.
This is mostly due to his movies in the '90s that made him famous, as his last few movies were fairly modest in terms of box office and production cost. Still, it is a very good outlook for the resurgent actor.
His comeback story, partly fueled by an outpouring of support from social media, is one for the ages. Before we get to the comeback, let's start with the early life of Brendan Fraser.
Brendan Fraser was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 3rd of December, 1968. After high school, Fraser went to a private boarding school in Canada,
and while on a trip to the UK, he had a role in a small local theater, igniting his love for acting. Upon coming back to North America, he enrolled at Cornish College of the Arts,
which he finished. Then, he wanted to pursue a Master's degree but went to Hollywood instead.
Brendan Fraser went through quite a few years of smaller roles and generally poor films in Hollywood before he had major success.
His first starring role, Encino Man, was a box-office success with $40 million earned against a $7 million budget, but it was only five years later that Fraser starred in a truly successful movie.
In 1997, he starred in George of the Jungle, and it was a smash hit. It was the first defining role for Fraser, who quickly followed up with Bedazzled, and then his most successful role, playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy.
The Mummy and its sequel are by far the most successful movies Fraser has ever made, together with the third installment released in 2008. This was by far the most fruitful part of Fraser's career.
Unfortunately, Fraser's career fell off for a bit because of some personal traumas, including a divorce, the death of his mother, and some health issues.
But perhaps most notably, Fraser alleged that Philip Berk, a high-profile president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had sexually assaulted him in 2003.
Fraser believes he may have been blacklisted in Hollywood because of this allegation and the aftermath, which helped cause a period of depression.
Berk disputed Fraser's claims but admitted in a 2014 memoir that he “pinched Fraser's ass ‘in jest,'” according to People.
Also, according to Variety, an HFPA investigation ultimately concluded there was inappropriate touching.
However, Fraser recently made two incredible movies that put him back on track. Brendan Fraser first starred in No Sudden Move, made in 2021, and followed it up with The Whale, just one year after that.
Both were critically acclaimed, incredible movies that earned Fraser some high-profile award nominations and a Best Actor win at the Oscars. Fraser did skip the 2023 Golden Globes because of the Berk incident.