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Before ‘The Mummy,’ Brendan Fraser Proved He Was an Action Star in the Weirdest Possible Way

Stephen Sommers reportedly saw Fraser’s physical comedy in George of the Jungle and realized he had found his Rick O’Connell.

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Brendan Fraser will go down in history as a Hollywood icon. Not only was he a 90s heartthrob, but he also has the acting chops to match. That’s the perfect recipe for a real movie star.

The Mummy was his huge break into Hollywood. Almost 30 years later, it has a cult status like no other (thanks to the bisexuals). In fact, that status is a major reason a new installment starring Fraser and Rachel Weisz is on the way.

One of Fraser’s prior projects, the vine rope-swinging George of the Jungle, was the catalyst for him stepping into the boots of Rick O’Connell.

How ‘George of the........

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