By Jessica Wedemeyer
2:30pm PDT, Oct 22, 2023
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Brendan Fraser saw his career peak in the '90s and early 2000s with comedies like "Encino Man" and "Airheads" and action-adventure flicks like the "Mummy" trilogy. Although he's worked consistently since then, the former heartthrob managed to achieve a bit of a comeback over the last year thanks to his work in "The Whale," for which he won an Oscar, a SAG Award and a Critics Choice Award. In honor of his latest project — the lauded drama "Killers of the Flower Moon," which opens in theaters on Oct. 18, 2023 — we're taking a look back at the best retro photos of the actor, starting with this shot…
Brendan Fraser — who was in his early 20s at the time — looked dapper as high school football player David Greene in a promotional photo for the 1959-set drama "School Ties," which debuted in 1992.
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Brendan Fraser looked "strong as he can be" with his chiseled torso on full display in the 1997 live-action adaptation of the '60s cartoon "George of the Jungle." (Leslie Mann starred as his on-screen love interest — lucky lady!)
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In the Oscar-winning 1998 period drama "Gods and Monsters," Brendan Fraser's on-screen alter ego — gardener Clayton Boone — posed sans shirt as Ian McKellen's James Whale sketched his portrait. (The English actor scored his first Academy Award nomination for his performance as the artist and director, who helmed Classic Hollywood films like "Frankenstein," "The Invisible Man," "The Man in the Iron Mask" and "Show Boat" during the 1930s.)
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Brendan Fraser flaunted his bulging biceps in a tight-fitting black tank top while starring as an aspiring stunt man in the 2003 family comedy "Looney Tunes: Back in Action."
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An oiled-up Brendan Fraser showed off his toned torso as the titular King of the Jungle in the 1997 live-action "George of the Jungle" movie.
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Rachel Weisz's librarian Evelyn Carnahan wasn't the only one who fell for Brendan Fraser's Rick O'Connell in the 1999 action-adventure flick "The Mummy."
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Brendan Fraser flaunted his muscular arms in a plain white tank top while doing some manual labor as gardener Clayton Boone in the acclaimed 1998 period drama "Gods and Monsters."
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Brendan Fraser sported long, luscious locks and a black leather jacket to play rocker Chazz Darby in the 1994 comedy "Airheads."
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Brendan Fraser teased us by flashing a hint of his bare chest in the 1992 comedy "Encino Man."
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We loved how a baby-faced but intense-looking Brendan Fraser let a single wisp of hair fall across his forehead at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. So '90s!
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Brendan Fraser was in his early 20s when he stripped down to just a towel to share a scene with a young Matt Damon in 1992's "School Ties."
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Brendan Fraser blessed us with a return to his most iconic role — adventurer Rick O'Connell — in 2001's "The Mummy Returns."
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Brendan Fraser looked ruggedly handsome in a dirty white T-shirt in 1998's "Gods and Monsters."
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For good measure, here's one more can't-miss pic of a shirtless Brendan Fraser alongside his on-screen love interest — Leslie Mann as Ursula Stanhope — in 1997's "George of the Jungle."
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We just wanted to run our fingers through Brendan Fraser's hair when he posed as his on-screen alter ego, rocker Chazz Darby, in a promotional photo for the 1994 comedy "Airheads."
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Brendan Fraser raised temperatures while bundled up for the cold weather in 2008's "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor."
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What's better than one '90s heartthrob? Two, of course! Brendan Fraser and "With Honors" co-star Patrick Dempsey were double trouble at the House of Blues' Musicians Night sometime in 1994.
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A dressed-down Brendan Fraser gave a sexy smirk at the 1993 premiere of "Geronimo: An American Legend."
