Fans of iconic actor Brendan Fraser send their love and good wishes to him in honor of his 54th birthday. In recent years, Fraser has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity that some have dubbed the “Brenaissance.” It has led Fraser to key roles in major upcoming releases, such as Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the flower moon alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as Darren Aronofsky’s critically acclaimed drama The whalewhich hits theaters this month.
Fans won’t let Fraser’s 54th birthday pass on Saturday without taking the opportunity to give the beloved actor some appreciation. On Twitter, his name is trending, with thousands of fans celebrating the occasion, and new happy birthday posts are pouring in all the time. Whatever Fraser does to pass the day, what all his fans clearly want is for him to have the happiest birthday ever.
“It’s Brendan Fraser’s birthday, so of course I’ll be tweeting my undying love for this quality human being,” says one fan. Twitter.
Or, as another fan says, “Happy birthday to King Brendan Fraser. You deserve the world king.”
Another tweet read: “Happy Birthday Brendan Fraser! Whenever there is a list of great comebacks, your name will undoubtedly be at the top. A wonderful human being and a brilliant actor.”
“Brendan Fraser will always be George of the Jungle to me and I will always love him,” tweeted another longtime fan. “I hope today is the best birthday ever!”
As Brendan Fraser can attest, a lot can happen in one year
Around this time last year, Fraser was busy producing the superhero movie bat girl. Starring Leslie Grace as the titular crime fighter, Fraser was also set to play the role of Firefly, the antagonist, in the film. While on location, the cast and crew of bat girl celebrated Fraser’s birthday with the actor on set. He’s all smiling in an image that was posted with directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah giving him a cake.
As we now know, bat girl was eventually canceled by Warner Bros. Discovery after filming was completed. While the film was essentially finished and test screenings were even held, it was decided to halt its release completely and there are no plans to ever release the footage. We can only wonder what Fraser’s performance as Firefly would have been like, and that’s as unfortunate for the actor as it is for his fans, as he recently described. bat girl‘s cancellation as ‘tragic’.
But A24 has not canceled the release of The whale, which has been touted as the movie that could finally earn Fraser a Best Actor nomination at the Oscars. That movie will be released on December 9. For now, you can see some more tribute posts for Fraser in honor of his birthday below.