Brendan Fraser said his goal of achieving the physique for the film caused drastic weight loss measures that took a toll on his mental health. Variety See more of our coverage in your search results.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For a while there, parents were stopping me going, "Oh, man, I really loved you in George of the ...

Brendan Fraser was once one of Hollywood’s hottest actors, known for films like Encino Man and George of the Jungle. But then he sort of fell off the radar. Fans now know the reasons for that ...

Brendan Fraser's body has been under scrutiny for most of his career. This past year, he wore a 300-pound prosthetic, or "fat suit," for his role in "The Whale." But in a recent episode of Variety's ...

Brendan Fraser went to great lengths to achieve that chiseled physique he had in 1997's George of the Jungle. In Variety's latest Actors on Actors issue, Fraser spoke with friend and former co-star ...

Long before starring in The Whale, Academy Award nominee Brendan Fraser starred in an equally career-defining role in Disney’s live-action 1997 film, George of the Jungle, playing the titular, ...

George of the Jungle is a comedy film based on an animated TV series of the same name, which borrows from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ creation Tarzan. The movie follows a primitive man (Fraser) raised by ...

Brendan Fraser suggests the studio behind "George of the Jungle 2" was too cheap to bring him back. Disney released the sequel in 2003 with Christopher Showerman replacing Fraser in the role. "George ...

Brendan Fraser said his diet for the 1997 film "George of the Jungle" messed with his memory. In a Variety "Actors on Actors" discussion, he told Adam Sandler he was "starved of carbohydrates." ...