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Dwayne Johnsonis sharing his love forBrendan Fraserfollowing the actor’s recentAcademy Award winfor his performance inThe Whale.
TheBlack Adamactor recently took to Instagram to express his support and gratitude for Fraser, 54, with whom he had a reunion on the 2023 Oscars red carpet Sunday night. The two starred in 2001’sThe Mummy Returnstogether, which was Johnson’s first foray into his career as an actor after a successful wrestling career.
He posted a video of himself meeting Fraser’ssons, Holden, 18, and Leland, 16, and having a chat with the actor.
“Very cool full circle moment here with my long time buddy Brendan Fraser and his sons ⭕️ ✨❤️,” Johnson, 50, wrote in the caption. “My very first film of my Hollywood career was THE MUMMY RETURNS, which Brendan was the star ⭐️”
He continued, “Lots of critics and cynics betting against me at that time, but Brendan welcomed me with open arms and was very supportive. I never forget kind people. Now years later, Brendan wins his Oscar for BEST ACTOR in “The Whale” and I went on to become famous for wearing a fanny pack. Congratulations, brother - enjoy your flowers💐🥃❤️”
This is not the first time Johnson has publicly spoken of his support for Fraser, who tookhome his first Oscar Sunday. In September, after seeing Fraserget emotional at a standing ovation forThe Whaleat the Venice Film Festival, Johnsontweeted a sweet messagelauding the actor.
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“Man this makes me so happy to see this beautiful ovation for Brendan. He supported me coming into his Mummy Returns franchise for my first ever role, which kicked off my Hollywood career,” wrote Johnson. “Rooting for all your success brother and congrats to my bud Darren Aronofsky. #TheWhale.”
He went on to share how the two got to know each other — despite never actually filming the movie together.
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“The first time I met him was at the reception afterThe Mummy Returns. We hadn’t met in person before then, actually, although we were fighting onscreen. But every time I ‘worked with him’ he was just a piece of tape on a stick. So it was nice to go, ‘Hey, man. How are ya? We finally meet!’ "
He joked, “I could take him. I could take him — he’s just a piece of tape on a stick!”
source: people.com
