The actor recounted a case of memory loss after being “carb starved”
Brendan Fraser can slightly overcommitted to his starring role in the 1997 film George of the Jungle. In a recent interview with Adam Sandler for VarietyIn the series “Actors on Actors”, the actor revealed that he suffered temporary memory loss due to the strict dietary restrictions he adhered to in preparation for the role.
“I was waxed, greased, carb starved,” Fraser said. “I was driving home from work and stopping to eat something. I needed some money one day, and I went to the ATM, and I couldn’t remember my PIN because my brain was malfunctioning. Hit the thing. I didn’t eat that night.
The film, which required Fraser to be shirtless and oiled up for virtually its entire run, was the envy of some viewers, despite the grueling effect it had on his own health. “You weren’t supposed to do this to us,” Sandler joked. “You did well with the character. But you did wrong with us, man. You made us feel bad about ourselves.
Fraser previously revealed that he suffered multiple injuries over the years while performing stunts on film sets. “I think I was probably trying too hard, in a destructive way,” he said in a 2018 interview with QG. At the time, he shared that he spent almost seven years going back and forth to hospitals for treatments that included back work, partial knee replacement, vocal cord repair and bolting. compressed vertebral pads.
