Brendan Fraser Says His Strict ‘George of the Jungle’ Diet Caused Temporary Memory Loss - Rolling Stone

Brendan Fraser may have slightly overcommitted to his leading role in the 1997 film George of the Jungle.

“I was waxed, greased, starved of carbohydrates,” Fraser said.

The film, which required Fraser to be shirtless and oiled up for essentially its entire runtime, sparked envy among some viewers, despite the grueling effect it had on his own health.

Fraser previously revealed that he had sustained multiple injuries over the years while performing stunts on film sets

At the time, he shared that he had spent nearly seven years rotating in and out of hospitals for treatments that included work on his back, a partial knee replacement, vocal cord repair, and bolting together compressed spinal pads