Brendan Fraser keeps it casual in a green jacket and jeans as he leaves SiriusXM Studios

Brendan Fraser was seen leaving SiriusXM Studios in New York on Thursday, two weeks after earning his first Oscar nomination for his film The Whale.

The 54-year-old actor, who has received rave reviews for his role in the film, opted for a casual look.

Brendan was wearing a forest green bomber jacket, blue jeans, and suede shoes. An elegant pair of black glasses rested on his eyes.

The George Of The Jungle star sensibly carried his belongings in a backpack.

Brendan, who has been enjoying a comeback after retiring from mainstream Hollywood, appeared to be chatting up a man as he briskly walked down the sidewalk.

The appearance comes after Brendan revealed the surprise his kids were in for him after receiving his first Oscar nomination last month.

Fraser shares Griffin, 20, Holden, 18, and Leland, 16, with his ex-wife Afton Smith, whom he was married to from September 1998 to December 2007.

Talking with Extra At an AARP event, Fraser was asked what went through her mind when she heard about her first Oscar nomination.

“Amazed and surprised, because my kids surprised me with cake and balloons,” Fraser began.

They broke into the house, they had a plan. That and the feeling that sharing that moment with my loved ones is now a core memory of mine,” she added.

Fraser has been nominated for a Golden Globe for The Whale and won a Critics Choice Award for his critically acclaimed performance. He has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

The actor, who has worked regularly for the past two decades, albeit on the outskirts of the mainstream Hollywood system, has been quite emotional in interviews and acceptance speeches when discussing his portrayal of 600-pound maestro Charlie in The Whale, and he did it again at the AARP event when asked what’s behind the excitement.

“I think it’s the fulfillment of an aspiration that I never would have thought to dare to allow, let alone myself, until I hit 50 and looked at my life, who I am, what I know about my children’s love and now. it gives it context,’ he said.

Casual but cool! Brendan emerged from the studio wearing a forest green bomber jacket, blue jeans, and suede pumps.

Surprise: The 54-year-old actor took home the award for Best Actor during AARP’s Annual Adult Movie Awards, where he revealed to Extra that his kids had a surprise waiting for him

Brendan’s children: Fraser shares 20-year-old Griffin, 18-year-old Holden and 16-year-old Leland with ex-wife Afton Smith, whom he was married to from September 1998 to December 2007.

“I love my job – it’s the best in the world, it’s also proven to be something I can do to help reach others in a meaningful way that has gratitude, that has taught me some humility, for that,” Fraser added.

When asked about his beloved character Charlie on The Whale, Fraser added: “He’s your friend… He’s that person who will always love who you are.”

“He will take any situation that seems dire or negative and see a positive side of things. I think he’s someone we feel like we can relate to because he’s just like us. We all want the same things, that they look at us with civility, with kindness, and he is a man who has known how to overcome his problems when he finds himself in a dark place and knows how to go to the light and return those he loves. loves,’ said Fraser.

Fraser will face Austin Butler (Elvis), Bill Nighy (Living), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Paul Mescal (Aftersun) at the 95th Academy Awards, which will air live on ABC on Sunday March 12.

Fraser will next be seen in the comedy Brothers opposite Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage and Glenn Close, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, both in post-production.

Aspiration: “I think it’s the fulfillment of an aspiration that I never would have thought to dare to allow, let alone myself, until I hit 50 and looked at my life, who I am, what I know about love from my children and now it gives it a context’, said

Friend: ‘You will take any situation that seems dire or negative and see a positive side of things. I think he’s someone we feel like we can relate to because he’s just like us. We all want the same things, that they look at us with civility, with kindness, and he is a man who has known how to overcome his problems when he finds himself in a dark place and knows how to go to the light and return those he loves. he loves’ said Fraser