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Q: One of the band members in "Wayne's World" looks like Brendan Fraser in his "George of the Jungle" days. Is it him?

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Adam Thomlison / TV Media

"Wayne's World" was filled with long-haired, rock 'n' roll types -- including, of course, Wayne himself -- so it's hard to say for sure which one you're referring to. But it wasn't Brendan Fraser.

That said, the confusion's understandable -- as you point out, quite a few of Fraser's early successes involved him sporting the unkempt mane of hair that has long been a rock music hallmark.

The 1997 comedy "George of the Jungle" certainly does come to mind, but another obvious link would be the 1994 hit "Airheads," in which he actually plays the leader of a band that goes to comically excessive lengths to get his tape on the radio.

However, the members of Crucial Taunt, the fictional band led by Tia Carrere in "Wayne's World" (1992), were actual musicians, though one moonlighted as an actor as well. And as mentioned earlier, it's hard to say for sure, but he's likely the one you're referring to.

George Foster, the guitarist with straight hair (and thus a closer resemblance to Fraser) appeared in both the first "Wayne's World" and its sequel, "Wayne's World 2," released the following year. That same year (1993), he also appeared as a musician in the big-screen remake of "The Beverly Hillbillies." He also played the lead in the 2001 indie picture "Killer Me," and both acted in and wrote music for the 2002 indie "Schizophrenic."

 

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