{"id":61079,"date":"2023-03-15T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=61079"},"modified":"2024-12-29T11:53:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T19:53:16","slug":"meet-the-autistic-son-of-brendan-fraser-who-inspired-him-to-win-an-oscar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/meet-the-autistic-son-of-brendan-fraser-who-inspired-him-to-win-an-oscar\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the autistic son of Brendan Fraser who inspired him to win an Oscar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Griffin is the name of <strong>Brenda Fraser<\/strong>&#8216;s son with autism who inspired him to create the film that won him an OSCAR. The 20-year-old has become a mainstay for the celebrity, although he acknowledges that learning of his diagnosis was a hard blow for him, as he kept blaming himself for it, despite having no responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>The first reaction I had was &#8216;How can I fix this? What&#8217;s the cure? What does this mean?&#8217; It was like being hit over the head with a baseball bat. I just thought, &#8216;This isn&#8217;t right. I blamed myself. I was thinking &#8216;Is it my genes? Is it because of the weed I smoked in college?&#8217; It&#8217;s like trying to get a straight answer from a Leprechaun<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; he recounted in an interview with Howard Stern.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D30r0CwtIKc\" title=\"The Whale | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D30r0CwtIKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite his concerns, he assures that his son is the happiest of all and has managed to enjoy himself without feelings of guilt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;<em><strong>This kid has the most joy I&#8217;ve ever seen, and he happens to be my son. I want to know what he thinks, he&#8217;s so incredibly funny all day long, he&#8217;s always laughing his head off. He loves to go on car rides, no matter where you take him<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; he added in the interview.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>It was <strong>Griffin<\/strong> himself who helped inspire him in his character for The Whale so he had a special mention of his father in the middle of the set.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sHCgs-HXOPQ\" title=\"Brendan Fraser&#039;s Autistic Son HELPED With Role In The Whale..\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sHCgs-HXOPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong><em>He&#8217;s autistic. He just turned 20. He&#8217;s a big boy. He&#8217;s 5&#8217;9. He has big hands and feet, a big body. I understand intimately what it&#8217;s like to be around a person living with<\/em> obesity<\/strong>,&#8221; she told GQ magazine about his firstborn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Griffin is the name of Brenda Fraser&#8216;s son with autism who inspired him to create the film that won him an OSCAR. 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