every two minutes
by young girls."
Fraser should be used to wowing
women. At Seattles' Cornish College of the Arts, "He
had to put a T-shirt on in front of everyone, and everyone
clapped," says teacher Craig Latrell. "He was like
Harrison Ford." In Seattle, Fraser met Hollywood casting
director Sharon Bialy, who was in town to scout for the film Bound
by Honor. Bialy told the "very shy and very gawky"
Fraser he was wrong for the part--a Latino kid. But after
"he came alive when he started to read with me," she
suggested he visit her in L.A. Fraser borrowed his moms' car and
didn't stop till he got to Hollywood and Vine--where his welcome to
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bigtime came in the form of a
parking ticket. Bialy introduced him to agents, and Fraser soon
landed the lead in School Ties. "He had instant
charisma," says Paramount chairman Sherry Lansing, who was at his
audition.
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prize--his future
wife. In 1993 Airheads director Lehmann brought Fraser to
Winona Ryders' Fourth of July barbecue, where he met first Smiths'
collie mix Wylie, then Smith herself. Fraser went on to
spend the day with the long-haired beauty and her owner. Last
fall, Fraser and Smith were married at L.A.'s Hotel
Bel-Air. "When Brendan saw her, he was really emotional,'
says wedding planner Mindy Weiss, who watched his eyes mist over during
the ceremony. These days the pair enjoy having dinner parties at
home--talking, says frequent guest Shankman, "about everything
from current events to Aftons' latest obsession, and you can see the
delight in Brendans' eyes because Aftons' so passionate when she
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