It took Brendan Fraser 6 hours of makeup to prepare for his Oscar-winning character in 'The Whale'

​Man of the moment

Brendan Fraser has pleasantly surprised everyone with his comeback. His Oscar-winning performance in 'The Whale' is being dubbed as the mother of all comebacks.

​But the transition was not easy

It took Brendan a lot of effort to get into the character of Charlie, a reclusive professor who is ashamed of his physical appearance.

​His makeup artist spills the beans

Though the actor did gain some weight for the character, popular prosthetics makeup artist Adrien Morot was given the task of transforming the actor for the role.

​6 hours of makeup

According to Morot, it took him six hours of makeup and preparation to get Fraser ready with all the prosthetics.

​Prosthetics weighed 300 pounds

Believe it or not, the prosthetics alone weighed up to 300 pounds and it was extremely difficult to put them on.

​He needed 5 bags of ice to keep cool

As per reports, the actor needed as many as five bags of ice per day to stay cool as the prosthetic suit was so hot.

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According to an interview Morot gave to Variety, the actor had to wear a cooling suit similar to what race car drivers wear, just to keep cool.

​Fraser wore it for 45 days

Since the movie was shot over 45 days, the actor had to bear the prosthetic makeup for all 45 days.

No wonder he won an Oscar for his hard work!