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Actor Brendan Fraser just won his first Academy Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role, “The Whale”) — but according to visual effects artist Dave Rand, the “Encino Man” star was a “righteous dude” long before he picked up that little gold statuette. Rand told the story in a lengthy tweet, explaining that Fraser had been the one to step up when a studio bankruptcy resulted in his entire visual effects team getting stiffed for three weeks of work on a major film — to the tune of $1.3 million. “#BrendanFraser is a righteous dude,” Rand began. “In November 2007...