Brendan Fraser's Austrian Ancestry Revealed

Season 10 Episode 2

About the Episode

Brendan learns that his great-grandfather, Herman Drobesch, was Austrian, not German, and served in the Austrian artillery corps during World War I.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 4m 05s

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