Man of the Hour: Brendan Fehr
Faces & Places: Man of the Hour
From US: March, 2000
BRENDAN FEHR: The Canadian Heartthrob from the WB’s Roswell Says He Feels
Like an Alien in Hollywood by Nerina Rammairone
Age: 22
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he and his two older sisters were raised by their
mom, a case manager at a correctional facility. (His parents divorced when he was 6, but
he remains close to his dad, a yacht manufacturer)
Current residence: A rented Los Angeles house that he shares with his Rottweiler, Opa
(grandpa in German)
Alien resurrection: He plays one of three extra-terrestrials living in Roswell, N.M., site of
the fabled 1947 UFO crash, on the WB’s sci-fi hit Roswell. This month, he also co-stars in
the thriller Final Destination.
Numbers game: After graduating from high school in 1995, Fehr took a few years off and
began modeling part-time in order to save money for college, where he planned to be a
math major. “I like math,” he says, “because there’s only one right answer.”
Camera-ready: In 1997, eight days before Fehr was to start at the University of
Manitoba, a talent scout discovered him at a modeling agency. He immediately landed a
small role on the Canadian teen show Breaker High and put off plans for college.
The truth is out there: “Lots of people say I look like David Duchovny, but I’m not gonna
freak out over it.”
Ex-files: Fehr just came out of a one-year relationship with a girl from back home but
says he’s open to meeting someone new. “She doesn’t have to be a blonde or brunette,
or tall or short. But it’s important that she share the same religious values as me.” (Fehr
is a Mennonite.)
Slap shot: “I went to a hockey game (in L.A,), and the fans were so polite. The slightest
hit and they’re yelling at the ref to call a penalty. It’s the Canadian in me – I don’t mind
playing a little dirty.”
Photo Caption: My favorite martian: “I’m getting a lot more older people than I expected
saying ‘I enjoy the show,’” says Fehr.