- published: 29 May 2016
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Mat Fraser (born 1962) is an English rock musician, actor and performance artist. Between 1980 and 1995 he was a drummer with several rock bands including Fear of Sex, The Reasonable Strollers, Joyride, The Grateful Dub, and Living in Texas, the latter of which had a number one single in Italy.[citation needed]
Fraser was born with phocomelia of both arms, due to his mother being prescribed thalidomide during her pregnancy. As a live artist he was a member of the performance art group The DHSS in the early 1990s. He was included in Manuel Vason's book "Exposures" and has performed at numerous internationally renowned venues. He received considerable critical acclaim for his one-man show "Seal Boy". In 1999 he worked with the Hydra Collective on an event known as "Wrong Bodies" at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
As an actor Fraser has performed with the "Graeae Theatre Company", Europe's leading disabled theatre company. He is the creator and main performer in a new play called Thalidomide!! A Musical. He also co-hosts the BBC's Ouch! Podcast.
Mat Fraser training CrossFit 2016
NutriForce Sports Presents "The Proving Ground: Mat Fraser"
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Ben Smith v Mat Fraser - 2015 CrossFit Games Snatch Ladder
Fit Trek With Brooke Ence and Mat Fraser: Episode 2–Italy
Mat Fraser - Training for the [2016] CrossFit Games
Granite Games 2014: Mathew Fraser Short Documentary
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Rich Froning, Mat Fraser - CLEAN AND JERK WOD 2016