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Profile of Adrien Brody
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Adrien Brody |
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14th April 1973 |
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New York, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an Oscar winning actor from the United States.
He was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York, the son of Hungarian-born Catholic photojournalist Sylvia Plachy, and Elliot Brody, a retired history professor of Jewish descent.
Brody hovered on the brink of stardom before receiving widespread recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, the youngest actor ever to win the award. To prepare for the role, Brody withdrew for months, gave up on his apartment and his car, learned how to play Chopin on the piano, and lost 13 kg (29 lbs.)
After The Pianist Brody played in the movie The Village by M. Night Shyamalan, and in King Kong by Peter Jackson.
Selected filmography
- King Kong (2005)
- The Jacket (2005)
- The Village (2004)
- The Singing Detective (2003)
- The Pianist (2002) -- Academy Award for Best Actor, Cesar Award
- Dummy (2002)
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
- Summer of Sam (1999)
- Oxygen (1999)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Angels in the Outfield (1994)
- King of the Hill (1993)
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