About Adrien Brody (1973 - )
Adrien Brody was born on April 14, 1973, the only
child of Hungarian-born photojournalist Sylvia Plachy,
whose family had fled Communist Hungary in 1956. Adrien's father is Elliot Brody,
a now retired history teacher.
Elliot had grown up
in a Polish-Jewish
family in New York, and had
lost family members back in Poland in the concentration
camps, during WW2.
Adrien's acting talent appeared
at a young age. By 13 years of age, Adrien had appeared in
his first off-Broadway production and was in a PBS-TV
movie special. He of course was a student of the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated
from New York's High School for the Performing Arts.
Having 13 films under his belt by
his 25th birthday, Adrien's talent was then displayed
in his strong performance in the film THE THIN RED
LINE in 1998, much of which unfortunately wound
up on the cutting room floor. Adrien
Brody just kept going, worked with directors such
as Spike Lee and Barry Levinson.
When Roman Polanski asked him to
play Wladislaw Szpilman, Adrien put his all into
preparing for this part. Adrien Brody learned to
play Chopin, gave up basic things like his car and
apartment, and lost 30 pounds, in an attempt to
really feel the hurt and despair of the Polish Jews
and his own relatives who suffered so much at the
hands of the Germans, during this time. Going into
production with this mindset, was a grand springboard
into his brilliant performance which won Adrien
Brody the Oscar.
Adrien Brody's other credits include:
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD
RESTAURANT
THE THIN RED LINE
SUMMER OF SAM
OXYGEN
LIBERTY HEIGHTS
BREAD AND ROSES
THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE
THE SINGING DETECTIVE
THE
VILLAGE
THE JACKET
KING KONG
HOLLYWOODLAND
MANOLETE
THE TEHUACAN PROJECT
THE DARJEELING LIMITED |
Adrien Brody, Award Winner - MovieActors.com
