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Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He received 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.

Early life

Brody was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York (a neighborhood near Jamaica, Queens) to Elliot Brody, a retired history professor, and Sylvia Plachy, a photojournalist. Brody's father is Jewish and his mother was born in Hungary; Brody's Hungarian maternal grandmother was also Jewish. Brody attended New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (famous as the inspiration for television's Fame). His parents enrolled him in acting classes to distance him from the dangerous kids with whom he associated.

In 1992, Brody was seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident in which he flew over a car and crashed feet-first into a crosswalk. He spent months recuperating. An avid daredevil, he has broken his nose three times doing off-the-wall stunts.

Career

Brody hovered on the brink of stardom, receiving praise for his roles in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam and Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line. He finally received 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, making him the youngest actor ever to win the award. To prepare for the role, Brody withdrew for months, gave up his apartment and his car, learned how to play Chopin on the piano, and lost 13 kg (29 lb).

Throughout his career, Brody has been compared to Al Pacino and Marlon Brando for his unique looks and method acting. He is also widely known for giving presenter Halle Berry a back-breaking kiss after winning his Best Actor Oscar, and as the spokesman for fashion brand Ermenegildo Zegna.

Brody appeared on Saturday Night Live on May 10, 2003, his first TV work, but he was banned from the show after giving an improvised introduction for musical guest Sean Paul (the show's producer, Lorne Michaels, is infamous for hating unscripted performances). Other TV appearances include NBC's The Today Show and on MTV's Punk'd after being tricked by Ashton Kutcher.

After The Pianist Brody has played three different roles in three very different movies. He played Noah Percy, a mentally disabled young man in the movie The Village by M. Night Shyamalan, shell-shocked war veteran Jack Starks in The Jacket, and writer Jack Driscoll in the 2005 King Kong remake.

He has also appeared in Diet Coke commercials and Tori Amos' music video for "A Sorta Fairytale".

On January 5, 2006, Brody confirmed speculation that he indeed was interested and very willing to play the role of The Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight. However, Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. eventually decided to cast Heath Ledger as The Joker. He has also been rumored to play Spock in J.J. Abrams Star Trek XI

Brody has been confirmed to star as a con man in Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom, which is slated for a 2008 release date.

Trivia

* Performed magic shows at children's birthdays as a child, as 'The Amazing Adrien'.

* Is a big hip-hop fan and plans on becoming a producer. He is being mentored by RZA.

* Taking acting classes as a youth, by age 13 he had done an off-Broadway play and a PBS-TV-movie.

* In 1992, he was seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident in which he flew over a car and crashed feet-first into a crosswalk.

* Is the only American actor to win a Cesar Award, the French equivalent of the Oscar.

* Has been compared to Robert De Niro and Al Pacino for his unconventional acting skills.

* Did sessions in an isolation tank, performed prison exercises, and went on a protein diet for his role in The Jacket (2005).

* He was furious when his nose was broken during the final fight in Summer of Sam (1999). When he had it fixed, he didn't change it: his nose is one of his most distinctive features and sets him apart from other actors.

Selected filmography

* Home at Last (1988)
* Annie Mcguire (1988)
* New York Stories (1989)
* The Boy Who Cried Bitch (1991)
* King of the Hill (1993)
* Angels in the Outfield (1994)
* Jailbreakers (1994)
* Nothing to Lose AKA Ten Benny (1996)
* Solo (1996)
* Bullet (1996)
* The Last Time I commited Suicide (1997)
* Six Ways to Sunday (1997)
* The Thin Red Line (1998)
* The Undertaker's Wedding (1998)
* Restaurant (1998)
* Oxygen (1999)
* Liberty Heights (1999)
* Summer of Sam (1999)
* Bread and Roses (2000)
* Harrison's Flowers (2000)
* The Affair of The Necklace (2001)
* Love The Hard Way (2001)
* Dummy (2002)
* The Pianist (2002) - Academy Award, César Award
* A Sorta Fairytale - Tori Amos (music video) (2003)
* The Singing Detective (2003)
* The Village (2004)
* The Jacket (2005)
* King Kong (2005)
* Hollywoodland (2006)
* Manolete (2007)
* The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
* The Brothers Bloom (2007)

Awards
Preceded by
Denzel Washington
for Training Day Academy Award for Best Actor
2002
for The Pianist Succeeded by
Sean Penn
for Mystic River

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