Actor Adrian Brody went down in Academy history as the youngest Oscar winner. The main role in the film "The Pianist" was a turning point in Brody's career. After her, he received worldwide fame, recognition of his talent and successful film projects.
Adrian Brody began his career with small roles and for more than 10 years went to his stellar role, after which the actor's unusual appearance became his hallmark.
Adrian Brody's childhood and education
The future actor was born on April 14, 1973 in New York. Adrian Brody has Hungarian, Polish and Jewish roots. His mother is renowned photographer Sylvia Plachi, and his father is Professor of History Eliot Brody.
When the boy was still a child, the parents were able to recognize the talent of their son. After Sylvia Plachi was assigned to shoot photographs by the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she inspired her son to join an educational weekend program for young people.
After the first acquaintance with acting, Adrian Brody realized where his vocation was and decided to connect his life with the creative profession. He entered the High School of Music and Art, and soon began to reveal his talent on the Broadway stage.
Adrian Brody's early career
A short time later, the aspiring actor appeared on television. Adrian Brody made his film debut in 1988, when he was cast as Billy in the drama At Last Home.
Between 1988 and 1991, Adrian Brody played several more unremarkable roles, after which he focused on improving his creative skills and building a professional career.
The young actor got to the casting of filmmaker Stephen Soderbergh for the film "King of the Hill", which approved his candidacy. Adrian Brody's game received positive reviews and new offers began to arrive. Soon the young actor appeared in such films as "Angels at the Edge of the Field", "Bullet", "Solo", "Suicide".
Despite the fact that the dark-haired actor has attracted the attention of the audience, he still has not received the proper recognition, which he has been striving for for ten years. Even his work in the 1998 war drama The Thin Red Line, which Adrian Brody considered the pinnacle of his career in those years, did not receive a positive response from critics.
The actor was even more upset by the fact that many scenes with his participation were cut, and his character in the motion picture, Corporal Fife, looked like a “silent character”.
Adrian Brody's first Oscar
Before the turning point in his career as an actor in 2002, Adrian Brody starred in such films as "Sam's Bloody Summer", "Oxygen", "Bitterness of Love", "The Story of the Necklace", "The Doll".
The actor became famous in the world film industry after the brilliantly performed role of Vladislav Shpilman in the drama "The Pianist" by Roman Polanski. This film is based on the autobiography of a famous Polish pianist of Jewish origin, a Holocaust survivor during World War II.
To embody the image of the protagonist, Adrian Brody prepared thoroughly: he lost 14 kilograms, changed his lifestyle in order to better enter the role, and also learned to play the piano and improved in this, performing Chopin's compositions.
The film received the Palme d'Or in Cannes, the Golden Eagle in Russia, the British Academy Film Awards, the Cesar Prize, the Goya Prize and the European Film Academy Prize, as well as dozens of nominations.
Adrian Brody received the prestigious Oscar at the age of 29 for his excellent performance of the character of Vladislav Shpilman, becoming the youngest winner of the award in the history of the American Film Academy.
Career after Oscar
Receiving the famous American film award raised the actor's status in the world of the film industry, the name of Adrian Brody was included in the "A-list", many directors wanted to work with a celebrity.
Adrian Brody began appearing in lucrative film projects of various genres. In 2004, he played the role of Noah Percy in the thriller Forest of Mystery. There Brody played an unbalanced guy living in an isolated village, where a monster began to come.
Adrian Brody's colleagues on the set were Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, and Bryce Dallas Howard, who played the main role of a blind girl who showed the courage to go through a mysterious forest alone. The film became a box office success, grossing $ 240 million on a budget four times smaller.
In 2005, Adrian Brody co-starred with Keira Knightley in the fantasy thriller The Jacket, about time travel. The following year, the actor got one of the leading roles in the remake of the famous film "The Golden Age of Hollywood" "King Kong", which brought Adrian Brody a fee of 2.5 million dollars.
Every subsequent year, successful films were released with the participation of Adrian Brody. He starred in the films Train to Darjeeling. Desperate Travelers, Chimera, Predators, Experiment, Replacement Teacher, Midnight in Paris, Hotel Grand Budapest, American Robbery.
Adrian Brody has starred in Peaky Blinders and Houdini.
The actor is still in demand among directors today. Adrian Brody has several upcoming film projects planned. In addition to acting, Brody was a producer of several films.
Adrian Brody's personal life
After the release of The Pianist, Adrian Brody met Michelle Dupont, whom he had met for several years. They broke up, and from 2006 to 2009, Brody was in a relationship with the beautiful Spanish actress Elsa Pataky. Once Adrian Brody presented his beloved with an unusual gift: on Elsa's 31st birthday, in 2007, the actor gave her a 19th century farm.
But despite the unusual gestures, the couple broke up, and from 2012 to the present, Adrian Brody has been in a relationship with Russian-born model Lara Lieto. Together they attend all social events.
