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Actor Adrien Brody's career has been blessed with a surfeit of challenging roles, all of which have seen him rise to the occasion. When he won the best actor Oscar for his role as a man testing the limits of his fortitude to survive the Holocaust in Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," becoming the youngest actor ever to be so honored, it cemented his status as one of the strongest talents in Hollywood.
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Brody's father is Jewish, his mother Catholic, and his family was not very religious either way. His mother is photographer Sylvia Plachy, and before he was an actor, Brody was familiar to art denizens as a frequent subject of her work.
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Before receiving his high school degree, Brody had already starred in off-Broadway productions and acted alongside Mary Tyler Moore in the short-lived TV series Annie McGuire. That same year, in 1988, he starred as Billy in the PBS family film Home at Last. Brody knew he was going places, but he waited to finish up high school before embarking there.
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John Maybury's masterful thriller stars Adrien Brody as Jack Starks, a Persian Gulf War veteran who has lost his memories to amnesia. When Jack is accused of a heinous killing, he realizes he must find a way to prove his innocence. Read More
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Adrien Brody movies DVDs filmography available to buy at CDUniverse are listed below. Information on films includes: other actor and actress, star cast and crew information, reviews, director, photo of cover art, product pics and more.
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Adrien Brody is a Shirtless Stud Mon, 25 February 2008 Adrien Brody goes shirtless as girlfriend Elsa Pataky sports a bikini while vacationing together in Miami, Florida on Saturday. Looks like Adrien had some trouble keeping those board shorts up! The couple spent a romantic day on the beach, lounging in the sun and taking a dip in the ocean full of hugs and kisses.
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