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Biography #2 (for The Pianist)
Adrien Brody has established himself as one of the most respected young actors working today. Frequently collaborating with master filmmakers, Brody continues to build an impressive body of work in a wide range of complex movie roles.He will next be seen in the highly anticipated film The Singing Detective, opposite Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson, and Robin Wright Penn. Directed by Keith Gordon, the feature will be released in 2003.
Brody first came to prominence with a starring role in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill. His other films include Elie Chouraqui's Harrison's Flowers, Ken Loach's Bread and Roses, Charles Shyer's The Affair of the Necklace, Barry Levinson's Liberty Heights, Spike Lee's Summer of Sam, and Terrence Malick's Academy Award-nominated The Thin Red Line.
A favorite in the indie world, he has starred in two features for director Eric Bross: Ten Benny and Restaurant. The latter earned Brody an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His other films include Richard Shepard's Oxygen, Adam Bernstein's Six Ways to Sunday, and Stephen Kay's The Last Time I Committed Suicide. His upcoming indie projects include Greg Pritikin's Dummy (with Milla Jovovich) and Peter Sehr's Love the Hard Way (opposite Charlotte Ayanna), for which he won the Best Actor award at the Lucarno International Film Festival.
Brody was born and raised in New York City. His mother is celebrated photographer Sylvia Plachy, whose work was seen weekly for years in The Village Voice. He began his acting career at the age of twelve, doing theatre in New York. Brody then went on to study drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the High School for the Performing Arts.
Bio courtesy Focus Features for "The Pianist" (01-Jan-2003)
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