Adrien Brody is an American actor who began his mainstream acting career in the 1988 TV film Home at Last. However, he caught national attention with the release of the 2002 film The Pianist when he won the “Oscar for Best Actor” for the film. At the time he was 29 years old, making him the youngest actor to ever receive such an award in this category. He also played magic shows for children when he was young.

Born name

Adrien Nicholas Brody

nickname

• Adrien
• Byron Deidra (Credited for his role in the Italian horror thriller Giallo (2009) using an anagram of his name instead of his actual name)

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

Woodhaven, Queens, New York, New York, United States

Residence

• Owns the Stone Barn Castle in Vienna, in upstate Central New York.
• Also owns a 50-acre estate in Cleveland, New York.
• Has another home in Los Angeles, Calfornia.
• Frequently travels to and resides in European countries.

nationality

training

Adrien studied at Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, NYC.

Adrien graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia College of Music & Arts and Performing Arts in Manhattan, NYC.

To further hone his performing skills, Adrien attended summer camp at Long Lake Camp for the Arts in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.

He initially matriculated at Stony Brook University for his bachelor’s degree , but commuting to NYC for auditions proved to be too far. Hence, he transferred to Queens College for convenience.

He dropped out after one semester to move to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time acting career.

occupation

Actor, Producer

family

• Father – Elliot Brody (retired history professor, painter)
• Mother – Sylvia Plachy (photographer, worked for Die Dorfstimme , NYC-based publication)
• Siblings – Adrien is the only child.
• Others – Ábrányi Lajos (maternal grandfather) (eminent Hungarian painter), Willy Plachy (maternal grandfather)

Manager

• Lori Sale, Artist and Brand Management, Greater Los Angeles
• Paradigm Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, Kalifornien
• Red Hawk Management
• Adequate Agency, France

To build

Slim

Height

185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

weight

73 kg

girlfriend/spouse

1. Monet Mazur (2001) – Adrien had a brief relationship with former model and actress Monet early in his artistic career.
2. DJ Sky Nellor (2002-2003) – His relationship with the Australian model became famous, but DJ Sky didn’t last long either. He even proclaimed that he had no more models after his hostile split from Sky, but apparently forgot his explanation when he was introduced to even more beautiful models in the future.
3. Nicole Kidman (2003) – Adrien met Nicole on the night of the Oscars; the same event where both actors won Oscars for their respective nominated roles. After exchanging numbers on the red carpet, they were spotted by the paparazzi on a number of dates over the coming weeks.
4. Sharon stone (2003) – The actor was linked to actress Sharon Stone when the paparazzi speculated Adrien was Sharon’s source of comfort after her then-husband Phil Bronstein filed for divorce.
5. Michelle Dupont (2003–2006) – Winning an academy award became the massive spotlight on Adrien’s life as he found unprecedented fame and attention. He kept his feet on the ground with a serious relationship with Michelle Dupont, a music industry personal assistant/management firm. Although not a leading lady, Michelle was a well-known rock fanatic and had previously met many rock stars, including Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. Though Adrien has professed an absolute commitment to Michelle, an affair with the local British actress may have caused the couple to drift apart.
6. Keira Knightley (2005) – Adrien and Kiera starred in The Jacket (2005) and fell in love on set while shooting the film in Scotland. Keira had broken up with then-model (later became known for 50 Shades franchise ) and actor Jamie Dornan. The couple lived in neighboring apartments and explored Glasgow’s nightlife together. However, Keira was still 19 at the time, while Adrien was 31. When filming wrapped, the couple couldn’t maintain their relationship.
7. Elsa Pataky (2006-2009) – The Oscar winner has been the most vocal about his love for Spanish actress, Elsa of all his girlfriends. He first met her at his dialect trainer’s house, where Adrien wanted to improve his Spanish while Elsa took classes to improve her English. Adrien was mesmerized by her beauty and asked Elsa if she would show him Spain when he visited her home country to film Manolete(2008), an upcoming project he was signed to appear in the guide. A lunch date in Spain eventually blossomed into a relationship and the couple even got engaged. Adrien bought the Stone Barn Castle as a birthday surprise for Elsa, hoping to make it her permanent home after marriage. With the castle as the backdrop for an elaborate photoshoot, the two shared their relationship history in Hello Canada. However, Elsa soon got cold feet. Not ready to settle down just yet, she broke up with Adrien, French actor Olivier Martinez.
8. January Jones (2010) – Adrien next started dating the Mad Men actress, January Jones in early 2010 but is trying really hard to maintain a low profile. By June 2010, the paparazzi would often see January leaving Adrien’s home late at night, and their suspicions about their budding romance were further corroborated by Adrien’s friends. The couple confirmed their relationship status in July 2010, but soon broke up for unknown reasons.
9. Paige Hathaway (2011) – Adrien briefly dated Paige Hathaway before she discovered weight training and blew up social media as today’s fitness model.
10. Jennifer Aniston (2011) – Tabloids reported that Jennifer Aniston had a brief fling with Adrien Brody before moving on with actor Justin Theroux.
11. Lara Lieto (2012-Present) – Adrien was introduced to the Russian language model Lara by a mutual friend at the Cannes Film Festival and they have since become an inseparable couple. Lara, whose real name is Larisa Tyaka, was born in Moscow to a Moldovan father and an Ossetian mother. She moved to Monaco to pursue a career in modeling. Because of her relationship with Adrien, Lara moved to the United States of America. Since 2012, her appearance has changed a lot. The most noticeable is the abnormal thickness of her lips due to lip fillers.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Polish, Hungarian and Czechoslovak descent.

Adrien’s father is Polish-Jewish while his mother is predominantly Hungarian-Catholic and also has a Jewish-Czech mother.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• A very noticeable elongated nose (Adrien broke his nose three times on different film sets in the 90’s while performing his own stunts)
• Very thin, almost gaunt face and body
• Distinctive worry lines on the forehead
• Very thin, straight lips
• Slight clue in the attitude

brand promotion

The following are some of the most well-known brands that Adrien has promoted throughout his long acting career:

• Pepsi ad featuring MC Hammer (early 1990s)
• Zegna Clothes Print Ad (2003)
• Diet Coke Commercial (2004)
• Schweppes Tonic Water commercial in Spanish (2007)
• Stella Artois Super Bowl Commercial (2011)
• Gilette Fusion ProGlide Styler, Master Your Style Commercial (2012)
• He made his runway debut for Prada Men’s Fall/Winter 2012 Collection
• Bvlgari Watches Brand Ambassador (2013)
• Advertisement for ADS Securities , an Abu Dhabi-based trading company (2016)
• Cast in a 4 minute short film by Wes Anderson for HM ‘s holiday marketing campaign.
• Featured in an Italian advertisement promoting the Fiat 500 Riva. He was also a part of the 4 minute long video tribute celebrating the 60 ^th anniversary of the Fiat 500 . (1957-2017).

Religion

Adrien grew up in an interfaith family exposed to both Christianity and Judaism. His personal beliefs are not known to resonate with which belief.

Known for

• I play the role of Władysław Szpilman in The Pianist (2002), for which he was the youngest actor in Academy Awards history and won an Oscar for Best Actor . Previously, the record was held by Richard Dreyfuss, who awarded him in 1977 at the age of 30 won.
• Commercially , King Kong (2005) remains his highest-grossing film, grossing US$550.5 million worldwide.

first movie

Adrien was cast in an American anthology film at the age of 16 called New York Stories (1989).

First TV show

Guest starred as Lenny McGuire in a TV series called Annie McGuire (1988) for two episodes .

Personal trainer

• Regarded as a dedicated method actor, Adrien physically transforms to meet the demands of each film role.
• His natural physical makeup is a lean, slightly underweight physique.
• He Starved Himself to Lose 30 Pounds in 6 Weeks The Pianist (2002).
• To further add to his feelings of despair and hopelessness, Adrien sold his car, cut off all phones, broke up with his girlfriend and moved to Europe for 6 months to live in isolation.
• Director Roman Polanski had Adrien practice piano for 4 hours every day, which was his only benefit when living on a severely restricted diet.
• His daily meals consisted of eating just a small serving of protein from whole foods. He ate the following meals to drop to 130 pounds in body weight.
  • Breakfast – Two boiled eggs with a cup of green tea
  • Lunch – A small portion of chicken
  • Dinner – Steamed vegetables with a small piece of fish/chicken
• On the contrary, to play the role of Royce in Predators (2010), Adrien gained 25 pounds of muscle (11.5 kg) and maintained 6% body fat, which is the heaviest or tallest size the actor has ever been.
• In the early stages, the actor enlisted the help of two strength coaches to list supplements that aid in the anabolic process and create a training regimen that he could follow himself.
• In order to get jacked, the actor gave up sugar/desserts, alcohol and sex.
• During filming, Adrien was training at an MMA gym called BJ Penn’s in Hilo, Hawaii.
• He would do strength training first thing in the morning, shoot the film throughout the day, and finish the routine with a swim in the ocean.
• With no time to collect himself and jumping straight into getting the shredded gig, Adrien performed hundreds of push-ups a day (aside from his morning workout) to look pumped in every scene.
• As expected, the actor did not live in a hotelduring filming. Living in isolation on a private estate next to the tropical rainforest filming location, he spent his nights reading survival manuals, military and meditation books, and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War .
• Once filming for predators Packed Adrien visited India, fell ill and lost 7kg of that hard-earned muscle.
• In his day-to-day life, the actor likes to run, hike, do yoga, and focus more on his flexibility, complemented by the occasional push-up for strength.
• After some time, he switches between a vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet and claims to eat a lot despite his slim appearance.
• He doesn’t typically hire a personal trainer or nutritionist and thrives on common sense and the instinct to stay fit.
• In 2013, Adrien trained under the supervision of former celebrity Navy personal trainer Aaron Williamson and in 2016, through an Instagram post, Adrien hinted their association was still going strong.

Adrien Brody favorite things

• Clothing brands – Gucci, Armani, Nike
• Clothing – Bonds Gray Hoodie, Dolce and Gabbana Motorcycle Jacket
• Shoes – Steve Madden Black combat boots
• Cap – King Kong Baseball Cap
• Movie – The Godfather (1972)
• Music genre – hip hop

Adrien Brody Facts

1. His childhood aspiration was to be a magician. Inspired by American-Hungarian illusionist Harry Houdini, Adrien performed at various children’s birthday parties on The Amazing Adrien when he was about 11 years old.
2. Inspired by hip-hop music, the teenage actor briefly began b-boying.
3. He grew up in a working-class neighborhood where many gangs were violent. Adrien’s mother made him take acting classes to keep him out of trouble.
4. In his late teens, Adrien often entered local drag racing races, buying and repairing muscle cars like the Mustang Mach 1, Dodge Charger , and Dodge Challenger to sell for a profit.
5. After a few years he developed a fascination for vintage cars. His prized possessions include a Z06 Corvette and a fog green ’55 Cadillac.
6. Adrien shared that he felt comfortable in the front row of the camera at a very early age, as he was a frequent subject of his mother’s photography and often accompanied her on certain professional assignments in the field.
7. Adrien was furious when he broke his nose on set for the third time in Summer of Sam (1999), which is the main cause of his large, elongated nose. Although he had it functionally repaired, he refused, opting for cosmetic surgery to reduce the size back to normal.
8. The actor doesn’t tend to feel down emotionally, so he was surprised to find that he suffered from depression for nearly a year after graduating The Pianist .
9. He is an avid painter and regularly exhibits his artwork. Adrien is particularly interested in marine themes to create contemporary, modern art.
10. Adrien was at his home in New York during the September 11 attack, and once he heard the news on TV, he rushed to the scene to examine the severity of the disaster with his mother and her assistant, and captured the tragedy on camera .
11. He is a close friend of Italian actress Asia Argento and Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro.
12. Esquire Magazine named him the Best Dressed Man in America for 2004.
13. He was featured in a music video of A Sorta Fairy Tale (2002) directed by Tori Amos.
14. Adrien and Marion Cotillard are the only actors to have won an Oscar and a César for the same performance.
15. He was very interested in the role of Joker in The Dark Knight (2008) that he fought against Heath Ledger and the role of Spock in Star Trek XI (2009), which eventually went to Zachary Quinto.
16. He got his first expensive watch, a gold Bulgari Rettangolo, for the Oscar event in 2003.
17. The actor surprised Halle Berry as he grabbed her in a backward hug and kissed her after she announced him as the winner of the Oscar (2003) in the Best Actor category. Adrien admitted the Triumph-tinged stunt was inspired by a picture of his parents locked in a similar embrace.
18. In 2003, Adrien was an Oscar nominee for the first time, competing against four previous Oscar winners. He is the only actor to have won an award in such a situation.
19. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.