Art and culture
Adrien Brody starred in the famous movie “The Pianist” and excelled in it, benefiting from his grandmother and father.
Today marks the birthday of international star Adrien Nicholas Brody. Born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York, he is the only child of retired history professor Elliot Brody and Hungarian-born photographer Sylvia Blatschi. He accompanied his mother on assignments for The Village Voice, and credits her with making him feel comfortable in front of the camera. Join Adrian attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in New York.
Despite a strong performance in The Thin Red Line (1998), time constraints forced the director to omit much of Adrien’s role. Although he later worked with Spike Lee and Barry Levinson, he never became the star many expected him to be until Roman Polanski invited him to play as the famous pianist in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. He gave a brilliant performance in The Pianist (2002), capitalizing on Of the heritage and rare accent of his Polish-born grandmother, as well as his father, who lost family members during the Holocaust.
