Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody is an American actor whose portrayal of Władysław Szpilman in The Pianist won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003.
The Pianist: A 2002 film depicting pianist Władysław Szpilman's survival in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Brody won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Szpilman.
Roman Polanski: A Polish-French film director whose work includes Chinatown, The Pianist, and The Tenant. Polanski directed Brody in The Pianist and shaped his Oscar-winning performance.
New York City: The largest city in the United States, comprising five boroughs at the mouth of the Hudson River. Brody was born and raised in the city, where his acting career began.
Academy Award for Best Actor: An annual Academy Award honoring the leading performance by an actor in a film. Brody won the award for The Pianist at age 29, becoming its youngest winner.
The Grand Budapest Hotel: A 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, set in a fictional European country. Brody plays Dmitri, the hostile heir whose conflict drives the film's plot.
Władysław Szpilman: A Polish Jewish pianist and composer who survived the Holocaust in Warsaw and later wrote a memoir. Brody portrayed Szpilman in The Pianist, drawing on his memoir for the character.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts: A performing-arts conservatory in New York City that trains actors for stage and screen. Brody studied acting there as a teenager.
Academy Awards: An annual American film awards ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Brody's Best Actor win made his performance a landmark in the awards' history.
The Darjeeling Limited: A 2007 Wes Anderson film about three brothers traveling across India by train. Brody plays Peter, one of the brothers confronting grief and family estrangement.
Wes Anderson: An American film director known for meticulously composed, stylized ensemble films. Anderson cast Brody in several films, including The Darjeeling Limited and The Grand Budapest Hotel.