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Adrien nicholas brody was born in woodhaven, queens, new york, the only child of retired history professor elliot brody and hungarian-born photographer sylvia plachy. Adrien brody has clinched his second oscar for best actor, winning at sunday's 97th academy awards for his role as a visionary hungarian-jewish architect. Brody hovered on the brink of stardom, earning an independent spirit award nomination for his performance in the 1998 film restaurant and receiving praise for his roles in terrence malick 's.

He is known for his portrayal of władysław szpilman in roman polanski's war drama the pianist (2002), for which he won the.