Adrien Brody turns 50, all the most famous films of the Oscar-winning actor. PHOTO

Adrien Brody turns 50. The American actor, one of the most loved faces in Hollywood, achieved international fame thanks to his performance as pianist Władysław Szpilman in Polański’s film for which it also won an Oscar (still is the youngest to have won the statuette in the best actor category). From the long collaboration with Wes Anderson to the works with great directors such as Malick, Spike Lee and Woody Allen: here are the main stages of his career

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Born in NYC on April 14, 1973, he grew up in Queens. His debut, in 1988, is on the small screen, in the sitcom Annie McGuire. She appears in small roles in numerous films and in 1996 is in Bullets with Tupac Shakur and Mickey Rourke (pictured). In 1998 he gained critical attention for his role in the film Restaurantthanks to which he receives a Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor

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In 1998 he was in the great choral cast of The thin red line Of Terrence Malick. The initial six-hour first version was cut in half during editing, and many actors’ parts were reduced or cut out altogether. Brody was supposed to be one of the leads but only upon the film’s release did she find that her role had been significantly scaled back (pictured on set with Sean Penn and Woody Harrelson)

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It was Malick himself who encouraged him to apply for a role in the subsequent work of Spike Lee, SOS Summer of Sam. After recording an audition he was chosen by the director for the part of Ritchiea quirky punk who works at a gay club in Manhattan and finds himself under suspicion of being the serial killers that terrorized the Bronx in 1977

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At this stage at the turn of 2000, Brody works with important directors such as Ken Loach (in Bread and roses) and Barry Levinson (in Liberty Heights). He also carves himself important roles in Hard attraction by Peter Sehr e The intrigue of the necklace by Charles Shyer

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The international consecration comes in 2002 when Roman Polanski chooses him for the role of Wladyslaw Szpilman, the unforgettable protagonist of The pianist. To prepare for filming Brody isolated himself for months, learned to play Chopin on the piano and lost about 14 kilos in weight. The film and performance garnered critical acclaim

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Brody in 2003 he then won the Academy Award for Best Actorat the age of 29, making it the youngest of all time to win the statuette in this category (and the only one under 30). Unforgettable the surprise kiss which he gave on stage to an incredulous Halle Berry who was to reward him. He also took home a César Award and other awards, in addition to winning various nominationsas well as at the Golden Globes, Baftas and Screen Actors Guild Award

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After the incredible feat, Brody appeared in very different roles: from ventriloquist in Dummyto the war veteran in The Jacketfrom the mentally disabled young man into The Village by M. Night Shyamalan to writer Jack Driscoll in the remake of King Kong of 2005. This blockbuster was a critical and box office success: it earned 550 million dollars worldwide. As of today it is Brody’s highest-grossing film

In 2007 he began his artistic partnership with Wes Anderson, a director with whom he has often worked over the years. Brody ne The Darjeeling Train is Peter, one of the three Whitman brothers, along with Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman. Brody had been last year considered to play Joker neither The dark Knight by Nolan, a role which then went to Heath Ledger

His participation in the film Yellowdirected by Darius Silver, ended up with production problems and lawsuits. In the same year she starred in Splice, science fiction film by Vincenzo Natali. In 2010, she played the role of Roycethe protagonist of Predators (sequel to the original Predator), directed by Nimród Antal and produced by Robert Rodriguez

In 2011 Brody plays Salvador Dali in the award-winning Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen. In 2014 he reunited with Wes Anderson in the acclaimed The Grand Budapest Hotel, where he played Dmitri (pictured). At this stage of his career he also received a Emmy nominations and a SAG Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for playing the lead in the miniseries Houdini

In 2015, he played the role of Tiberius in the Chinese blockbuster Dragon Blade (in the picture). Two years later he joined the cast of the fourth season of the series Peaky Blindersin the role of Luca Changretta. Recently on tv he has also appeared in some episodes of Succession

In the cinema, however, Brody’s latest works have been in The French Dispatch by Wes Anderson and in Blonde by Andrew Dominik. In the discussed Marilyn Monroe biopic played Arthur Miller. In 2023 we will see him in several upcoming films, including the expected one Asteroid Citythe latest effort by Wes Anderson (which scores the fifth collaboration with the director)

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