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Adrien Brody

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Adrien Brody · Arts & Literature

What

American actor, youngest Best Actor Oscar winner for The Pianist; mother, photographer Sylvia Plachy, of partly Hungarian Jewish descent.

When

1973, Woodhaven, Queens, New York, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Adrien Brody is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American actor, youngest Best Actor Oscar winner for The Pianist; mother, photographer Sylvia Plachy, of partly Hungarian Jewish descent.

How & why

Brody is an American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Roman Polanski's 'The Pianist' (2002), becoming the youngest winner in that category. His mother, photographer Sylvia Plachy, is of partly Hungarian Jewish descent, so Brody is of Jewish ancestry on his mother's side.

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American actor, youngest Best Actor Oscar winner for The Pianist; mother, photographer Sylvia Plachy, of partly Hungarian Jewish descent.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien_Brody