Did Adrien Brody really play the piano? Method actor Brody made a lot of personal sacrifices to get into the mindset of the resilient Jewish pianist. To embody a man who had lost everything, Brody ...

Adrien Brody starred in the 2002 film 'The Pianist'. The movie, ... Brody had a lot of preparation for the role which included learning to play Frédéric Chopin pieces on the piano.

Oscar nom Adrien Brody on ''The Pianist.'' Find out why the young star shed 30 pounds, sold his car, and quit talking to friends for his role as a Holocaust survivor ...

Brody, 29, a tall, lean and thoughtful actor probably best known as the punk rocker in Spike Lee's 1999 film "Summer of Sam," got the "Pianist" role partly because of proximity.

Adrien Brody lost 30 pounds for his 2003 role in The Pianist, which had lingering effects on his body. "That was a physical transformation that was necessary for storytelling," Brody, 51, told New ...

The shoot also involved a six-week stretch in Eastern Europe with Brody as the only actor on set for when Szpilman hides in solitude. “I found [the piano] to be a wonderful distraction from not ...

For the film, Brody put himself on a rigorous diet, only eating small amounts of protein while he practiced classical piano. ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection He lost 30 pounds ...

Adrien Brody revealed he developed an eating disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after his extreme weight loss for his Oscar-winning role in “The Pianist.” “I definitely had ...

Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in "The Brutalist." ... Brody virtually starved himself, losing 30 pounds, all while learning to play the piano. Learning to play Chopin, he said, ...

It seems Adrien Brody is still dining out (literally) on his Oscar winning role in Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist.”. We’re told Brody, who won Best Actor in 2003 for playing a piano player ...

Well, Brody won his first Oscar in 2003 in the Best Actor category for his performance in The Piano. Winning the award at 29 made him the youngest person to take home the Best Actor Oscar in the ...

Adrien Brody Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images. Adrien Brody lost 30 pounds for his 2003 role in The Pianist, which had lingering effects on his body. “That was a physical transformation that was ...