Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody is a very famous Hollywood actor. He has acted in several hit movies like King Kong, The Village. He is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed movie “The Pianist” directed by Roman Polanski which resulted in him winning the Academy Award in the Best Actor category in 2003. He is the youngest person to win the award in that category. He is known for his meticulous preparation to delve deep into the skin of the characters he portrays. He has the rare distinction of being the only US actor to be honored with the prestigious César Award.

Brody is a very wealthy man thanks to the enormous success he has enjoyed in his film career. His earnings have shown a steady upward trend since the turn of the new millennium. His compensation ranges in the region of 5 to 10 million USD per movie. The amount may vary depending on the length & importance of the role. Producing movies, lending his voice to dub or mimic specific characters in films also form another source of his income. He has multi-million dollar endorsement deals with brands like Gillette, Diet Coke & Stella Artois beer. He has also modelled a few clothes collection for luxury fashion brand Prada. His reported net worth is in the range of 40 to 45 million USD.

He is able to enjoy all the material comforts of life due to his enormous wealth. He drives around in a few luxury cars & has a particular passion for car & bike racing though it almost cost him his life a few times. His collection of fast cars & bikes include a Mustang Mach 1, Z06 Corvette, Yamaha R1, Royal Enfield, a '68 Dodge Charger , a 68 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible, a '70 Dodge Challenger, Mazda RX7 & not to mention a cool 200000 USD Ferrari. It's not just the cars though, he also lives like a king & is the proud owner of a 650000 USD castle in Cleveland, New York State. Even though he enjoys a regal lifestyle he feels strongly for the underprivileged sections of society & divides his spare time between charities like UNICEF, Hollywood Arts & Racing for Kids.

This consummate actor's actor was born & brought up in New York by a middle class family. His father was of Polish Jewish heritage & his mother had her roots as an Eastern European Roman Catholic. Although he was brought up under the mild influence of Judaism & Christianity he never developed any strong bias for any of them. He was in a relationship for a few years with his girlfriend Elsa Pataky but unfortunately it didn’t last long & the couple split when Elsa ditched him for some other man. There was a sense of deja vu in this since earlier he was dumped by another girlfriend while he was shooting for his career defining movie “The Pianist”.