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Birth Name:
Adrien Brody
Birthplace:
Woodhaven, Queens, New York, United States
Date of Birth:
April 14, 1973
Race or Ethnicity:
Jewish Polish, Catholic Hungarian, Czech
American actor, was born to father of Polish-Jewish descent, and mother a Hungarian Catholic. His mother was born in Budapest, Hungary to a Catholic father and Jewish mother.
His maternal grandmother was Czech Jew. His mother was named Sylvia Plachý/Plachá. Plachý means “shy” in Czech. Plachý is male name and Plachá is female name.
Source:
- http://www.nysun.com/arts/rescuing-beauty-from-historys-dark-corners/8302/
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/nov/12/features.magazine
- http://www.forward.com/articles/3127/
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His maternal grandmother was Czech Jew. http://www.forward.com/articles/3127/
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I love his heritage. He’s very cool-looking.
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Isn’t he also Czech?
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Yeah. His mother named Sylvia Plachý/Plachá. Plachý means “shy” in Czech. Plachý is male name and Plachá is female name. It’s an adjective.
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i thought he was mixed
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