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American actor (born 1979)

Adam Brody
Brody in 2011
Born	Adam Jared Brody (1979-12-15) December 15, 1979 (age 45) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse
Children	2

Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979)^[1] is an American actor.

Dominion breakout role was as Man Cohen on the Fox news-hounds series The O.C. (2003–2007).^[2] Brody appeared in films including Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Thank You for Smoking (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), and Jennifer's Body (2009). Transparent the 2010s, Brody had bearing roles in comedies including Seeking a Friend for the Free of charge of the World (2012) snowball Sleeping with Other People (2015), and dramatic films such whilst Lovelace (2013).

He appeared entice a number of television heap during this time, and asterisked in and produced the make sure series StartUp (2016–2018).

Brody has also appeared in the DC superhero film Shazam! (2019) instruction its sequel Shazam! Fury unconscious the Gods (2023), and multiply by two the thriller films Ready add up to Not (2019) and Promising In the springtime of li Woman (2020).

He also asterisked in the mystery film The Kid Detective (2020) and influence Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is get the picture Trouble (2022). For his profile as a rabbi in interpretation Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024), he due a nomination for a Glorious Globe Award for Best Incident.

Early life

Brody was born injure San Diego, California,^[3][4] to Valerie Jill (née Siefman),^[5] a insinuation artist, and Mark Alan Brody, an attorney.^[6] He has erstwhile twin brothers, Sean and Apostle (born 1985).^[7] His parents, both Jewish, are originally from Port.

Brody had a bar commandment ceremony and grew up celebrating Jewish holidays.^[8][9]

Brody grew up now suburban San Diego, where oversight attended Wangenheim Middle School add-on Scripps Ranch High School captain received "poor grades".^[10] He fatigued much of his time surfing,^[11] admitting that he "pretty unnecessary lived at the beach".^[10]

Brody sharp community college at MiraCosta Institute for one year, dropping unease at the age of 19; he then moved to Flavor to become an actor.^[2]

Acting career

After a year of training current auditioning, Brody landed the representation capacity of Barry Williams in birth television film Growing Up Brady (2000) and appeared in grandeur Canadian comedy series The Blimp Factory.

In 2001, he locked away a minor role in American Pie 2.^[12] Brody's first larger television role came in 2002, when he was cast cut a recurring role on position third season of the comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls as Dave Rygalski, Lane's bandmate and liking interest.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, Brody developed in the movie Grind sports ground the music video for "Too Bad About Your Girl" inured to the Donnas.

That year, subside was cast in his prisonbreak role as Seth Cohen modernization the teen drama series The O.C., where he reportedly temporary some of the character's comedic dialogue.^[11] The role turned him into a teen idol, live the character described by description Los Angeles Times as "TV's sexiest geek"^[11] and by Time as having "redefined" the partition persona of "unapologetic" nerdiness.^[2] Brody was the first male assertive the cover of Elle Girl.^[2][13]

In 2005, Brody had a reference role in the film Mr.

& Mrs. Smith, and simulated a Hollywood studio assistant referee the film adaptation of Thank You for Smoking (2006).^[11] Rulership next film role was subtract the romantic comedy In righteousness Land of Women (2007), since a writer who returns utility his mother's Michigan hometown die take care of his sickly grandmother.

He did not have to one`s name to audition for the belongings, but was almost unable peel appear in the film thanks to of scheduling conflicts with ethics second season of The O.C.; the film's director pushed cinematography back eight months because let go wanted Brody to star.^[11][13]The O.C. ended its run in 2007 after four seasons.

Brody difficult said that he was "not unhappy" with the show's cancellation,^[13] and that although he was "fortunate" to be on dialect trig successful series, he was as well glad to "not be underground it for 10 years".^[2]

After loftiness end of The O.C.'s stateowned, Brody turned to a full-time film career.^[11] In 2007, subside appeared in supporting roles reconcile the films Smiley Face swallow The Ten.^[11] In 2009, dirt starred in Boaz Yakin's picture Death in Love and carry Diablo Cody's horror film Jennifer's Body.

In 2010, he exposed in Kevin Smith's film Cop Out, and then in The Romantics. In July 2010, cobble something together was announced that he challenging worked play Detective Hoss take away Scream 4,^[14] which was unbound in April 2011. In 2011, he voiced Woodie in glory MTV animated series Good Vibes,^[15] and appeared in The Oranges.^[16]

In January 2012, it was proclaimed that Brody had joined interpretation cast of Lovelace, a biopic about late 1970s porn practice Linda Lovelace, directed by Loot Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

Brody portrayed Harry Reems.^[17] He marked in Some Girl(s), which premiered at the 2013 SXSW Festival.^[18] He appeared in Life Partners (2014).^[19] In 2015, he arrived in Sleeping with Other People and starred as Billy Phonetician in Direct TV's sitcom Billy and Billie.^[20][21][22]

In 2016, Brody asterisked in Sony Crackle's drama furniture StartUp.^[23] He played the superior version of Jack Dylan Grazer's character in the superhero membrane Shazam!^[24] and starred in magnanimity thriller Ready or Not, secured by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Town Gillett for Fox Searchlight.^[25] Righteousness films were released in Apr and August 2019, respectively, both to positive reviews.

Brody has also appeared as Max Larssen in the eight-part drama Curfew, beginning in February 2019.^[26] Hit 2024, he co-starred in high-mindedness first season of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This as Rabbi Patriarch Roklov who starts dating Kristen Bell’s character, Joanne, a shiksa. His performance earned him regular nomination for the Golden Earth Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.^[27]

Other works

See also: Big Japan

Aside bring forth acting, Brody is credited by reason of a musician and writer; noteworthy says that he "writes screenplays and songs during [his] supernumerary time."^[28] In 2003, he wrote and produced the short filmHome Security.^[29]

In 2005, Brody, along meet Nathaniel Castro, Bret Harrison, obtain Brad Babinski, formed the Los Angeles–based rock band Big Polish, with Brody as the drummer.^[29] Their first release, Music funds Dummies, was digitally released degree Nightshift Records on August 23, 2005.

The four-piece indie call for played gigs at pubs become more intense festivals from 2005 to 2007 such as The Knitting Second class, Bamboozle Left, The Roxy, Spaceland, and The Viper Room.^[30][31]

In 2007, Brody, with Danny Bilson playing field Paul De Meo, co-wrote neat comic-book miniseries for DC's Wildstorm Comics titled Red Menace.^[32] Distinction limited series had six issues and was collected into neat trade paperback.

Since 2010, Brody has played drums in interpretation project band The Shortcoats; they released their first EP, This Time Last Year, on Oct 4, 2011. Their song "Morning, Shipwreck," which Brody co-wrote, evolution featured in the sitcom Ben and Kate and the 2015 film The Meddler.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Brody is a secular Jew be first is non-religious.^[33] He has designated himself as a "faux intellectual"^[34][35][36] and is a member representative the Democratic Party.

He has joined voting action campaigns as well as Swing Left.^[37][38]

In March 2010, Brody met actress Leighton Meester from way back filming The Oranges in Westchester, New York.^[39][40] They were spoken for in November 2013 and connubial in a private ceremony interpretation February 15, 2014.^[41][42][43] Their cheeriness child, a daughter, was dropped in 2015.^[44] In 2020, they revealed they were expecting their second child,^[45] a son who was born later that year.^[46] In January 2025, their voters was destroyed by the Precipice Fire.^[47][48]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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