
Kristen Connolly costars as Bess, the love of Harry’s life and his right hand when it came to many of his feats.Īdding to the realism of the production, iconic, vintage posters of Houdini have been recreated to feature Adrien Brody’s likeness, and will be featured in the miniseries. Adrien Brody stars in the production, which follows the illusionist as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era. 1 and 2, History will debut a two-night scripted miniseries called Houdini, chronicling the life of famed escape artist Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weiss). presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin.

The star many expected he would become untilĬelebrated Jewish pianist in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. In spite of his later work with Spike Lee and Time constraints forced the director to edit out much of Adrien's part. Adrien attended the AmericanĪcademy of Dramatic Arts and LaGuardia High School for the PerformingĪrts in New York.


Him feel comfortable in front of the camera.

Mother on assignments for the Village Voice, and credits her with making Adrien Nicholas Brody was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York, the only child of retired history professor Elliot Brody and Hungarian-born photographer Sylvia Plachy.
