Adrien Brody Adopts Puppy and Gives Him a Special Name – ryan

Adrien Brody has an adorable new family member — who happens to have a very special name.

In a Monday, April 14 Instagram postthe Oscar winner celebrated his 52nd birthday by sharing a video of himself smiling as he introduced fans to his new puppy — a mostly black rescue pup with a white underbelly and neck.

“Hey friends, say hi to little Laszlo 🖤 It’s a happy day, full of blessings 🎂 Thank you for all your wishes and your love and support,” he wrote as his caption.

The canine’s name comes from Brody’s character, fictional Hungarian-Jewish architect László Tóth, in The Brutalist — which was nominated for 10 awards at the 97th Oscars in March.

His clip showed the two of them lounging together on a white sofa, Brody smiling as he pets his new puppy.

“Say ‘hi’ to László,” he says to the camera, smiling more when the pup reacts to his new name.

Brody explains, “We adopted little László from a shelter in Alabama when no one wanted him. Yeah, how could no one want this cute little thing?”

He continues petting the pup, who is preoccupied with licking the sofa, before stopping to give his owner some kisses.

“How on earth could no one want you?” The Pianist star asks.

According to Brody, László has been “bringing a lot of joy and a lot of mischief, but he’s a happy boy.”

“Yes, he’s a good boy,” he adds, possibly speaking too soon as the young canine begins to chew at the white sofa. “And he’s destroying everything in sight.”

Laughing, Brody continues, “Maybe that’s why no one wanted you, ‘cause you’re a terror. You’re just a terror.”

He ends the video, still smiling and wishing his viewers a “blessed day” after playfully asking László a few more times to stop chewing on the couch.

Brody, who previously made history as the youngest Best Actor winner for his role in 2002’s The Pianistmade Oscar history again, breaking the record for the longest Oscar speech of all time following his Best Actor win for The Brutalist.

After scoring victories over Timothée Chalamet in A Complete UnknownColman Domingo in Sing SingRalph Fiennes in Conclave and Sebastian Stan in The Apprenticehe gave a nearly six-minute speech about portraying the Hungarian-Jewish architect who fled to the United States in 1947 after surviving World War II and the Holocaust.

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“I’m wrapping up, please, please, please. I’m wrapping up. I will wrap up. Please. Turn the music off,” he said while on stage. “I’ve done this before. Thank you. It’s not my first rodeo, but I will — I will be brief. I will not be egregious. I promise.”