Brad Pitt Biography
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt (born William Bradley Pitt on December 18, 1963), is an American film actor, and one of the most widely recognized people in the world.
Brad Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to strictly Southern Baptist parents of mainly British and Irish descent and was raised in Springfield, Missouri.
In high school, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government, and school musicals. Brad Pitt attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism where Brad Pitt was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Brad Pitt was two credits shy of graduating with a journalism degree, before trying his luck in Hollywood.
Before Brad Pitt became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself as a chauffer, by working as a furniture mover, and as a costumed mascot for the restaurant chain El Pollo Loco. In the late 1980s, Pitt started landing acting gigs on prime-time series such as Dallas, thirtysomething, 21 Jump Street, Another World, Growing Pains, and Head of the Class. In 1988, Brad Pitt finally landed his first starring role in The Dark Side of the Sun. But as the film was being edited, civil war tore apart Yugoslavia, where location shooting was taking place. Most of the footage remained lost until 1997, when the film was finally released.
In 1991, Pitt finally got his big break in one of that year's biggest hits: Thelma & Louise as J.D., Thelma (Geena Davis)'s one-night stand who gives Brad Pitt's tips on robbing 7-11 stores. Brad Pitt followed up that success with A River Runs Through It and Se7en.
In 1995, Brad Pitt was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 25 sexiest stars in film history. Pitt has also twice been named the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine, the only person to ever receive this honor more than once, and is consistently rated as the world's sexiest man in womens' polls worldwide.
Pitt was involved in a long-term relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow. They became engaged in December 1996, but it didn't last long and the two split up in June 1997. Extensive tabloid coverage surrounded the relationship. Nude photographs of the couple — taken by paparazzi without permission — controversially appeared in magazines.
Also in 1997, the film Seven Years in Tibet was released. This film, which chronicled China's invasion of Tibet, was hailed by Tibetian nationalists and resulted in Brad Pitt, along with his co-star David Thewlis being banned from entering China for life.
Brad Pitt married actress Jennifer Aniston on July 29, 2000. Their separation was announced on January 7, 2005, and Aniston filed for a divorce on March 25 the same year. There has been speculation that the marriage ended due to Aniston's refusal to have children with Pitt, which Brad Pitt greatly desired.
After seperation from Aniston, Pitt began dating actress Angelina Jolie. Pitt accompanied Jolie to Ethiopia in July 2005 to pick up Brad Pitt's adopted daughter Zahara from an orphanage in that country. After returning, Pitt was diagnosed with a mild case of viral meningitis. Brad Pitt checked himself into Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles but was released a few days later. Though reluctant to embrace celebrity status, the philanthropic Pitt has been an active supporter of research into diseases, such as AIDS. Unlike many Hollywood celebrities Brad Pitt has remained largely bipartisan, working with members of both parties to help fight poverty, disease and improve global environmental conditions. Along with U2 frontman Bono, and TV evangelist Pat Robertson, Pitt has used his celebrity to campaign for assistance to Africa, and is the marquee spokesman for the ONE Campaign. Pitt has also traveled oversees to visit and entertain U.S. and allied troops.
Brad Pitt was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys.
Trivia
Like many A-List stars, Pitt does not normally perform in American commercials. Instead, Brad Pitt does commercials that are seen in Asia only, most notably for Edwin Jeans, the Toyota Altis, and Japanese canned coffee, ROOTS. The one exception to this is the Heineken commercial which aired during the 2005 Super Bowl, it was directed by David Fincher who Brad Pitt worked with on Seven and Fight Club.
Brad Pitt was previously engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow, and dated actresses Juliette Lewis, Robin Givens, Alice Wilkinson and Geena Davis. Paltrow confessed in an interview that Brad Pitt regretted breaking up with him.
Brad Pitt tore his Achilles tendon during the production of Troy, in which Brad Pitt plays, coincidentally, Achilles.
Brad Pitt sued Damiani International, the company which made the wedding ring Brad Pitt gave Jennifer Aniston, for selling replica "Brad and Jennifer" rings. According to Pitt, the ring was his design and was to be exclusive. Under the settlement reached in January 2002, Pitt will design jewelry for Damiani that Aniston will model in ads, and the company will stop selling the copies.
On August 6, 2005, a man was arrested for trespassing on Pitt's property. Reportedly, the tresspasser was a photographer for People Magazine, who was there to take pictures of a possible birthday party for Angelina Jolie's adopted son Maddox.
Brad Pitt is a vegetarian.
Brad Pitt was taught to ride a horse by Albertan John Scott, a rancher/stunt co-ordinator who also taught numerous other Hollywood stars the same skill.
Together with Paramount Pictures head Brad Grey and Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt is the co-founder of the production company Plan B. Aniston is no longer a partner in the company, although Brad Pitt is still attached to many projects that were set up before Brad Pitt's divorce. The company produced the Johnny Depp starring blockbuster Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Has been awarded a Blue Peter badge.
Despite being one of the most popular actors, Brad Pitt hasn't achieved major box office success like Tom Cruise or Arnold Schwarzenneger. His biggest hit was Troy, which was considered a flop by many because of its budget. The 2005 film Mr. and Mrs. Smith defied all expectations and took in over $300 million at the international box office — still less than what Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds took in.
Brad Pitt owns a house in the picturesque town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Filmography
No Man's Land (1987)
Less Than Zero (1987)
Happy Together (1989)
Cutting Class (1989)
Across the Tracks (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Johnny Suede (1991)
Contact (1992) (short subject)
Cool World (1992)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
Kalifornia (1993)
True Romance (1993)
The Favor (1994)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
Se7en (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Sleepers (1996)
The Devil's Own (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
The Dark Side of the Sun (1997) (filmed in 1988)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Being John Malkovich (1999) (Cameo)
Fight Club (1999)
Snatch (2000)
The Mexican (2001)
Spy Game (2001)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Full Frontal (2002) (Cameo)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) (Cameo)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice)
Abby Singer (2003) (Cameo)
Troy (2004)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Special Thanks to Roy London (2005) (documentary)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Upcoming:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2006)
Chad Schmidt (2006)
Benjamin Button (2007)
Brad Pitt - Latest News
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Movies Brad Pitt has stared in:
Brad Pitt has stared in 28 Days
Brad Pitt has stared in Apt Pupil
Brad Pitt has stared in A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Brad Pitt has stared in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Brad Pitt has stared in Bones
Brad Pitt has stared in Bring It On
Brad Pitt has stared in Carla's Song
Brad Pitt has stared in Chuck & Buck
Brad Pitt has stared in City of Angels
Brad Pitt has stared in Clockstoppers
Brad Pitt has stared in Deuces Wild
Brad Pitt has stared in Fight Club
Brad Pitt has stared in Full Frontal
Brad Pitt has stared in Get Real
Brad Pitt has stared in Ghost World
Brad Pitt has stared in Gone in 60 Seconds
Brad Pitt has stared in Goodbye Lover
Brad Pitt has stared in Guinevere
Brad Pitt has stared in Halloween: Resurrection
Brad Pitt has stared in Happy Accidents
Brad Pitt has stared in Jerry Springer: Ringmaster
Brad Pitt has stared in K-PAX
Brad Pitt has stared in Left Behind
Brad Pitt has stared in Lost and Delirious
Brad Pitt has stared in Meet Joe Black
Brad Pitt has stared in Oceans Eleven
Brad Pitt has stared in Price of Milk
Some Films Brad Pitt has stared in:
Brad Pitt has stared in A Dog of Flanders
Brad Pitt has stared in Big Fat Liar
Brad Pitt has stared in Drowning Mona
Brad Pitt has stared in Fight Club
Brad Pitt has stared in Full Frontal
Brad Pitt has stared in Gone in 60 Seconds
Brad Pitt has stared in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Brad Pitt has stared in K-PAX
Brad Pitt has stared in Meet Joe Black
Brad Pitt has stared in Murder by Numbers
Brad Pitt has stared in Oceans Eleven
Brad Pitt has stared in Play It to the Bone
Brad Pitt has stared in Price of Milk
Brad Pitt has stared in Snatch
Brad Pitt has stared in Spy Game
Brad Pitt has stared in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Brad Pitt has stared in Stigmata
Brad Pitt has stared in The In Crowd
Brad Pitt has stared in The Mexican
Brad Pitt has stared in Price of Milk
Brad Pitt has stared in The Prince of Egypt
Brad Pitt has stared in Vengo
Brad Pitt has stared in Wonder Boys
Brad Pitt Related Quotes
It takes vision and courage to create-it takes faith and courage to prove. by Young, Owen D.
Another Brad Pitt Related Quote
So for a good old-gentlemanly vi by Byron, Lord
Yet Another Brad Pitt Related Quote
Going to law is losing a cow for the sake of a cat. by Chinese Proverb
And our last Brad Pitt Related Quote
All animals but men know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it -and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow it. by Butler, Samuel
Brad Pitt News
Roseanne Blasts Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt as "Evil, Vacuous" (US Weekly)
Roseanne isn't a fan of Brad and Angie. In a post titled "Jon Voight" on her Web site, she slams the celeb couple. "Your evil spawn Angelina Jolie and her vacuous hubby Brad Pitt make about $40 million a year in violent, psychopathic movies and give away three of it to starving children, trying to look as if they give a crap about humanity as they spit out more dunces that will consume more ...
Read more: Roseanne Blasts Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt as "Evil, Vacuous" (US Weekly)
Clooney to plough more cash into Pitt's New Orleans project (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
George Clooney is planning to invest more money in pal Brad Pitt's housing project in New Orleans, Louisiana after sponsoring the build of two homes earlier this year.
TARANTINO FACES A SCALPING (New York Post)
QUENTIN Tarantino's next movie, "Inglorious Bastards," is going to stir up a blitzkrieg in Germany. The remake of a cheesy 1978 Italian film (which starred Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson) will star Brad Pitt as a World War II US Army lieutenant who...
Read more: TARANTINO FACES A SCALPING (New York Post)
Aniston, Mayer had problems when Jolie, Pitt had twins (New Kerala)
London, Aug 16: Jennifer Aniston and her rocker boyfriend John Mayer went through a rough patch in their relationship around the time her ex beau Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie had twins.
Read more: Aniston, Mayer had problems when Jolie, Pitt had twins (New Kerala)
Aussie Brad Pitt loses bout on points (The West Australian)
In Hollywood terms, Brad Pitt's appearance at the Beijing Olympics was a turkey. But like most productions boasting that name, a sequel followed. Heavily-hyped heavyweight Pitt bombed on Wednesday, going down 11-6 in a points decision to Morocco's Mohammed Arjaoui.
Read more: Aussie Brad Pitt loses bout on points (The West Australian)
Bono's mission - fight flab (Daily Telegraph)
The U2 frontman - who's been entertaining pals like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on his yacht in Eze, France - has been told to hit the gym.
Read more: Bono's mission - fight flab (Daily Telegraph)
FIGHT THAT FLAB (New York Post)
BONO'S summer of fun is about to end. The U2 frontman - who's been entertaining pals like Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and Queen Rania of Jordan on his yacht in Eze, France - has been told to hit the gym. "U2 has an album coming out...
Read more: FIGHT THAT FLAB (New York Post)
Last Races (Winston-Salem Journal)
The finish line has been looming for the greyhounds of Walthamstow Stadium, a London landmark frequented by everyone from Winston Churchill to Brad Pitt, and where David Beckham worked as a teenager.
Read more: Last Races (Winston-Salem Journal)
Some Olympic-sized observations from Beijing (The Oklahoman)
BEIJING ? On TV, the Olympics look like a series of tight camera shots and broad emotions. With a clicker in your hand, you can probably imagine all of the athletes, from Kobe Bryant to Australian athletes named Brad Pitt and Tanya Harding (really) ? rooming together and walking to their venues hand in hand, singing "Kumbaya.? On the ground, these Olympics look much different. This is an event ...
Read more: Some Olympic-sized observations from Beijing (The Oklahoman)
In People with Brangelina, horse farm finds fame (Lexington Herald-Leader)
GEORGETOWN . Lolling in a French chateau, the twins of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt grace the cover of a special double issue of People magazine this month. And 107 pages away, Michael Blowen grins in a photo as he stands between two retired horses at Old Friends Equine, a thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown. Blowen, 61, and his wife Diane White, 64, are being featured in ...
Read more: In People with Brangelina, horse farm finds fame (Lexington Herald-Leader)
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