William Bradley Pitt

Birth Name: William Bradley Pitt

Nickname/Stage Name: Brad Pitt

Birth Date: December 18, 1963

Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi, Thriller

Occupation: Actor, Film Producer

Years Active: 1987 till Present

Net Worth: $300 million

 

Personal Life

Brad Pitt was born in Oklahoma and was involved with several of his co-stars from the late 1880s to the 1990s. 

He met actress Jennifer Aniston in 1998 and they got married in a private event in Malibu on July 29, 2000. Five years later, they announced their decision to separate.

The actor and his Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie fell in love during filming. They tied the nuptial knot on August 23, 2014.

In September 2016, Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, citing irreconcilable differences. The former has custody of their children.

Education

Pitt attended Kickaboo High School and after graduating, proceeded to the University of Missouri in 1982. Two weeks to when he was to obtain his degree, he left the institution and moved to Los Angeles where he took acting lessons and got odd jobs.

Career

He started his acting career in 1987 and got uncredited roles in No Way Out (1987), No Man's Land (1987), and Less Than Zero (1987).

Pitt got his breakthrough in 1994 when he starred alongside Tom Cruise in Interview with the Vampire. Between that year and 1998, he was featured in other films and rose to prominence by starring in the 1999 film Fight Club.

Other movies he has appeared in include Troy, Babel, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, World War Z, Fury, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, and Bullet Train.

Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award (2010, 2019)

Primetime Emmy Award (2014)

Academy Award (2014, 2020)

British Academy Film Award (2020)

Golden Globe Award (2020)

Quotes

"I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands-on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right."

"I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth."

"Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within."

Trivia

He was chosen by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History in 1995.

He was banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

He was a journalism major in college with an advertising focus.

Movies

Hunk (1987)

No Man's Land (1987)

Johnny Suede (1991)

Kalifornia (1993)

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Seven (1995)

Fight Club (1999)

Troy (2004)

Babel (2006)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Megamind (2010)

World War Z (2013)

Fury (2014)

War Machine (2017)

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

The Lost City (2022)

Bullet Train (2022)