Brad Pitt

Non-Public Biography Node
Birthday: December 18, 1963
Age: 48
Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shawnee, OK
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Big Break: Interview with the Vampire
Biography
Brad Pitt was born in on December 18, 1963 to the parents of Jane Etta and William Alvin Pitt. His family moved to Springfield, Missouri where he grew up with his brother Doug and sister Julie. He was raised a Baptist. He attended Kickapoo High School, where he was involved in sports, debating, student government and acting. He attended the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri, Columbia. There he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

In 1987, Brad Pitt arrived in Beverly Hills, CA to pursue his acting career. He studied under Coach Roy London for six years. His first appearance was in the sitcom Head of the Class. He also guest starred in two episodes of Growing Pains. He then appeared in the soap Another World. While he was auditioning for the show Our House, he ended up landing a role on the daytime soap Dallas. He starred in series ThirtySomething, 21 Jump Street, Freddy’s Nightmares, and appeared in Less Than Zero, No Man’s Land, and Cutting Class. In 1988, Pitt had his first starring role in Dark Side Of The Sun. Since the film was shot in Yugoslavia, a war broke out and much of the film was lost. He later won a part in the TV movie Too Young to Die? He then starred in Across The Tracks, Thelma and Louise, Johnny Suede, Cool World, A River Runs Through It, and Kalifornia. Pitt also starred in Legends of the Fall, Seven Years in Tibet, Meet Joe Black, Fight Club, Snatch, and Usual Suspects, The Devil’s Own, and Se7en. In 1995 his role in Twelve Monkeys helped Pitt get nominated for an Academy Award as “Best Supporting Actor.” In 2000, Pitt starred in the Spy Game and The Mexican with co-star Julia Roberts. At the end of the year Pitt finished filming Ocean’s Eleven with George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. He also starred in the sequel’s Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen. He has also starred in Troy, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith with co-star Angelina Jolie. His 2006 movie Babel won seven Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, one of which was a Golden Globe nomination for Pitt as “Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.” That same year he produced the Best Picture winner The Departed.

Pitt dated actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Thandie Newton, Robin Givens, Juliettee Lewis, and Sinitta during the 1990s. In 1998, Pitt met Friends actress Jennifer Aniston and married her in 2000. They announced their seperation on January 7, 2005. As his relationship to Jennifer Aniston drew to a close, his relationship with co-star Angelina Jolie grew stronger. Jolie was publisized as the reason to their split. Pitt and Jolie both denied the claims of adultery. In 2005, Pitt and Jolie shot a spread for W magazine as a 1963 couple with children. Aniston filed for divorce on March 25, 2005 and was finalized on October 2. Brad and Angelina were soon known as “Brangelina.” Jolie and Pitt have one child together and 3 adopted ones. Jolie first adopted Maddox in March, 2002. Jolie and Pitt adopted Zahara in 2005 and Pax in 2003 together. On May 27, 2006, Jolie and Pitt’s biological daughter Shiloh was born.

Did you know...

  • On June 6th 2007, Brad left his hand and feet prints in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
  • Brad has been on the cover pages of many American magazines including Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, USA Weekend, People, Maxim, Rolling Stone, TV Guide, PlayGirl and many more.
  • Brad has been on the cover page of many international magazines like Movie Star (Japan), Woman's Day (Australia), Tribute (Canada), Max (Italy), Film Review (UK), Prestige (France), Cinema (Hungary), AD Magazine (Netherlands), Premiere (Russia) and many more.
  • Brad has co-designed a jewelry line with Damiani. His ex-wife Jennifer Aniston modelled for the ads. The contract was a settlement after he sued Damiani because they sold copies of the couple's wedding ring, designed by Brad and created by Damiani.
  • Like many A-List stars, Pitt won't normally do American commercials. Instead, he 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 he worked with on Se7en.
  • Brad's favorite actress is Dianne West.
  • Brad shares a birthday with Katie Holmes, Christina Aguilera, DMX, Ray Liotta, film critic Leonard Maltin, Casper Van Dien and filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
  • Brad met his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston on a blind date, which was arranged by their agent.
  • Angelina Jolie has reportedly changed her childrens' last names from Jolie to Jolie-Pitt
  • Brad has made reservations with Richard Branson to fly into space in 2010.
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Rumors were already flying that Brad Pitt was to be the face of Chanel N°5 and on Wednesday, the French fashion house ended the speculation.

“CHANEL has selected world renowned actor Brad Pitt to be the face of the upcoming advertising campaign for CHANEL N°5,” the company announced on Twitter.

Along with the surprising news, they included a photo of Pitt with a smoldering look on his face. Yum!
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, fresh from their recent engagement celebration on Galapagos Island, have made their way to the other side of the globe to Windsor, Berkshire in England for fun with their six kids at Legoland.

Last February, Jolie, 36, took Maddox, Pax and Shiloh to Berlin’s version during the film festival. They must have really talked it up because Brad Pitt, 48, joined them this time.
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Where do you go after receiving a $250,000 engagement ring? To the jungles of Ecuador, naturally! That is, you do if you’re Angelina Jolie and even your leg has over 47,000 followers on Twitter. (@AngiesRightLeg is a spoof account, not connected to Jolie.)

According to The LA Times, the 36 year-old award-winning actress and director was recently promoted
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With all the Brangelina wedding hype hitting the press lately, it’s easy to lose track of the ex that Brad left behind.

We didn’t forget you Jennifer. We’ll hype your big day too! (Even if it’s far less interesting and unconfirmed)

Jennifer Aniston just jetted off to Europe with her boyfriend Justin Theroux. The couple has reportedly been scoping out Elouda Beach for a possible spot for their “I do's.”
What’s wrong with this picture? The "Kung Fu Panda" is giving Mr. Smith advice on his sex life…

Chwhaat?

Jack Black advised Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie that their sex life will totally improve once they make it official with a wedding. During an appearance on “Entertainment Tonight"
It didn’t take long for the celebration to start. Now that the whole engaged thing has set in, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in party mode.

The couple hopped on a jet to the Galápagos Islands where they will be kicking it like royalty. They touched ground in the beach-lined city of Baltra, Ecuador late Tuesday night, along with their kids Maddox, 10, Pax, nine, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, five and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Sure, he’s good-looking. Sure, he’s charming. Yeah, he’s a good actor. But… but… That’s right, there are no buts.

Let’s face it, Brad Pitt’s perfect. Not even a computer-generated hologram of the actor could be any more flawless. And Pitt proved it when he brought the ultimate woman, Angelina Jolie, to tears.
Six kids and seven years later, Brad Pitt has finally put a ring on it! In case you’ve been living under a rock, this is the biggest news from the weekend. Hollywood weighs in on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s impending nuptials.

Hollyscoop chatted with Emma Roberts at the A|X Armani Exchange + T-Mobile Neon Carnival at Coachella and she gushed to us about Angie’s new bling, “The ring is beautiful, lucky girl.”

Ryan Seacrest tweeted his congratulations, “6 kids, 7 years, and a gazillion tabloid covers later...
Detail number one: for her, this ring could double as a belt for Angelina Jolie.

I kid, I kid. Right now isn’t the time for skinny jokes, I know. We’ll save them for after the wedding. Or another two weeks, whichever comes first.

Jewelry expert Michael O’Connor has checked out the ring and is dishing the speculative details to Us Weekly.

"Emerald cut diamonds have fewer facets so they don't have the sparkle of other cuts, but that also means that they need to be the best quality,” O’Connor says. Angelina was photographed wearing the ring at a private art viewing at LACMA on Wednesday.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally announced their engagement after seven years together and six kids and it caused an internet frenzy.

Angie’s 6 carat $250,000 ring is about to get its own twitter page cause its so damn fabulous. So what took these two so long to get married?

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