Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
	Brad Pitt - Hollywood California - July 2019
Born	William Bradley Pitt; 18 December 1963 (aged 62); Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Occupation	Actor; movie producer;
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Aniston (m. 2000; div. 2005); Angelina Jolie (m. 2014; div. 2019)
Children	6

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and Movie producer.

Early life

William Bradley Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a school counsellor, and William Alvin Pitt, who ran a trucking company.^[1]^[2] He was born into a conservative household.^[3] The family soon moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he lived together with his younger siblings, Douglas Mitchell Pitt (born 1966) and Julie Neal (born 1969).^[4] He was raised as Southern Baptist.^[5] Pitt has described Springfield as "Mark Twain country, Jesse James country", having grown up with "a lot of hills, a lot of lakes".^[6]

Career

Pitt's television debut came in May 1987 with a two-episode role on the NBC soap opera Another World.^[7] In 1995 Pitt won two MTV Movie Awards for his role in Interview with the Vampire. He played Tyler Durden in Fight Club. Pitt produced the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave. He also played a small role in the movie.

He starred in two Quentin Tarantino movies: Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

In 2020, he won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Philanthropy and activism

In September 2006, Pitt and Angelina Jolie established a charitable organization, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to aid humanitarian causes around the world. In January 2010, the foundation donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders for emergency medical assistance to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.^[8]

In September 2012, Pitt reaffirmed his support for Obama, saying, "I am an Obama supporter and I'm backing his U.S. election campaign."^[9]

Personal life

Pitt stands at a height of about 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m).^[10]

Brad Pitt Media

Pitt with Losang Thonden in Argentina on the set of Seven Years in Tibet in 1997
Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and George Clooney enjoy a morning laugh prior to their Dec. 7 tour of Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The trio, along with Julia Roberts and Andy Garcia, visited the base to show their appreciation for U.S. troops overseas.
Pitt at the premiere of Burn After Reading in 2008
Pitt at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Pitt at the Japan premiere of War Machine in 2017
Pitt with his then-partner Angelina Jolie at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
Pitt at the 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival

References

↑ Peyser, Andrea. Celebutards (2010)Citadel Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780806533841.
↑ Bunbury, Stephanie. The business of being Brad. The Sydney Morning Herald (14 December 2008).
↑ ParklandOnline (July 6, 2012). "Brad Pitt's mother bashes Obama in local paper". Parkland Online (United States of America). Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025153131/http://www.parklandonline.com/brad-pitts-mother-bashes-obama-in-local-paper/. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
↑ Chris Mundy (December 1, 1994). "Slippin' around on the road with Brad Pitt". Rolling Stone.
↑ Dotson Rader (October 7, 2007). "I have faith in my family". Parade. https://expanish.com/school-barcelona/. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
↑ Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2012
↑ "Brad Pitt on Another World", The Another World Home Page. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
↑ Itzkoff, Dave. Haitian Earthquake Spurs Stars to Action (in en). ArtsBeat (2010-01-14). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
↑ Brad Pitt: Why my mother is wrong about Barack Obama and gay marriage (in en). The Telegraph (2012-09-09). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
↑ https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g28786108/actors-celebrities-under-six-foot/

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[1] Peyser, Andrea. Celebutards (2010)Citadel Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780806533841.

[2] Bunbury, Stephanie. The business of being Brad. The Sydney Morning Herald (14 December 2008).

[Parents-3] ParklandOnline (July 6, 2012). "Brad Pitt's mother bashes Obama in local paper". Parkland Online (United States of America). Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025153131/http://www.parklandonline.com/brad-pitts-mother-bashes-obama-in-local-paper/. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[slipping_four-4] Chris Mundy (December 1, 1994). "Slippin' around on the road with Brad Pitt". Rolling Stone.

[parade-5] Dotson Rader (October 7, 2007). "I have faith in my family". Parade. https://expanish.com/school-barcelona/. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

[tca-6] Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2012

[7] "Brad Pitt on Another World", The Another World Home Page. Retrieved January 10, 2012.

[8] Itzkoff, Dave. Haitian Earthquake Spurs Stars to Action (in en). ArtsBeat (2010-01-14). Retrieved 2024-09-10.

[9] Brad Pitt: Why my mother is wrong about Barack Obama and gay marriage (in en). The Telegraph (2012-09-09). Retrieved 2024-09-10.

[10] ttps://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g28786108/actors-celebrities-under-six-foot/

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