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Brad Pitt Profile |
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Birth Date: December 18, 1963
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Birth Place: Oklahoma
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Birth Name: William Bradley Pitt
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Height: 6'0"
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Brad Pitt was born in Oklahoma and raised in Springfield,
Missouri. His mother's name is Jane. His father, Bill,
worked in management at a trucking firm in Springfield. At
Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating,
student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the
University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism with
a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity
shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to
move to California. Before he became successful at acting,
Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving
refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working
for "el Pollo Loco." |
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Chosen by
Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film
history (#23). [1995]
Turned down a role as an astronaut in Apollo 13 (1995) to
accept his role in Se7en (1995).
Posed for a campus calendar in college.
Dated Jill Schoelen whom he met on the set of their film
Cutting Class (1989).
A girl went to Pitt's Hollywood-area home shortly after
midnight Jan. 7, 1999 and crawled in through an open window,
dressed herself in his clothes and stayed for 10 hours
before the alarm went off. Athena Rolando, 19, was ordered
Feb. 10 to not contact the actor and to stay 100 yards away
from him for three years. [1999]
Ranked #32 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie
Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Mutally agrees to split with Gwyneth Paltrow. [June 1997]
Banned from entering China because of his role in Seven
Years in Tibet (1997). [1997]
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful
people in the world. [1997]
Engaged to actress Gwyneth Paltrow. [20 December 1996]
Donated $100,000 to the Discovery Center - a children's
learning museum in his hometown of Springfield, MO. [June
1996]
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most
beautiful people in the world. [1996]
His first starring role in a feature film was in The Dark
Side of the Sun (1997), shot in pre-war Yugoslavia during
the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion, civil war
tore apart the region and much of the footage was lost. In
1996, after a five-year search, all of the lost footage was
found and returned to producer Andjelo Arandjelovic, who is
currently working on getting a distribution deal for the
film. Pitt was paid $1,523 per week for seven weeks. He
played a young American taken by his family to the Adriatic
Sea to search for a cure for a rare skin disease.
Purchased a mansion is Southern California from the actress
who portrays "Elvira" (Cassandra Peterson). He reportedly
paid $1.7 million for the house. This mansion is filled with
antiques and has a "vampirish" look to it. [1996]
Given title "Sexiest Man Alive" from People Magazine. After
making Legends of the Fall (1994). [1994]
Lived in Southern California with friend Buck Simmonds, who
starred with Pitt in the movie A River Runs Through It
(1992). [May 1992]
Dated Juliette Lewis. They met when they filmed the NBC
movie of the week entitled Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV).
Pitt and Lewis also did the film Kalifornia (1993) together.
Briefly dated Geena Davis, his co-star in Thelma & Louise
(1991).
He was the third choice for the role of J.D. in Thelma &
Louise (1991). William Baldwin, the first choice, left to
star in Backdraft (1991).
He had to learn how to fly-cast for his role in A River Runs
Through It (1992). He practiced on top of buildings in
Hollywood. During these practices, Pitt would frequently
hook himself in the back of his head.
Voted "Best Actor" by viewers of MTV's "The Big Picture" in
1995.
Was a journalism major in college with an advertising focus.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in
John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43. [1991]
Graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo.
[1982]
Dropped out of the University of Missouri School of
Journalism (Columbia, Missouri).
In high school was a member of the golf, tennis, and swim
teams.
Belonged to the Key Club and the Forensics Club in High
School.
Listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list.
(December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue)
He has a brother Doug, born in 1966 and a sister Julie, born
in 1969.
Given title "Sexiest Man Alive" from People Magazine, Mr.
Pitt was also People's choice in 1995. [2000]
Was considered for the lead in The Matrix (1999).
Has his teeth capped.
Sued Damiani International, the company which created the
wedding ring he gave Jennifer Aniston. According to Pitt,
the ring was his design and was to be exclusive. The company
has since been selling replicas and indicating
Pitt/Aniston's endorsement of the ring. [18 July 2001]
He and wife Jennifer Aniston spent $1 million on their
wedding. [2000]
He and Jennifer Aniston reached a settlement with Damiani
International. The pair claimed the company agreed to never
reproduce their wedding rings, but it manufactured and sold
"Brad and Jennifer" rings in 18 karat white or yellow gold,
featuring either 12 or 13 diamonds and costing about $1,000
apiece. Under the settlement, Pitt will now design jewelry
for Damiani that Aniston will model in ads, and Damiani will
stop selling the Pitt and Aniston copies. [11 January 2002]
For the last couple of years he has been the spokesman for
Edwin Jeans ads in Japan. In 2001 he was also the face of
the ads for a new Japanese canned coffee which is named
Roots. Was replaced in these tv ads (2002) by Kevin Costner.
Studied acting with the late Roy London.
Spokesmodel of Toyota (Altis model). The commercial only
aired in Asia. The car became so popular and resulted in
strong sales figures (an almost 32% share of the total
passenger car market for Toyota).
Has a home at Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey.
Auditioned for the role of "J.D." in the 1988 cult classic
film Heathers (1989) and, though he showed talent, casting
directors thought him to be "too sweet" for the role, which
later went to Christian Slater. He would later go on to a
very similar role in the horror film Cutting Class (1989) in
1989.
Is mentioned by name in the Shania Twain hit song, "That
Don't Impress Me Much."
First-time novelist 'Audrey Niffennegger' announced on the
"Today" (1952) show's Book Club that Pitt and wife Jennifer
Aniston had just bought the film rights to her novel "The
Time Traveler's Wife." They are to both star in the film.
He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. The Xi Xi
chapter at The University of Missouri - Columbia.
After watching Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998),
Pitt asked director Guy Ritchie if he could be in his next
film. He couldn't master the English accent, so Ritchie gave
him the role of Mickey the One Punch Pikey.
Along with wife Jennifer Aniston and friend Brad Grey, he
owns Plan B Entertainment.
Tore his Achilles tendon during the production of Troy
(2004), in which he plays, ironically, Achilles. His injury
caused the production of Ocean's Twelve (2004) to be pushed
back to April 2004. [2003]
Is the only man to ever be named "Sexiest Man Alive" twice
by "People Magazine." (1994 and 2000)
He and Jennifer Aniston are campaigning in the United States
to save "EastEnders" (1985) from being axed there.
He is "in talks" to portray Marvel superhero Captain
America, a role he says he has wanted to play for a long
time. [Early 2004]
Showed his parents the "Chemical Burn" scene to convince
them not to watch Fight Club (1999).
He had a mishap during the production of Troy (2004) - he
tore his left achilles tendon.
Got into better shape and eventually gained over 20 pounds
of muscle for Troy (2004).
He has appeared in three movies with the number seven in the
title (_Se7en (1997)_ , Seven Years in Tibet (1997), and
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)). He has also
appeared in two movies with the number twelve in the title
(_Oceans 12 (2004)_ and Twelve Monkeys (1995)).
He was ranked #6 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties."
His high school nickname was Brad the "Pitt-bull."
He took Greek language lessons in secret to surprise his
wife (who is of Greek ancestry).
Voted #1 in Company magazine's annual "100 Sexiest Men"
poll, 2004.
His favorite movies are Planet of the Apes (1968) and
Saturday Night Fever (1977).
Announced on January 7, 2005 that he and wife Jennifer
Aniston are separating after 4 1/2 years of marriage.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award
nominating ballot. He was listed as a suggestion in the
Worst Actor category for his performance in the film Troy
(2004). He did not receive a nomination, however.
Dianne Wiest is his favorite actress.
He was voted the 50th Greatest Movie Star of all time by
Premiere Magazine.
His best friend is Troy (2004) co-star Orlando Bloom.
Shares a birthday with Katie Holmes, Christina Aguilera, DMX,
Ray Liotta, film critic Leonard Maltin, Casper Van Dien and
filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
A short while after completing A River Runs Through It
(1992), he fled to Amsterdam where he briefly lived for
three months by himself in a small basement apartment before
returning to the USA to film Kalifornia (1993).
He and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston met on a blind date,
which was arranged by their agent
He and his Ocean's Eleven (2001) / Ocean's Twelve (2004)
co-stars, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Elliott Gould,
all have guest-starred on the TV show "Friends" (1994),
though not in the same episodes
Owns and plays Taylor Guitars
In 2001, Frank O. Gehry renovated the wine cellar in the
home of Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Pitt subsequently did an
informal apprenticeship in Gehry's Los Angeles office.
Owns the rights to the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs
(2002). He wanted it to be remade with him and Tom Cruise in
the leading roles.
Visited over 100 orphans affected by HIV at a facility run
by The Salvation Army in South Africa.
Is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Has appeared in 8 movies with a number in the Title - and
only one of those movies uses an actual number rather than
spelling the word out. Which is Se7en, and that is a
combination of the two - he has appeared in 1 movie with the
number Zero in the title, 1 movie with the number Two in the
title, 3 movies with the number Seven in the title, 1 movie
with the number Eleven and 2 with the number Twelve. |
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