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Brad Pitt |
| Real Name |
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William Bradley Pitt |
| Height |
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5' 11 (180 cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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18 December 1963 |
| Place of Birth |
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Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA |
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| Biography: |
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With looks that have inspired countless
People magazine covers, Brad Pitt is an actor whose
very name inspires drooling platitudes. Following
his breakthrough as the wickedly charming drifter
who seduces Geena Davis and then robs her blind
in Thelma Louise (1991),
Pitt became one of Hollywood's hottest properties
and spent most of the 1990s being lauded as everything
from Robert Redford's heir apparent to the Sexiest
Man Alive.
The son of a trucking company manager, Pitt was
born on 18 December 1963 in Shawnee, OK. Raised
in Missouri, the oldest of three children, Pitt
was brought up in a strict Baptist household. After
graduating from high school, he enrolled at the
University of Missouri, where he studied journalism
and advertising. However, after discovering his
love of acting, he dropped out of college two credit
hours before he could graduate and moved to Hollywood.
Fearful of his parents' reaction, he told them he
was going to Pasadena to study at the Art Center
College of Design.
His first break came when he landed a small recurring
role on Dallas. 1991 marked the end of Pitt's sojourn
in the land of obscurity, as it was the year he
made his appearance in Thelma Louise and became
famous practically overnight.
Pitt's next venture, A River Runs Through It (1992),
gave the actor a much-needed chance to prove that
he had talent in addition to his looks. His next
major role came when he was cast as the lead of
the gorgeously photographed Legends of the Fall
(1994). Following the
film's release, People magazine dubbed him the Sexiest
Man Alive. At the same year, fans watched in anticipation
as Pitt exchanged his outdoorsy persona for the
brooding, gothic posturing of tortured vampire Louis
in Interview with the Vampire.
Pitt next played as a rookie detective investigating
a series of gruesome crimes in Seven (1995).
In 1997, Pitt received a Golden Globe award and
an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a visionary
mental patient in 12 Monkeys. At the same year,
Pitt attempted an Austrian accent and put on a backpack
to play mountaineer Heinrich Harrar in Seven Years
in Tibet. The film met with mixed reviews and generated
a fair amount of controversy, thanks in part to
the revelation that the real-life Harrar had in
fact been a Nazi. Furthermore, due to its pro-Tibetan
stance, the film also resulted in Pitt's being banned
from China for life.
Following Seven Years in Tibet, Pitt traveled in
a less inflammatory direction with The Devil's Own
(1997). In 1998, Pitt
tried his hand at romantic drama, portraying Death
in Meet Joe Black, the most expensive non-special
effects film ever made.
In July 2000, Pitt voted "Most
Sexy Actor Alive" by every entertainment
publication. Pitt's next turn on the big screen
was in the espionage thriller Spy Game (2001).
He was soon cast in Ocean's 11 (2001),
the tale of a group of criminals who plot to rob
a string of casinos. After starring in Ocean's Twelve
(2004), Pitt played
in the historical epic Troy. The film employed a
huge cast, crew and budget and premiered in May
2004. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford |
| 2006 |
Babel |
| 2005 |
Special Thanks to Roy London |
| 2005 |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith |
| 2004 |
Troy |
| 2004 |
Ocean's Twelve |
| 2003 |
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas |
| 2001 |
Growing Up Grizzly |
| 2001 |
Spy Game |
| 2001 |
Ocean's Eleven |
| 2001 |
The Mexican |
| 2000 |
Snatch |
| 1999 |
Fight Club |
| 1998 |
Meet Joe Black |
| 1997 |
The Dark Side of the Sun |
| 1997 |
The Devil's Own |
| 1997 |
Seven Years in Tibet |
| 1996 |
Sleepers |
| 1995 |
12 Monkeys |
| 1995 |
Seven |
| 1994 |
Interview With the Vampire |
| 1994 |
Legends of the Fall |
| 1994 |
The Favor |
| 1993 |
True Romance |
| 1993 |
Kalifornia |
| 1992 |
A River Runs Through It |
| 1992 |
Johnny Suede |
| 1992 |
Cool World |
| 1992 |
Contact |
| 1991 |
Thelma & Louise |
| 1990 |
Too Young to Die? |
| 1989 |
Across the Tracks |
| 1989 |
Happy Together |
| 1989 |
The Image |
| 1989 |
Cutting Class |
| 1988 |
A Stoning in Fulham County |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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1995 Best Supporting Actor (Legends
Of The Fall) |
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| Golden Globe |
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1995 Best Supporting
Actor (12 Monkeys) |
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1993 Best Actor - Drama
(Legends of the
Fall) |
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