Brad Pitt’s varied roles range from a key accomplice in the “Ocean’s” series to a baseball manager in “Moneyball.” His acting excellence has earned him numerous accolades, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and a Best Picture Oscar for producing and starring in “12 Years a Slave.”
Born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Pitt is the son of Jane Etta and William Alvin Pitt. Raised in Springfield, Missouri, he attended the University of Missouri, leaving just short of graduation to pursue acting in California. His early career included parts in soap operas such as “Another World” and “Dallas.” Pitt’s breakthrough came with the role of a cowboy in “Thelma & Louise” in 1991, catalyzing his rise to fame in Hollywood.
Throughout his career, Pitt has appeared in notable films like “A River Runs Through It,” “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles,” and “Legends of the Fall.” In 1995, his performance in “12 Monkeys” garnered his first Golden Globe. His filmography includes roles in “Fight Club,” “Troy,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Megamind,” “World War Z,” “Fury,” and “The Big Short.”
Pitt remains widely recognized for the “Ocean’s” trilogy, where he portrayed Rusty Ryan, an accomplice of Danny Ocean, played by George Clooney. The series began with “Ocean’s Eleven” in 2001, followed by “Ocean’s Twelve” in 2004 and “Ocean’s Thirteen” in 2007.
Recent films featuring Pitt include “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Ad Astra,” “The Lost City,” and “Bullet Train.”
In his personal life, Pitt married Jennifer Aniston in 2000, splitting in 2005. He then met Angelina Jolie on the “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” set while married to Aniston. After their divorce, he began dating Jolie, marrying her in August 2014, but they divorced in 2016. Their separation involved protracted custody disputes over six children, including adopted children Maddox, Pax, and Zahara. Biological children Shiloh was born in 2006, followed by twins Knox and Vivienne in 2008. In 2022, Pitt filed a lawsuit against Jolie related to the sale of her shares in their jointly-owned French estate, Château Miraval.
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