Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and grew up in Springfield, Missouri. His father was a trucking company executive, and his mother was a school counselor. Raised in the Southern Baptist faith, he studied journalism at the University of Missouri but dropped out two weeks before graduation to move to Los Angeles. In Hollywood, he worked as a waiter, furniture mover, and even wore a chicken costume to advertise El Pollo Loco restaurant. After small TV roles, his brief but memorable role in 1991's 'Thelma & Louise' caught attention. The cowboy-hatted hitchhiker J.D. made him an overnight sex symbol. In 1994, 'Legends of the Fall' and 'Interview with the Vampire' made him a star. In 1995, he worked with Morgan Freeman in 'Se7en' and earned his first Oscar nomination for his crazy character in '12 Monkeys'. In 1999, his Tyler Durden character in David Fincher's 'Fight Club' became a cult phenomenon. The film's 'first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club' line became part of popular culture. In the 2000s, the 'Ocean's' series and box office hits like 'Troy' and 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' continued his career. His Aldo Raine character in Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' was memorable. He found great success as a producer too. His Plan B Entertainment produced Oscar-winning films like '12 Years a Slave', 'Moonlight', and 'The Big Short'. In 2020, he finally won his acting Oscar for his stuntman character in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. His marriages to Jennifer Aniston (2000-2005) and Angelina Jolie (2014-2019) were among the most talked-about events in tabloid history. He is a father of six children, three adopted. He is also known for his passion for architecture and has built homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina through the Make It Right Foundation.