William Bradley Pitt (genus. Oscar winner as one of the producers of the 12 Years of Slavery film drama - winner in the nomination "Best Picture" at the 2014 ceremony and for Best Supporting Actor in the film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2020).
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Brad Pitt, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of William Bradley Pitt.
Brad Pitt biography
Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in the US state of Oklahoma. He grew up and was raised in a very devout family that has nothing to do with the film industry. His father, William Pitt, worked for a logistics corporation and his mother, Jane Hillhouse, was a school teacher.
Soon after his birth, the future actor moved with his parents to Springfield (Missouri), where he spent all his childhood. Later his brother Doug and sister Julia were born.
During his school years, Brad was fond of sports, and also attended a music studio and was a member of the debate club - an intellectual educational organization, which was based on imitation of traditional parliamentary discussions.
After receiving his diploma, Pitt successfully passed exams at the University of Missouri, where he studied journalism and advertising. After graduating from high school, he refused to get a job in his specialty, deciding to link his life with acting.
The guy went to Hollywood, where he actually changed his name to "Brad Pitt". Initially, he had to earn a living in a variety of ways. In particular, he managed to work as a loader, driver and animator.
Career
Changing one or the other work, Pitt studied acting at special courses. When he was about 24 years old, he managed to play episodic characters in 5 films, including the series "Dallas" and "Underworld".
Over the next 2 years, Brad continued to actively act in films, getting the main roles in the films "The Dark Side of the Sun" and "Shrinking the Class". In the 90s, he was able to fully reveal his acting potential, as well as obtain the status of a sex symbol in Hollywood.
Pitt brilliantly played Tristan Ludlow in the historical drama Legends of Autumn. The film was nominated for 3 Academy Awards, while Brad was first nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Actor category.
After that, the artist was seen in the famous detective thriller "Seven". An interesting fact is that with a budget of $ 33 million, the tape grossed over $ 327 million! The next iconic films in the creative biography of Brad Pitt were "Meet Joe Black", "Seven Years in Tibet" and "Fight Club".
In the new millennium, Brad agrees to shoot the comedy action movie Big Jackpot. This film has received many positive reviews from critics and has won a number of prestigious film awards. Pitt became one of the most sought-after Hollywood actors, and almost all films with his participation were doomed to success.
Brad then starred in the robbery film Ocean's Eleven and the drama Troy. It is curious that the box office of these paintings amounted to about $ 1 billion! In 2005, he appeared in the melodrama "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", in which he played along with his future wife Angelina Jolie.
In 2008 the premiere of the fantastic film "The Mysterious Story of Benjamin Button" took place, which gained immense popularity. The film has won a number of prestigious film awards, including 3 Oscars. Pitt received the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards for Best Actor.
Brad later starred in the biographical sports drama The Man Who Changed Everything and the war film Inglourious Basterds, where he continued to play key characters.
Despite his own popularity and talent, the man received his first Oscar only in 2014. The epic drama 12 Years of Slavery was recognized by the American Film Academy as the best film of the year, having won about 80 different awards! Pitt was one of the producers of the tape and played the role of the 2nd plan in it.
After that, Brad participated in the filming of such rating tapes as "Rage", "Selling" and "Allies". In total, over the years of his creative biography, he played in about 80 films and TV shows.
Personal life
In 1995, Pitt began courting Gwyneth Paltrow, whom he met on the set of the thriller Seven. The following year, the couple announced their engagement, however, unexpectedly for everyone, already in 1997 the artists decided to part ways.
3 years later, Brad married actress Jennifer Aniston, with whom he lived together for 5 years. An interesting fact is that even before the start of the divorce proceedings, the guy began a relationship with Angelina Jolie.
Although initially Pitt and Jolie denied rumors about their romance, in early 2006 it became known that they were expecting the birth of a common child. In May of the same year, Angelina gave birth to a girl named Shilo Nouvel. A couple of years later, they had twins - Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon.
An interesting fact is that all of Brad's biological children were born using a cesarean section. In addition, he became a father to all the adopted children of his passion - Jolie Maddox Shivan, Pax Tien and Zahara Marley.
Pitt and Jolie officially registered their relationship in the summer of 2014. It is important to note that at the conclusion of the union, the bride and groom issued a marriage contract. In case of infidelity on the part of Brad, he was deprived of the right to joint custody of the children.
2 years after the wedding, Angelina filed for divorce. According to a number of sources, the reason for the separation was differences in the ways of raising children, as well as Pitt's alcoholism. The divorce proceedings ended in spring 2019.
Parting with his wife and children, Brad was extremely difficult. After that, the actor was seen in the company of various women, including Neri Oxman and Set Hari Khalsa.
Brad pitt today
Pitt continues to be one of the world's most sought-after actors. In 2019, he starred in 2 films - the fantastic drama "To the Stars" and the comedy "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
The last picture grossed over $ 374 million at the box office, and Brad won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor - Pitt's 1st Oscar for acting. He has a page on Instagram, which is subscribed to by about half a million people.
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