Brad Pitt: A Hollywood Icon

Brad Pitt has established himself with a diverse selection of roles. He starred as an accomplice and ex-con in the “Ocean’s” series and portrayed a baseball team’s general manager in “Moneyball.” Pitt’s impressive award collection includes an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and another for Best Picture for producing “12 Years a Slave.”

Born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Pitt is the son of Jane Etta and William Alvin Pitt. His upbringing took place in Springfield, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri, nearing graduation before deciding to move to California to pursue acting.

Pitt’s acting journey began with soap operas, notably “Another World” and “Dallas.” After guest roles, his breakthrough came with “Thelma & Louise” in 1991 as a cowboy character. This launched him into Hollywood’s elite, leading to notable films like “A River Runs Through It,” “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles,” and “Legends of the Fall.” His performance in “12 Monkeys” in 1995 earned him a Golden Globe.

In addition, Pitt starred in “Fight Club,” “Troy,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Megamind,” “World War Z,” “Fury,” and “The Big Short.” A hallmark of his career is the “Ocean’s” series, where he played Rusty Ryan, an accomplice to George Clooney’s Danny Ocean. The series includes “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001), “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004), and “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007).

Recent projects for Pitt have been “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Ad Astra,” “The Lost City,” and “Bullet Train.”

On a personal note, Pitt married actress Jennifer Aniston in 2000, but the marriage ended in 2005. On the set of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” he met Angelina Jolie. Following his divorce from Aniston, he began dating Jolie, and they married in August 2014. However, the marriage ended in 2016. Their divorce led to prolonged custody disputes over their six children, including adopted sons Maddox and Pax, and adopted daughter Zahara. They also have three biological children: Shiloh, born in 2006, and twins Knox and Vivienne, born in 2008.

Pitt also made headlines in 2022 when he sued Jolie for selling her stake in their shared estate, Château Miraval in France.