Actor Brad Pitt full name was William Bradley Pitt. He is an American actor and film producer known for leading roles in commercial hits. He has received various accolades, including 2 Academy Awards, a BAFTA award, 2 Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Brad Pitt has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential people in the entertainment industry in the public. He was born on 18th December 1963 in Shawnee city, Oklahoma State, in the country of United States of America (USA).
Brad Pitt parent’s names are Jane Etta Pitt (mother) & William Alvin Pitt (father). His father was a proprietor of a trucking company and his mother was a school counselor. They moved into the Springfield City, Missouri State, lived with his younger siblings Douglas Mitchell (born 1966) and Julie Neal (born 1969).
Brad Pitt was raised in a conservative Christian household family. He attended Kickapoo High School, where he was a member of the golf, tennis, and swimming teams. He was keen to participate in his school’s debates and musical events.
After high school, Brad Pitt enrolled at the University of Missouri for his bachelor’s degree in 1982. He majored in journalism with a focus on advertising.
After graduation, Brad Pitt was not ready to settle down and wanted to pursue his love in films. Since films were not made in Missouri State then he decided to go where they were made.
Actor Brad Pitt is very distantly related to former U.S. President Barack Obama.
After that Brad pitt moved into the Los Angeles City, in the State of California. He took acting lessons over there and worked in odd jobs.
Brad Pitt cites Gary Oldman, Mickey Rourke, and Sean Penn as his early acting heroes.
Brad Pitt gained recognition as the cowboy hitchhiker in the Ridley Scott road film Thelma & Louise in 1991. His first leading roles in big budget productions came with the drama films “A River Runs Through It” in 1992, “Legends of the Fall” in 1994 and the horror film “Interview with the Vampire” in the year 1994.
Brad Pitt received critical acclaim for his performance in the David Fincher crime thriller movie “Seven” in 1995. In this movie, he earned Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and first Academy Award nomination.
Brad Pitt achieved greater commercial success starring in the Steven Soderbergh heist film Ocean’s Eleven in 2001. After that he reprised his role in its sequels. He continued to act in blockbuster films like Troy in 2004, Mr. & Mrs. Smith in 2005, World War Z in 2013 and Bullet Train in 2022.
Brad Pitt also starred in acclaimed films such as Fight Club in 1999, Babel in 2006, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford in 2007, Burn after Reading in 2008, Inglorious Basterds in 2009, The Tree of Life in 2011, The Big Short in 2015 and Babylon in 2022.
Brad Pitt received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actors for his roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 2008 and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019, winning the latter.
Brad Pitt co-founded the production company “Plan B Entertainment” has produced numerous films with the company. He produced “The Departed” in 2006, “12 Years a Slave” in 2013 and Moonlight in 2016.
Brad Pitt won the Academy Award for Best Picture for “12 Years a Slave, The Tree of Life, Moneyball, Selma and The Big Short” were all nominated for the award.
