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William
Bradley "Brad" Pitt
(born December 18, 1963
in Shawnee, Oklahoma) is
an American film
actor.
Brad
Pitt was born in
Shawnee, Oklahoma, to
Southern Baptist parents
William A. Pitt and Jane
Etta Hillhouse. He and
his two siblings, Doug
Pitt and Julie Pitt,
grew up in Springfield,
Missouri, where the
family moved soon after
his birth. In high
school, Pitt was
involved in sports,
debating, student
government, and school
musicals. He attended
the Missouri School of
Journalism at the
University of Missouri -
Columbia where he became
a member of the Sigma
Chi Fraternity. He was
two credits shy of
graduating with a
journalism degree before
trying his luck in
Hollywood.
Before
he became successful at
acting, Pitt supported
himself as a chauffeur,
a furniture mover, and a
costumed mascot for the
restaurant chain El
Pollo Loco. In the late
1980s, Pitt started
landing acting gigs on
primetime series such as
Dallas, thirtysomething,
21 Jump Street, Freddy's
Nightmares, Another
World, Growing Pains,
and Head of the Class.
In 1988, he finally
landed his first
starring role in The
Dark Side of the Sun.
However, as the film was
being edited, civil war
tore apart Yugoslavia,
where location shooting
was taking place. Most
of the footage remained
lost until 1998, when
the film was finally
released.
In
1991, Pitt finally got
his big break in one of
that year's biggest
hits: Thelma &
Louise as J.D., Thelma
(Geena Davis)'s
one-night stand who
gives her tips on
robbing 7-11 stores. He
followed up that success
with A River Runs
Through It, Legends of
the Fall and Se7en. He
was nominated for an
Academy Award as Best
Supporting Actor for his
performance in the 1995
film Twelve
Monkeys.
Websites:
Brad
Fans
- Brad Pitt fan
site
News:
Brad
Pitt And Angelina Jolie
Make Marriage
Stance
10 September
2006
Brad
Pitt Heads For Toronto
Festival
26 August
2006
Brad
Pitt Says Fatherhood Is
Sublime
27 June 2006
Brad
Pitt In The
Wars
27 March 2006
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