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Brad Pitt

Full Name

William Bradley Pitt is his full name. 1)

Birth

William Bradley Pitt is his full name. He was born on December 18, 1963, and is 58 years old.2)

Parents

William Pitt (the owner of a trucking company) and Jane Etta Hillhouse are his parents.3)

Siblings

Douglas and Julie are his two younger siblings.4)

Roots

Brad's ancestors are Irish, Scottish, German, Seminole, and Cherokee Indian.5)

Kickapoo High School

He went to Kickapoo High School, where he participated in athletics, debates, and musicals.6)

Journalist

At the University of Missouri, he majored in journalism.7)

Jobs

He worked numerous jobs while looking for acting opportunities, including limousine driver.8)

Gigantic Chicken

Brad once dressed up like a gigantic chicken to promote 'el Pollo Loco'.9)

First Uncredited Part

No Way Out was Brad's first uncredited role.10)

TV Debut

His first appearance on television was in NBC's Another World.11)

First Role

In 1988, he made his cinematic debut in The Dark Side of the Moon.12)

The Vampire

In Interview With The Vampire, he played the famed vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac.13)

Turned Down Apollo 13

Brad turned down a role in Apollo 13 in order to star in Se7en.14)

Gwyneth Paltrow

He was engaged with Gwyneth Paltrow, whom he met while filming Se7en.15)

Banned From China

Brad has been barred from entering China as a result of his involvement in Seven Years in Tibet.16)

Training For Fight Club

For his role in Fight Club, he learned boxing, grappling, and taekwondo.17)

First Animated Role

In the Dreamworks film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, he played the lead character Sinbad.18)

Ocean's Eleven

He received $30 million for his performance in Ocean's Eleven.19)

Troy

Brad tore his Achilles tendon while portraying Achilles in Troy.20)

Blind Date

His agency arranged for him to meet Jennifer Anniston on a blind date.21)

Angelina Jolie

On the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, he fell in love with Angelina Jolie.22)

Athena Rolando

Athena Rolando broke into his Hollywood house in 1999, dressing in his clothing and waiting for him. She was given a three-year court order to keep 100 yards away from him.23)

Taylor Guitars

He owns and plays on Taylor guitars.24)

Pilot License

He is a licensed single-engine land pilot.25)

Trained With Guns

Along with Val Kilmer, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe, gun teacher Thell Reed taught him how to handle guns.26)

Foundations

In 2006, he gave $1 million to the Doctors Without Borders charity and $2 million to Global Action for Children. He and his wife, Angelina Jolie, also have their own charity foundation, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.27)

Forbes Highest-Earning Couples

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have risen to third place on Forbes' ranking of the World's Highest-Earning Couples. In one year, they earned a total of $50 million.28)

Hates Paparazzi

While on vacation with his family, Brad is known to despise the paparazzi. The first photograph of them and Angelina taken after the birth of their twins sold for $14 million on its own!29)

Furniture Designer

Pitt created and marketed his own high-concept furniture brand, which included a marble bathtub for two and a glass dining table with a geometric base.30)