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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)