Brad Pitt: Actor

By Kristyne McDaniel

Born William Bradley Pitt in Oklahoma on the 18th of December in 1963, he has since become one of the most prolific actors in the popular motion pictures of our time, but he began by being raised in Missouri shortly after his birth.  During his time in school, Pitt became involved in many extracurricular activities such as sports and debating, but took to acting early on in school musicals and the like.  In college, he attended a school of journalism, but was two credits shy of graduating before leaving to try his hand in Hollywood.

Before becoming successful, the actor had a number of odd jobs to support him, but he began to land acting roles in a few different primetime series in the late Eighties.  In 1988, Pitt earned his first starring role in a film, but the movie wasn’t released until 1998 due to events that were beyond the control of those in charge of the motion picture as civil unrest broke out where the movie took place.  In 1991, however, Brad Pitt had a supporting role in the movie Thelma & Louise that became a widely successful film at that time, and truly came to prominence after his starring role in the movie Interview With the Vampire.

After multiple other successful films, like the movies Seven and Legends of the Fall, Pitt was nominated for an Academy award for his supporting role in the film Twelve Monkeys.  In 1997, after completing a film that chronicled China’s invasion of Tibet, both Pitt and his co-star David Thewlis were banned from entering China for life.  From that point on, Brad Pitt has earned numerous praises and intriguing roles, and has even had time to invest in his own production company to produce films slated for release in the next few years.

As far as Pitt’s personal life is concerned, his relationships have been quite varied as time went along, and he has been linked with a number of beautiful and talented actresses.  After his work in syndicated television, Pitt has dated Robin Givens, Juliette Lewis, and Gwyneth Paltrow.  For a time recently, he was married to American actress Jennifer Aniston, but the relationship ended when the two claimed irreconcilable differences in the matter.  Afterward, Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie consummated a relationship together, and have since traveled far and wide to aid Jolie’s ambassadorial work.