and my real name is my real name is brad pitt
i was born with it i'm thinking maybe quentin does a movie about it
in the end the adults do the right thing brad pitt has been in the spotlight for
three decades but outside of his highly publicized
romances the world doesn't seem to know much about the man
with undoubted talent and unbeatable looks pitt built his stardom from the
ground up learn more about his life and career
with these rarely seen photos through the years
moving west pit in los angeles before he became a household name
the actor was was raised in springfield missouri by conservative baptist parents
and dropped out of college in 1986 to head west to make a name for himself
1988 his first role pitt landed his first role as boy on the beach
in the aptly titled hunk he started out in the industry with uncredited walk on
roles followed by guest appearances on sitcoms
1988 on set romance pitt started dating
chalene mccall soon after moving to la and is believed to have met mccall on
the set of dallas it was his second ever credited role
and he played mccall's character's boyfriend randy in a four-episode arc
1988 goofing around pitt with then girlfriend mccall and special guest
goofy at a benefit for terminally ill children in february 1988.
pitt was 24 and mccall was only 15 at the time
1988 new love in june 1988 pitt stepped out with a new girlfriend
jill scholan at the los angeles premiere of red heat the couple
met on the set of cutting class making it pit's second but certainly not
last time he fell in love with a 1988 famous friends pit with christina
applegate at an amnesty international event
this summer evening wouldn't be their last big night out together
1989 first heartbreak in 1989 pitt and schoelen got engaged but it
only lasted three months in a 2011 interview pitt revealed that
he went to visit his then fiance in budapest where she was filming a movie
when he got there she revealed that she'd fallen in love with the director
of her movie and the two called it quits pit later
said that sholin was his first big heartbreak
1989 guest roles pitt appears in head of the class in a january 1989.
off-screen pitt hit it off with costa robin givens
1989 a rumored romance rumors swirled the pit served as a ribbon for givens
right after her public divorce from mike tyson
with brad pitt i want to hear this story however
given set the record straight on bravo's watch what happens live with andy cohen
in 2019 where she denied any romantic
relationship with pitt 1989 growing pains in february 1989
pitt guests starred on season four of growing pains as ben's favorite albeit
rude rock star a season earlier he
guest-starred as carol's crush jeff so uh maybe we can walk to school
together sometimes well i usually ride the bus or my
brother takes me we could do that oops
1989 awards show date wondering why pitt looks so glum next to the married with
children star applegate later confessed she went to
the mtv video music awards with pitt then ditched him for another guy during
the show 1989 new girlfriend pitt with elizabeth eg
daley at her album release party in september 1989.
fun fact she's the voice behind tommy pickles from rugrats and buttercup from
the powerpuff girls daley and pitt remained close friends
after dating 1989 more guest roles pitt appeared in
an episode of third is something in october 1989
while pitt's good looks helped him in hollywood he says they also affected the
kinds of offers he received early in his career
when i first got out to hollywood they were pushing me for sitcoms
and i didn't really have an interest in them he told interview in 2007
i wanted to do films and slowly work that way and then it became
i guess this curse of the leading man 1990
odd jobs before making it big as an actor
pitt worked several odd jobs to get by entertainment tonight reports his work
ranged from dressing like a chicken to promote el palo loco to acting as a
chauffeur for a strippogram service 1990 modeling days while earning minor
roles pid also cashed in on his good looks and
worked as a model to support himself here he poses for a campaign in the
early 90s 1991 big break pitts turn as a thieving
hitchhiker who seduces thelma gina davis in thelma and louise was his
breakout role i actually read with him first there
were five candidates for the role davis recalled to the hollywood reporter
in 2014 and then he came in this is so
embarrassing but i got a little distracted during the scene
you know i was forgetting my lines i was like i'm totally screwing up this kid's
audition 1991 on set thelma louise helped pitt
make a name for himself due to its success at the box office
here he goofs around on the set of the film 1991
another love pit gets close to then-girlfriend juliet lewis at the
thelma and louise premiere the couple began dating when he was 27
and she was 17 and were together for three years until
they split in 1993. lewis griped to people in 2014 that most
stories about her in the press are usually about brad pitt or drug
addiction which hasn't been me since i was 22.
pitt has described his ex's genius 1993 and another hit michael rappaport poses
with pitt at the independent spirit awards
the comedian and pitt were part of the ensemble cast for quentin tarantino and
tony scott's 1993 hit true romance 1993 signature style one of pitt's most
notable features in his early heartthrob days was his hair
despite its often changing color and style 1995
on a roll the mid-90s were huge for pitt his next film sc7n with david fincher
was another success pit delivered the iconic line what's in
the box in the movie oh what's in the box
what's in the [ __ ] box 1995 a second engagement pit and weineth
paltrow met in 1994 on the set of se7en and quickly became the it couple of
hollywood they went on to get engaged before eventually breaking it off in
1997 1996 a trip to the golden globes
the actor attended the 53rd annual golden globe awards with paltrow
he took home the award for best supporting actor that night for 12
monkeys it was pitt's first and only golden
globe win to date 1997 a family portrait pit with his
parents william and jane pitt and then fiance
paltrow at the premiere of the devil's own
pit and paltrow famously had the same haircut which she later joked about
in january 2019 the oscar winner commented on a story saying pitt likes
to look like his girlfriends saying or we like to look like him let's
face it 1997 with jean-jacques oh pit and director
jean-jacques an opposed of the premiere of seven years in tibet
the film's portrayal of the chinese government resulted in nano and pit
being banned from china after its release
but the associated press reports that pitt returned in 2014 with then-wife
angelina jolie 1997 back on set while filming meet joe
black in new york city pitt is seen going over one of the
movie's stunts during rehearsal 1998 a-list acquaintances
pitt cracks up tom cruise and then wife nicole kidman in april 1998
at an event honoring the top gun star cruz and pitt co-starred an interview
with the vampire in 1994. in july 2019 tarantino revealed that
cruz almost nabbed pitt's role of cliff booth in once upon a time in hollywood
on josh horowitz's happy sad confused podcast
hanging with the stones pit hangs with keith richards and ronnie wood backstage
at the rolling stones concert in los angeles 1999 the new it couple
pitt and jennifer aniston reportedly met after pitt had their agent set them up
on a date in 1998. here they are leaving los angeles barfly
nightclub where he threw her a massive 30th birthday party in february 1999
1999 another engagement pitt and aniston show offer engagement ring onstage at a
sting concert in november 1999 in new york city
2000 at the oscars even though the actor is known for his smile
most people don't know he has a chipped tooth he told entertainment weekly it
happened when he was in fourth grade i was sick you know big fever and
delirious dreams i passed out in the bathroom woke up and
the tooth was chipped he later voluntarily chipped one of his
front teeth for the role of tyler durden in fight club
2000 getting married everyone's favorite celebrity couple at the time finally
tied the knot in a private ceremony at their malibu property in july 2000
2001 becoming friends pitt appeared on the thanksgiving episode of his wife's
hit television show in 2001
pitt revealed in an interview that he made a mistake on his first line
and the cast had to restart 2001 visiting the troops the actor along with
other celebrities visited an air force base in turkey in
2001 where they were given a tour of the equipment were able to chat with the
soldiers 2002 attending sundance pitt and his
wife aniston chat with his spy game costa
robert redford at the sundance film festival
2002 a new look fans almost didn't recognize pitt when he arrived at the
premiere of the born identity sporting a full beard and long scruffy
hair 2002 supporting his wife it was all smiles
for pitt and the niston at the 54th primetime emmy awards where aniston won
the award for best lead actress in a comedy series
2003 friends in hollywood pitt poses with jim carrey backstage at the
nickelodeon kids choice awards in april 2003.
carrie said on chelsea lately in 2009 that pit can do no wrong
2004 a couple of movie stars pit accompanies aniston to the premiere of
her latest film along came paulie 2004 getting political
pit campaigned for then democratic presidential candidate john kerry at the
university of missouri in october 2004 in a speech to 1 700 students pitt urged
them to understand the issues at hand in the november 2004 election
2004 one last appearance the couple poses at the primetime emmys in
september 2004 which was one of the couple's final
appearances before announcing their split
2005 the end of an era pitt and aniston announced in january 2005
that they were separating among rampant rumors that he and mr and mrs smith
coster angelina jolie were having an affair
2005 a new romance pit and jolie make their first joint appearance to promote
mr and mrs smith at showist in march 2005.
the duo kept one another at arm's length for photos
2005 mr and mrs smith premiere the actors were careful not to get too
close on the red carpet at the los angeles premiere of mr and mrs smith in
june 2005 as well still the then secret couple weren't
fooling anyone 2006 new baby in january 2006
pitt and jolie announced that they were expecting publicly acknowledging their
relationship for the first time shiloh novel was born on may 27 2006.
here's the couple in november 2006 at the premiere of the good shepherd
2007 moving into production pitt greets john baldow
one of the stars of his 2007 documentary god grew tired of us
the movie was produced by pitt's production company plan b entertainment
he started it in 2001 with his then wife aniston
and business partner brad gray but after their divorce
pit became the sole owner of the company 2007
an iconic handprint while on a press tour for oceans 13
pit had a hand print and footprint ceremony at grauman's chinese theater in
hollywood california 2007 a cast of friends at the premiere
of oceans 13 the final installment of the trilogy
with his costars and good friends matt damon and george clooney
2008 dad duty pitt and his adopted son paxton jolie pitt arrive in venice for
the film festival the actor legally became pax's father in
2008 2008 pregnant with twins at the 61st
international con film festival the couple announced that they were
expecting twins knox leon and vivienne marcheline were born in july
the couple also share three adopted children meaning the twins rounded out
the family to eight people in total 2014 saying i do the couple made it
official in august 2014. they held a small private ceremony in
france with their children 2014 with the family pitt is escorted by
three of his children pax shiloh and maddox as well as his
parents jane and william pitt to the premiere of
unbroken the film was directed by pitt's then wife
angelina jolie 2015 father and son pitt makes a rare appearance with sun
knox at the british modic grand prix pitt a longtime fan of the sport
narrated and produced hitting the apex a motorcycle racing documentary
2015 marital problems pitt and jolie at an event for by the sea
which jolie directed and starred in with pitt the movie was a critical and
commercial disappointment and the event would be one of the
couple's final public appearances together
before jolie filed for divorce in september 2016.
in 2017 jolie told the hollywood reporters awards chatter podcast of the
movie i wanted us to do some serious work
together i thought it would be a good way for us to communicate
in some ways it was and in some ways we learned some things
but there was a heaviness probably during that situation that carried on
and it wasn't because of the film 2017 a bitter custody battle although pitt
and jolie's divorce seemed cut and dry the actors entered a bitter back and
forth regarding the custody and child support details of their six children in
2017 and didn't reach an agreement until
november 2018 2018 a new film pitt was cast in quentin
tarantino's highly anticipated new film once upon a time in hollywood and was
seen shooting scenes for the production in 2018
2019 the release pitt shares a laugh with once upon a time in hollywood
costar leonardo dicaprio the duo hit it off right away in part
because pip revealed to esquire they both got their starts on growing
pains though they didn't cross paths on set
2020 a highly anticipated reunion the internet went crazy when cameras
caught jennifer aniston congratulating her ex-husband
brad pitt on his sag award in 2020. hi anderson
hi pitt how you doing good honey 2020 his first oscar win after being
nominated for several academy awards over the years
pitt finally won in 2020 he was presented the best supporting actor
award for his work and once upon a time in hollywood
i think of my folks taking me to the drive-in to see butch and sundance and
loading up my car and moving out here and gina and ridley giving me my first
shot to all the wonderful people i've met along
the way to stand here now once upon a time in hollywood he felt
the truth
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