Brad Pitt was born as William Bradley Pitt on December 18th 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was born to Jane, a guidance counselor, and Bill, a trucking company manager. Though he was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma but because the entire family moves to Springfield he is raised
there. Brad also works as a salesman in Colonel Day's Levi Emporium. In Springfield Brad Pitt attended the Kickapoo High School. He was a star in the school. He was active on various sports teams, a member of the choir as well as being a key figure on his debate club, on top of all that Brad was a big part of the student government.
Right from the very beginning movies were
favorites of Brad Pitt. He often spent time at the drive in theatre with his family and friends.
Brad attended the university of Missouri, and his majors were journalism and advertising. After graduation he moved to Los Angeles, and a new life had started for him. He was young and ambitious and had $325 in his wallet.
Brad was looking for work. His first job of his 'new life' was handing out free cigarette samples in front of a restaurant dressed as a big chicken. With whatever money he could salvage went to his community theatre acting lessons. Slowly Brad worked his way into television and soon after the film industry. Brad's first feature film role was as a cowboy in the 1991 Thelma and Louise. Although this movie only provided the young star with 14 minutes of screen time Brad made such an impact that you could have guessed that in a few short years he would be one of Hollywood's top actors.
Brad's future was picking up at this point. He was soon cast in 'A River Runs Through It', and then a huge starring role alongside Tom Cruise in 'Interview With the Vampire.' With Brad's popularity rising like wildfire, he was soon named 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People Magazine. While Brad was on the scene of his next hit 'Seven' he fell in love with his co-star Gwyneth Paltrow. It was while Brad and Gwyneth were on a vacation, that their privacy was violated. The couple was sunbathing in the nude when a photographer with a telephoto lens snapped some pictures. These pictures were distributed among magazines and newspapers across all of Europe, and eventually ended up in 'Playgirl' magazine. The duo announced their engagement in January of 1997. Brad's career doesn't slow down though, he films the epic hit 'Seven Years in Tibet' and also 'The Devil's Own' where he stars alongside Harrison Ford. In June of 1997, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad announce their mutual end to their relationship. In the spring of 1998 Brad Pitt met Jennifer Aniston, The two seem very friendly but deny its anything more than just friends. The romance continues, and even after Jennifer takes a trip with Brad to meet his folks in Missouri, they still deny any relationship. The tabloids had caught wind of a impending
engagement between the two. Brad and Jennifer appear at the 1999 Emmy awards hand-in-hand, this being their first public appearance together. In July 29th 2000, he married Jennifer Aniston .
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