In 2001, Brad Pitt appeared in an episode of Friends. The joy of the fans knew no bounds - the first handsome man of Hollywood came to the show, which made his then wife Jennifer Aniston a star. It was an incredible union between two iconic celebrities and the only time they appeared together in the same frame. Moreover, in the story, Pitt played a character who... is far from happy with Aniston’s character! What a twist! But who would have thought that eighteen years later Brad would bitterly regret participating in “Friends”.
It was unusual
According to Pitt's own recollections of that famous Thanksgiving episode, he says things didn't go as smoothly as he had hoped. Perhaps it was due to the fact that the actor was too accustomed to working on a “real” film set, and not in a television studio, meaning the production of feature films, not TV series.
Pitt has not appeared on television since then. However, it is interesting to look back to remember how things went eighteen years ago. Then we imagined that it was a wonderful experience and Brad would definitely return to television. But for him, this experiment did not live up to expectations. Maybe it was the wild popularity of his wife as the key star of the show?
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Who is Brad Pitt in the story?
Those viewers who remember the 2001 season will no doubt remember the aforementioned holiday episode of Friends and how Pitt appeared before viewers. His scene on the show was largely ironic, as his character turned out to be an old high school friend of Monica (Courteney Cox) and Rachel (Aniston).
Will Colbert was also the guy who once spread false rumors that Rachel was... a hermaphrodite. The character's backstory included being overweight and being bullied by Aniston's character in high school. As an adult, Colbert has lost weight, and now an unsuspecting Rachel is trying to flirt with him.
Pitt's character creates an incredibly awkward reunion for characters who knew him before. During Thanksgiving dinner, it is revealed that Pitt's character and main love Rachel Ross (David Schwimmer) were co-creators of the "I Hate Rachel" club. As it turned out, both heroes were in league against Rachel! Wow, both of them will get it from her!
Brad Pitt met with his children. How it was
The other day, Brad Pitt met with the children, as he was promised. However, only two of the six natural and adopted offspring of Pitt and Angelina Jolie came to the meeting, and the meeting itself was rather sad...
After Angelina Jolie filed for divorce and left the family home with her children, Brad Pitt did not see them, and more than three weeks have passed since that day. Only two girls out of six children - 12-year-old Zahara and 8-year-old Vivien - came to meet their father at his ex-boyfriend in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.
A regular guy
In the story, a spark of hatred ran between the characters, which was played out in a comic form. Phoebe, played by Lisa Kudrow, seeing Will at the festive table, rushes to shout: “Take off your shirt, handsome!”, and in this there is a comic allusion to Pitt’s status as the sexiest man on the planet.
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James Michael Tyler, who played the shy waiter Gunther - another admirer of Rachel, but who found it very difficult to confess his feelings to her - recalled filming with Pitt with warmth: “He came to the set as an ordinary guest. I put on makeup with everyone else, learned the lyrics, rehearsed, and during the breaks, like everyone else, I ate pizza. There was no stardom behind him. We've run into him before when he just came to the set to take Jennifer home."
Children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will go to school for the first time in their lives
Three years after they split, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are still not officially divorced. The court approved the early dissolution of their marriage, but the ex-spouses still share property and custody of their children. But they agreed on at least one issue: Brad and Angelina decided to send their children to a regular school. According to the Daily Mail, Brad Pitt filed documents in Los Angeles District Court informing the judge that he and Angelina Jolie have entered into an agreement regarding the education of their children.
Until this moment, the children of the star couple never went to school. For many years (14 years, to be exact) they were homeschooled. Jolie and Pitt constantly traveled around the world, filming in different parts of the planet, and dragged all six offspring with them. Sometimes they lived in a foreign country for six months while the filming process lasted - just try going to school in such conditions! Therefore, several teachers always traveled with the heirs of the stars and taught each of the children individually. After the breakup, Brad and Angelina began filming less and spending more time at home in Los Angeles. Therefore, they decided to switch the children to a more traditional learning model.
Another reason why they decided to send their offspring to a regular school was the lack of communication with peers. Celebrity children are stuck in their own very insular world, and it can be difficult for them to adjust to the realities of everyday life. Brad and Angelina decided that it would be useful for their children to communicate with other children. The couple's eldest son, 18-year-old Maddox, is already a student - he is studying biochemistry at the University of Seoul in South Korea. But 16-year-old Pax, 15-year-old Zahara, 13-year-old Shiloh and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne will sit at their desks at school. Probably private and very expensive, but still a school - with a normal schedule, bells and breaks.
After the divorce, Jolie began filming less and spending more time in Los Angeles. Therefore, children have the opportunity to study normally. Photo: GLOBAL LOOK PRESS
At home, Jolie and Pitt's children studied basic subjects - arithmetic and reading, and also learned foreign languages and studied music.
“The children have professional tutors in foreign languages, as well as teachers who teach them how to play various musical instruments,” a source told People. – Children love sports very much, they play football and skateboard, and also take self-defense lessons.
None of Jolie's heirs learn the same language. Angelina gave the children the opportunity to choose which languages they like.
“Shiloh is learning Khmai, a Cambodian language, Pax is focusing on learning Vietnamese, Maddox has chosen Russian and German, Zahara speaks French, Vivienne is very interested in Arabic, and Knox is studying sign language,” the actress said in an interview.
Another reason why Angelina allowed the children to go to school is that they communicate too little with their peers. Photo: EAST NEWS
Angelina admitted that she was not a very brilliant student as a child, and the American education system, according to Jolie, leaves much to be desired.
“I’m worried about how little I learned in school,” the actress told People magazine, “So I’m very concerned about my children’s education.”
Episode 8.9: “That was terrible!”
Recalling the famous scene in which Pitt visited friends' apartment on Thanksgiving, the actor recently admitted that during the first rehearsal run he completely mixed up the words: “I remember it because it was terribly awkward. But as far as the guys are concerned, this is a great cast. I mean, they laugh genuinely and really have a great time with each other. But to everyone's laughter, I failed my first line. We needed to stop and start the take again.”
These most recent memories of being on “Friends” were timed to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary in September. Some theaters even showed classic episodes of the show. It is unknown whether this episode was shown.
Has Brad Pitt appeared in any other TV series?
If we go back to the last century, we can remember that at one time the actor was very ubiquitous - of course, he made his way wherever possible, having already begun to earn the status of a future sex symbol in Hollywood. He was not averse to taking part in a low-budget project or short film. He came to television when he was young in age, but already a mature actor professionally. So, in the 90s, he appeared in such popular TV series of that time as “Glory Days” (main role), “Tales from the Crypt”, “Freddy’s Nightmares”.
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To hit or not to hit? Brad Pitt's allegations of child abuse have not been confirmed
As you know, the main reason for the divorce, which Angelina Jolie’s lawyer voiced, was different views on raising children. The media is actively discussing the topic of cruelty to children by Brad Pitt.
It seems that this was a successful move by Angelina’s lawyer, with the goal of putting the actor in a bad light and raising a storm of general indignation against him. This version is supported by the fact that yesterday evening information appeared that law enforcement agencies had not found any evidence of the charges against Pitt. The video of Brad allegedly hitting children on the plane does not exist. And there were no witnesses to his aggressive behavior towards his numerous offspring.
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Brad Pitt is an A-list actor who was at the peak of his career back at the turn of the century: “Ocean's Eleven” was released during an episode of “Friends” and was remembered by audiences as one of his many hits we saw in the 2000s. At that time, actors often flashed from television to the big screen. But very rarely it’s the other way around.
Since then, a lot has changed in the land of dreams. Many A-list movie stars began to appear in limited series: for example, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep in the recent acclaimed series Big Little Lies. Today in Hollywood there are many young starlets hot on the heels of the “heavy artillery”, so the latter category of stars has to alternate between working on television and the big screen. In addition, sometimes a full-length film is not enough to convey the whole story to the viewer, which is why channels willingly agree to mini-series, which modern viewers also love.
Brad Pitt today
Today, the actor is still charming and charismatic, and the wrinkles that have appeared do not spoil him at all. After his divorce from Angelina Jolie, in which, it seems, the final point has not yet been set, he is still “on horseback”. This year his latest works “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” and “Ad Astra” were released.
Apart from voicing several animated series (the actor gave the voice to the cartoon character Sinbad), Pitt has never acted on television since then. Only recently did he become an executive producer of several television shows. Brad devotes more and more time to producing, giving a “second wind” to many “stagnant” projects.
As for his ex-wives, they are also doing well. All year, Jennifer Aniston was busy filming the new series “The Morning Show,” and Angelina Jolie plunged headlong into work after a long break.
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Brad Pitt, 55 years old
How long?
Brad Pitt gave up alcohol in 2020 and completely switched to cranberry juice and soda.
Why?
Last May, the actor admitted that his drinking was the reason for his divorce from Angelina Jolie. Pitt explained that because of alcohol, he quickly “loses his temper.”
Before Brad became a teetotaler and an ulcer, he had to endure an FBI investigation after he started a scandal with his 15-year-old son Madox on board a private jet.
This was the last straw, and Jolie filed for divorce five days after the incident.
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Sober thought
“I love wine very much, but I’ve reached a point. I don't want to live like this anymore. I want to control my emotions,” said “Mr. Smith of all times.”
