Brad Pitt: brief biography of the actor

Family and early years

William was born into a religious family. His father, after whom the future star was named, worked for a large company specializing in cargo transportation. Mother, Jane Hillhouse, was a teacher. She shared her knowledge in the field of teaching with young parents. Almost immediately after the birth of their son, the family moved to Springfield, and it was there that the Pitts had two more children - a boy, Doug, and a girl, Julia.

The parents raised their children strictly because they were members of the Baptist Church. Every Sunday the kids had to get up early to go to church. Before each dinner, the father said a prayer, and later the children were sent to sing in the church choir.

The future actor studied at Kickapoo High School. He was no different from his peers; he was a moderately phlegmatic child in class. Nevertheless, the boy preferred to lead an active lifestyle outside the school walls. He swam, played tennis and golf. In addition, he attended the music section and participated in intellectual circle classes. Young William was also a member of the debate club and actively took part in school government. Occasionally he was taken to musical productions.

Brad Pitt thought about death

Brad Pitt admitted that love saves you from the fear of death. The stage role and the loss of loved ones made him think about the pain of eternal separation. The actor does not want to waste moments of life and plans to expand his family. He doesn’t talk about death to his children yet.

Brad Pitt thought about death while sitting in the sound stage at California's Warner Bros. studio. According to the British newspaper Telegraph, he had to change his outlook on life after filming the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” in which he plays a gray-haired, wrinkled old man. A month after filming began, the mother of his friend Angelina Jolie died; The father of director David Fincher and the mother of screenwriter Eric Roth have passed away.

Eternal values

“I began to realize that life is short. I don't know if I have a day left, or ten days, or ten years, or forty years. Am I close to the end or am I halfway there? I don’t know, and that’s why I have to try not to waste moments of life on laziness, regret, bitterness. I surround myself with people who are dearest to me... Angelina and I are together because we improve each other. “I don’t want to waste time because I’m with those I really, really love,” Pitt admitted.

He told reporters about his former friend who worked in a hospice. “According to him, in the last moments of life, people do not talk about their successes, awards, achievements or books written. They remember only their love and sorrows. I think this is very significant,” said the actor.

Children

According to him, he has not yet discussed the problems of life and death with his children, of whom he has six.

Jolie and Pitt have three biological children together - daughter Shiloh Nouvel, who was born in May 2006, and twins Knox and Vivienne, who were born in Nice on July 12 last year. They are accompanied by three adopted children from Cambodia, Vietnam and Ethiopia - Maddox, Pax and Zahara.

“Our eldest is seven years old, and he is already starting to ask similar questions, although the rest are still too young. I'm still struggling with this. It is difficult to make them fully understand all this. To be honest, I don’t know if they should already understand these things,” said Pitt, 45.

For himself personally, he found a way to make the most of the time remaining for life,” he chuckles. Moreover, twins are double pleasure for him. “One is too easy, but two doubles the fun. It's amazing how early their personality begins to emerge. It is very important that everyone has time both for others and for themselves,” says the actor.

Film career

In the film industry, Brad Pitt is still very popular. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button topped the list of Oscar contenders in terms of the number of nominations. The actor was nominated for a Golden Globe. Pitt described the essence of the film about Button as follows: “This is a film about a man who looks back on the most important moments of his life.”

This week, Pitt took Jolie and all his children to Japan. Journalists noted that six-month-old Knox Leon really looks like Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Life after school

Pitt intended to become an advertising specialist, so already in 1982 he became a student at the University of Missouri. There, the young man also participated in several theatrical productions, which is what made him put thoughts about the boring work of a manager into the background. The guy quit his studies two weeks before receiving his diploma; in his entire life he never worked a day in this specialty. This decision was not easy for him; the young man thought about it for a long time, but in the end he made his choice. He didn’t want to vegetate in a small town, working for pennies in a newspaper or office; Bradley saw himself in a movie.

Having abandoned his studies at the university, William went to Hollywood. The first thing the guy did when he got there was drop his first name and then shorten his second. This is how Brad Pitt appeared, who subsequently managed to win the hearts of millions of women.

In Los Angeles, he had a hard time at first. The young man took acting lessons from Roy London, the rest of the time he had to work. He worked part-time as a loader, driver, and even invited visitors to the El Pollo Loco restaurant, dressing in a giant chicken costume.

First experience in cinema

In 1987, Pitt finally made his debut as an actor. He was invited to the incredibly popular TV series “Dallas,” where the charming guy played the boyfriend of one of the heroines. After a successful appearance on television, Brad was offered several more roles in TV series. These include the projects “Tales from the Crypt”, “Another World”, “Growing Pains” and “21 Jump Street”. The latest television series once featured young Johnny Depp, who was also just starting to act at that time.

In 1989, one could see an attractive young man on television in an advertisement for Pringles chips. At the same time, filming of the film “The Dark Side of the Sun” began. Due to the civil war in Yugoslavia, the film was released only ten years later; its fragments had to be collected from everywhere. Also in 1989, Brad’s works such as “Happy Together” and “Cutting Out the Class” were released. For the last role, the artist received his first large fee, it amounted to 12 thousand dollars. Spectators and critics noted the realism of his acting; they believed in the young talent.

Over the next few years, the actor managed to star in several films. Among them are “Dying Young,” where Pitt played a drug addict and pimp, as well as the acclaimed film “Thelma and Louise.” The guy appeared on screen for only 15 minutes, but it was this role that made him a sex symbol in America. When Geena Davis found out who she was going to film a sex scene with, she refused the services of a stunt double.

The actor often had to make compromises for the sake of the role. For example, for filming the drama “A River Runs Through It,” he learned to fish. In the film “Seven,” where Pitt was accompanied by the well-known Morgan Freeman, the artist utters the American curse “fuck” as many as 74 times. In 2004, the actor will star in the historical blockbuster “Troy,” for which he trained for six months with a sword and pumped up his muscles.

Brad paid special attention to his speech. In the film Snatch, Pitt's speech is difficult to understand without translation, and this adds a special charm to his character. For his role in the film “Twelve Monkeys,” he quit smoking in order to speak quickly and indistinctly. For filming in this film, the actor was nominated for an Oscar for the first time.

World famous

The turning point in Pitt's career was getting a role in the film Interview with the Vampire. The young actor was accompanied by women's favorites such as Tom Cruise and Antonio Banderas, but Brad easily outshone them. In 1995 he appeared in the thriller "Seven".

In 1996, the young man continued to achieve success thanks to filming in the films “Sleepers” and “Seven Years in Tibet.” After the release of the last film, the actor was forever banned from entering the People's Republic of China. Also during this time, he appeared in the drama Meet Joe Black. The star gets the role of Death himself in human form.

In 1999, one of the best films starring Pitt was released. It was a thriller by David Fincher called “Fight Club”. A year later, the actor appeared in the incredible comedy film Snatch produced by Guy Ritchie. It is noteworthy that Brad worked with Fincher more than once. Before that, he starred in his film “Seven,” and a few years later he became the central character in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” It is worth noting the image of Pitt in the film “Inglourious Basterds”, directed by the brilliant Quentin Tarantino.

During his acting career, Brad managed to play in the company of the best Hollywood stars. In the melodrama “The Mexican” he was accompanied by Julia Roberts; in the film “Ocean’s Eleven” the audience especially remembered their tandem with George Clooney and Matt Damon.

Filmography

1987 No Exit
1987 Neutral Band 1987 Less Than Zero
1987 Growing pains
1987 Dallas1987 Another World
1988 Jump Street 21
1988 The Dark Side of the Sun 1989 Happy Together
1989 Skipping classes
1989 Class President
1989 Freddy's Nightmares
1990 Painting
1990 Too Young to Die?
1990 Glory Days
1991 Racing in a circle
1991 Johnny Suede
1991 Thelma and Louise
1992 Contact
1990 Tales from the Crypt
1992 Parallel world
1992 Where the River Flows
1993 California
1993 True Love
1994 Service
1994 Interview with a Vampire: Chronicle of a Vampire's Life
1994 Legends of Autumn
1995 Seven
1995 12 Monkeys
1996 Sleepers
1997 The Devil's Own
1997 Seven years in Tibet
1998 Meet Joe Black
1999 Fight Club
2000 Big jackpot
2000 Jackass
2001 Mexican
2001 Spy Games
2001 Ocean's Eleven
2001 Friends
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Man
2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003 King of the Hill
2004 Troy
2004 Ocean's Twelve
2005 Mr and Mrs Smith
2006 Babylon
2007 Ocean's Thirteen
2007 How the coward Robert Ford killed Jesse James
2008 Burn after reading
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2009 Inglourious Basterds
2010 Megamind
2011 Tree of Life
2011 The Man Who Changed Everything
2011 Happy Feet 2
2011 Seal of Evil
2012 Casino robbery
2013 World War Z
2013 12 years a slave
2013 Advisor
2014 Travel of time
2014 Fury
2015 Côte d'Azur2015 Bearing game
2016 Allies
2017 War Machine

Experience in a production center

During his relationship with Jennifer Aniston, Pitt opened a production studio. The actress helped him in every possible way, and Brad Gray also participated in the production process of the films. After breaking up with his wife, the actor became the owner of the company. He prefers to produce those films in which there is no role for him, giving way to young talents.

If we talk about the artist’s latest works, the characters in the films “Fury”, “The Big Short”, “Côte d’Azur”, “12 Years a Slave” and “The Voyage of Time” stand out among them. Now he is filming the film “Five Seconds of Silence” together with the brilliant Frenchwoman Marion Cotillard. The premiere of the film is planned at the end of 2020.

Personal life of the actor

The actor met almost all of his beloved women on the set. Perhaps this is due to his passion for what he loves, or the reason is something else, but the fact remains a fact. In 1990, Brad dated Juliette Lewis, his co-star in the film Dying Young, for several years. In 1993, they starred together in a thriller called “California,” after which problems began in the couple’s relationship. The girl lacked attention from the guy who suddenly gained worldwide fame. After some time they decided to separate.

After starring together in the thriller “Seven,” Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow fell in love. The girl’s parents did not approve of her choice; they considered the young man poorly educated and too simple. The actress did everything to help her partner develop intellectually, forcing him to read books and go to museums. In December 1996, the couple announced their engagement. But after some time, Gwyneth coldly greeted her lover with a ring and declared that she was not going to marry him. In June 1997, they separated without disclosing the reasons for the breakup to the press. There were no scandals or mutual accusations, the breakup was quiet and calm.

In 1998, Pitt appears in one of the episodes of the TV series Friends. There he meets Jennifer Aniston. It is noteworthy that his character openly expresses his hatred of Rachel, Aniston's character. In real life, a whirlwind romance began. After a short relationship, the lovers got married on July 29, 2000.

During his relationship with Jennifer, the actor received several of the most expensive roles in his career, and it was then that he began to look respectable and stylish. The couple had a luxurious house in Beverly Hills, where they planned to spend their entire lives after having a child. But in 2005, the flighty handsome man fell in love again, this time during the filming of the film “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” Angelina Jolie won his heart; in January 2006, the press learned about her pregnancy.

In 2006, the lovers announced that they would get married only after same-sex marriage was legalized in all states. In 2014, Pitt and Jolie finally legalized their relationship. There were only 22 people at the wedding, and all the money raised from the sale of the photos went to charity.

In mid-September 2020, the public was shocked by the news of the divorce of the most beautiful couple in Hollywood. Angelina and Brad did not share details with the press, citing irreconcilable differences.

Brad Pitt is seriously ill

Today, March 14, information appeared on the Star News Telegram channel that Brad Pitt is not an arrogant person at all, but a sick person. The author of the message writes that the actor suffers from a rare brain disease in which a person loses the ability to remember and recognize faces.

55-year-old Brad Pitt started an affair with a 21-year-old colleague - media

Brad Pitt is seriously ill

“In Hollywood, many people think Brad Pitt is arrogant. He often does not greet acquaintances and in conversation constantly asks for the name of the person with whom he is communicating. But few people know that Brad is not vain, but sick. The actor has a serious brain disease called prosopagnosia, which prevents him from recognizing people's faces. As a rule, the end result of this disease is complete loss of memory for faces, i.e. a person cannot even recognize relatives and close friends. It is precisely because of his illness, according to Pitt, that he prefers to spend time at home, since after every appearance he has to listen to gossip about his “star fever,” the author writes.

If you believe this information, then perhaps over time Brad Pitt will not even remember the faces of his own children.

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