Brad Pitt
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 Brad Pitt - Hollywood California - July 2019 | |
| Born | William Bradley Pitt December 18, 1963 |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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| Children | 6 |
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and Movie producer.
Early life
[change | change source]William Bradley Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a school counsellor, and William Alvin Pitt, who ran a trucking company.[1][2] He was born into a conservative household.[3] The family soon moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he lived together with his younger siblings, Douglas Mitchell Pitt (born 1966) and Julie Neal (born 1969).[4] He was raised as Southern Baptist.[5] Pitt has described Springfield as "Mark Twain country, Jesse James country", having grown up with "a lot of hills, a lot of lakes".[6]
Career
[change | change source]Pitt's television debut came in May 1987 with a two-episode role on the NBC soap opera Another World.[7] In 1995 Pitt won two MTV Movie Awards for his role in Interview with the Vampire. He played Tyler Durden in Fight Club. Pitt produced the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave. He also played a small role in the movie.
He starred in two Quentin Tarantino movies: Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
In 2020, he won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Philanthropy and activism
[change | change source]In September 2006, Pitt and Angelina Jolie established a charitable organization, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to aid humanitarian causes around the world. In January 2010, the foundation donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders for emergency medical assistance to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.[8]
In September 2012, Pitt reaffirmed his support for Obama, saying, "I am an Obama supporter and I'm backing his U.S. election campaign."[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Peyser, Andrea (2010). Celebutards. Citadel Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780806533841.
- ↑ Bunbury, Stephanie (14 December 2008). "The business of being Brad". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ ParklandOnline (July 6, 2012). "Brad Pitt's mother bashes Obama in local paper". Parkland Online. United States of America. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ↑ Chris Mundy (December 1, 1994). "Slippin' around on the road with Brad Pitt". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Dotson Rader (October 7, 2007). "I have faith in my family". Parade. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2012
- ↑ "Brad Pitt on Another World", The Another World Home Page. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (2010-01-14). "Haitian Earthquake Spurs Stars to Action". ArtsBeat. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ "Brad Pitt: Why my mother is wrong about Barack Obama and gay marriage". The Telegraph. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
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