Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt Biography
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer, who first achieved stardom in several successful films in the mid-1990s. He has been cited as one of the world's most attractive men and his off-screen life is widely reported. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and won one Golden Globe Award out of four nominations.
Pitt began his career in television guest spots, including a recurring role on the CBS soap opera Dallas in 1987. He was cast in supporting roles in such standard teen-oriented films, slasher flicks, comedies and family-oriented sports dramas. He gained recognition as the cowboy hitchhiker who seduces Geena Davis' character in the 1991 film Thelma & Louise. Pitt's first leading role in a major film was in Interview with the Vampire (1994). He starred in the 1995 well-received crime and science fiction films Se7en and Twelve Monkeys, for which he won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor. Pitt received worldwide recognition as a result of his portrayal of Tyler Durden, a straight-shooting but charismatic mastermind individual in the 1999 film Fight Club and as Rusty Ryan in Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). He has had his biggest commercial successes with Spy Game (2001), Troy (2004), the action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Burn After Reading (2008), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
Following a high profile relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and marriage to Jennifer Aniston, as of 2005, Pitt lives with girlfriend actress Angelina Jolie, in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. He and Jolie have three adopted children, Maddox, Pax, an..More
Brad Pitt Filmography
Film Year Role Notes and Awards
- Tree of Life 2009 Mr. O'Brien Post-Production
- Inglourious Basterds 2009 Lt. Aldo Raine filming
- Burn After Reading 2008 Chad Feldheimer Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 Benjamin Button Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leadin
- Ocean's Thirteen 2007 Rusty Ryan
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007 Jesse James Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup Best Actor
- Babel 2006 Richard Palm Springs International Film Festival for Best Cast Nominated Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture Nominated Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005 John Smith
- Troy 2004 Achilles Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actor, Drama/Action Adventure Nominated MTV Movie Awards for Best Male Performance
- Ocean's Twelve 2004 Rusty Ryan Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 Sinbad Voice Actor
- Abby Singer 2003 Himself Cameo
- Full Frontal 2002 Brad/Himself
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002 Brad, Bachelor #1
- The Mexican 2001 Jerry Welbach
- Spy Game 2001 Tom Bishop
- Ocean's Eleven 2001 Rusty Ryan Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
- Friends 2001 Will Colbert Episode: "The One with the Rumor" Nominated Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Snatch 2000 Mickey O'Neil Nominated Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
- Being John Malkovich 1999 Himself Cameo
- Fight Club 1999 Tyler Durden
- Meet Joe Black 1998 Joe Black/Man in the Coffee Shop
- The Devil's Own 1997 Francis "Frankie" Austin McQuire/Rory Devaney
- Seven Years in Tibet 1997 Heinrich Harrer
- The Dark Side of the Sun 1997 Rick
- Sleepers 1996 Michael Sullivan
- Se7en 1995 David Mills MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
- Twelve Monkeys 1995 Jeffrey Goines Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
- The Favor 1994 Elliott Fowler
- Interview with the Vampire 1994 Louis de Pointe du Lac MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
- Legends of the Fall 1994 Tristan Ludlow Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama
- Kalifornia 1993 Early Grayce
- True Romance 1993 Floyd
- Contact 1992 Cox
- Cool World 1992 Detective Frank Harris
- A River Runs Through It 1992 Paul Maclean
- Across the Tracks 1991 Joe Maloney
- Thelma & Louise 1991 J.D.
- Johnny Suede 1991 Johnny Suede
- The Image 1990 Cameraman
- Too Young to Die? 1990 Billy Canton
- No Way Out 1987 Officer at party
- No Man's Land 1987 Waiter
- Less Than Zero 1987 Partygoer
- Cutting Class 1987 Dwight Ingalls
