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Trivia
Birth name: William Bradley Pitt
Date of birth: 18 December 1963
Place of birth: Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Nickname: Brad
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Spouse: Jennifer Aniston (29 July 2000 - 2 October 2005) (divorced)
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100
Sexiest Stars in film history (#23). [1995]
Turned down a role as an astronaut in Apollo
13 (1995) to accept his role in Se7en (1995).
Posed for a campus calendar in college.
Dated Jill Schoelen whom he met on the set
of their film Cutting Class (1989).
A girl went to Pitt's Hollywood-area home
shortly after midnight Jan. 7, 1999 and crawled in through an open
window, dressed herself in his clothes and stayed for 10 hours before
the alarm went off. Athena Rolando, 19, was ordered Feb. 10 to not
contact the actor and to stay 100 yards away from him for three years.
[1999]
Ranked #32 in Empire (UK) magazine's
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Mutally agrees to split with Gwyneth Paltrow.
[June 1997]
Banned from entering China because of his
role in Seven Years in Tibet (1997). [1997]
Chosen by "People" magazine as one
of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1997]
Engaged to actress Gwyneth Paltrow. [20
December 1996]
Donated $100,000 to the Discovery Center - a
children's learning museum in his hometown of Springfield, MO. [June
1996]
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of
the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1996]
His first starring role in a feature film
was in The Dark Side of the Sun (1997), shot in pre-war Yugoslavia
during the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion, civil war tore
apart the region and much of the footage was lost. In 1996, after a
five-year search, all of the lost footage was found and returned to
producer Andjelo Arandjelovic, who is currently working on getting a
distribution deal for the film. Pitt was paid $1,523 per week for seven
weeks. He played a young American taken by his family to the Adriatic
Sea to search for a cure for a rare skin disease.
Purchased a mansion is Southern California
from the actress who portrays "Elvira" (Cassandra Peterson).
He reportedly paid $1.7 million for the house. This mansion is filled
with antiques and has a "vampirish" look to it. [1996]
Given title "Sexiest Man Alive"
from People Magazine. After making Legends of the Fall (1994). [1994]
Lived in Southern California with friend
Buck Simmonds, who starred with Pitt in the movie A River Runs Through
It (1992). [May 1992]
Dated Juliette Lewis. They met when they
filmed the NBC movie of the week entitled Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV).
Pitt and Lewis also did the film Kalifornia (1993) together.
Briefly dated Geena Davis, his co-star in
Thelma & Louise (1991).
He was the third choice for the role of J.D.
in Thelma & Louise (1991). William Baldwin, the first choice, left
to star in Backdraft (1991).
He had to learn how to fly-cast for his role
in A River Runs Through It (1992). He practiced on top of buildings in
Hollywood. During these practices, Pitt would frequently hook himself in
the back of his head.
Voted "Best Actor" by viewers of
MTV's "The Big Picture" in 1995.
Was a journalism major in college with an
advertising focus.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New
Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43. [1991]
Graduated from Kickapoo High School in
Springfield, Mo. [1982]
Dropped out of the University of Missouri
School of Journalism (Columbia, Missouri).
In high school was a member of the golf,
tennis, and swim teams.
Belonged to the Key Club and the Forensics
Club in High School.
Listed in "People Weekly"s
"Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995/January 1,
1996 issue)
He has a brother Doug, born in 1966 and a
sister Julie, born in 1969.
Given title "Sexiest Man Alive"
from People Magazine, Mr. Pitt was also People's choice in 1995. [2000]
Was considered for the lead in The Matrix
(1999).
Has his teeth capped.
Sued Damiani International, the company
which created the wedding ring he gave Jennifer
Aniston. According to Pitt, the ring was his design and was to be
exclusive. The company has since been selling replicas and indicating
Pitt/Aniston's endorsement of the ring. [18 July 2001]
He and ex-wife Jennifer
Aniston spent $1 million on their wedding. [2000]
He and ex-wife Jennifer
Aniston reached a settlement with Damiani International. The pair
claimed the company agreed to never reproduce their wedding rings, but
it manufactured and sold "Brad and Jennifer" rings in 18 karat
white or yellow gold, featuring either 12 or 13 diamonds and costing
about $1,000 apiece. Under the settlement, Pitt will now design jewelry
for Damiani that Aniston will model in ads, and Damiani will stop
selling the Pitt and Aniston copies. [11 January 2002]
For the last couple of years he has been the
spokesman for Edwin Jeans ads in Japan. In 2001 he was also the face of
the ads for a new Japanese canned coffee which is named Roots. Was
replaced in these tv ads (2002) by Kevin
Costner.
Studied acting with the late Roy London.
Spokesmodel of Toyota (Altis model). The
commercial only aired in Asia. The car became so popular and resulted in
strong sales figures (an almost 32% share of the total passenger car
market for Toyota).
Has a home at Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New
Jersey.
Auditioned for the role of "J.D."
in the 1988 cult classic film Heathers (1989) and, though he showed
talent, casting directors thought him to be "too sweet" for
the role, which later went to Christian Slater. He would later go on to
a very similar role in the horror film Cutting Class (1989) in 1989.
Is mentioned by name in the Shania Twain hit
song, "That Don't Impress Me Much."
First-time novelist 'Audrey Niffennegger'
announced on the "Today" (1952) show's Book Club that Pitt and
wife Jennifer
Aniston had just bought the film rights to her novel "The Time
Traveler's Wife." They are to both star in the film.
He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
The Xi Xi chapter at The University of Missouri - Columbia.
After watching Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels (1998), Pitt asked director Guy Ritchie if he could be in his
next film. He couldn't master the English accent, so Ritchie gave him
the role of Mickey the One Punch Pikey.
Along with ex-wife Jennifer
Aniston and friend Brad Grey, he owns Plan B Entertainment.
Tore his Achilles tendon during the
production of Troy (2004), in which he plays, ironically, Achilles. His
injury caused the production of Ocean's Twelve (2004) to be pushed back
to April 2004. [2003]
Is the only man to ever be named
"Sexiest Man Alive" twice by "People Magazine."
(1994 and 2000)
He and ex-wife Jennifer
Aniston are campaigning in the United States to save "EastEnders"
(1985) from being axed there [2003].
He is "in talks" to portray Marvel
superhero Captain America, a role he says he has wanted to play for a
long time. [Early 2004]
Showed his parents the "Chemical
Burn" scene to convince them not to watch Fight Club (1999).
He had a mishap during the production of
Troy (2004) - he tore his left achilles tendon.
Got into better shape and eventually gained
over 20 pounds of muscle for Troy (2004).
He has appeared in three movies with the
number seven in the title (Se7en (1997) , Seven Years in Tibet (1997),
and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003). He has also appeared in two
movies with the number twelve in the title (Oceans 12 (2004) and Twelve
Monkeys (1995).
He was ranked #6 on VH1's "100 Hottest
Hotties."
His high school nickname was Brad the
"Pitt-bull."
He took Greek language lessons in secret to
surprise his ex-wife Jennifer
Aniston who is of Greek ancestry.
Voted #1 in Company magazine's annual
"100 Sexiest Men" poll, 2004.
His favorite movies are Planet of the Apes
(1968) and Saturday Night Fever (1977).
Announced on January 7, 2005 that he and Jennifer
Aniston are separating after 4 1/2 years of marriage.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the
2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was listed as a suggestion in
the Worst Actor category for his performance in the film Troy (2004). He
did not receive a nomination, however.
Dianne Wiest is his favorite actress.
He was voted the 50th Greatest Movie Star of
all time by Premiere Magazine.
His best friend is Troy (2004) co-star Orlando
Bloom.
Shares a birthday with Katie
Holmes, Christina
Aguilera, DMX,
Ray Liotta, film critic Leonard Maltin, Casper Van Dien and filmmaker
Steven Spielberg.
A short while after completing A River Runs
Through It (1992), he fled to Amsterdam where he briefly lived for three
months by himself in a small basement apartment before returning to the
USA to film Kalifornia (1993).
He and his ex-wife Jennifer
Aniston met on a blind date, which was arranged by their agent
He and his Ocean's Eleven (2001) / Ocean's
Twelve (2004) co-stars, Julia
Roberts, George
Clooney and Elliott Gould, all have guest-starred on the TV show
"Friends" (1994), though not in the same episodes
Owns and plays Taylor Guitars
In 2001, Frank O. Gehry renovated the wine
cellar in the home of Pitt and Jennifer
Aniston. Pitt subsequently did an informal apprenticeship in Gehry's
Los Angeles office.
Owns the rights to the Hong Kong thriller
Infernal Affairs (2002). He wanted it to be remade with him and Tom
Cruise in the leading roles.
Visited over 100 orphans affected by HIV at
a facility run by The Salvation Army in South Africa.
Is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Has appeared in 8 movies with a number in
the Title - and only one of those movies uses an actual number rather
than spelling the word out. Which is Se7en, and that is a combination of
the two - he has appeared in 1 movie with the number Zero in the title,
1 movie with the number Two in the title, 3 movies with the number Seven
in the title, 1 movie with the number Eleven and 2 with the number
Twelve.
Without being asked to, he made an
appearance on MTV's Jackass where he did stunts with the cast, dressed
in an ape outfit.
He and Angelina
Jolie are expecting their first child [January 10, 2006].
Raised in Springfield Missouri and is an
alumni of Kickapoo high school. Other Alumni include Adrienne Wilkinson
and Jay Kenneth Johnson.
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