Our Brad Biography

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on the 18th December 1963. Before he became a successful actor he went to the University of Missouri studying Journalism. Close to completing this degree he moved to Hollywood. He shot to fame after he appeared in raunchy sex scenes in Thelma and Louise.

Brad is most famous for his roles in films such as Fight Club, Oceans 11 and 12, Snatch, Se7en and Troy. He has twice been named People's magazine Sexiest Man Alive (1995 and 2000). This is quite a prestigeous award has also been won by George Clooney, Ben Affleck and Johnny Depp who all look sexy shirtless.

Brad Pitt has always had relationships in the public eye. He had a three year long relationhsip with Juliette Lewis - Pitt's costar in both Too Young to Die and Kalifornia. He also had a relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow, whom Pitt engaged in 1996 but they were to split in 1997. Rumours spread after Nude photographs of the couple were taken and published in magazines.

In 2000 Brad married Jennifer Aniston, best known for her role as Rachel in Friends. They divorced in 2006 due to 'irreconcilable differences' although there was speculation that the reason the marriage ended was an alledged affair with Angelina Jolie, whom he met on set of the film "Mr and Mrs Smith".

Officially the couple began dating shortly after Jennifer and Pitt separated to naked souls. Pit legally adopted Angelina's two children Maddox and Zahara. On 27th May 2006, Jolie gave birth by caesarian to the couple's first biological child, a daughter named Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, in Swakopmund, Namibia.

Brad quotes:

"Fame is a bitch, man."

"I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth."

Latest news on Brad Pitt:

Announced he will be playing Benjamin Button alongside Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, due to be released in 2007.

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