History Creator / BradPitt

* ''Series/HeadOfTheClass'' (1986-91) -- guest starring

* ''Series/HeadOfTheClass'' (1986-91) -- guest starring in several episodes

William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and producer. He has been cited as one of the world's most attractive men and his off-screen life is widely reported. Pitt has received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations (three for acting, two for producing), winning one in each category (for ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' and ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' respectively). He has also won one Golden Globe Award out of five nominations.

Pitt began his acting career with television guest appearances, which included a role on the Creator/{{CBS}} soap opera ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' in 1987. He gained recognition as the cowboy hitchhiker who seduces Thelma in the 1991 road movie ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''. Pitt's first leading roles in big-budget productions came with ''Film/ARiverRunsThroughIt'' and ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire''. He was cast opposite Creator/AnthonyHopkins in the 1994 drama ''Film/LegendsOfTheFall'', which earned him his first Golden Globe nomination. In 1995, he gave critically acclaimed performances in the crime thriller ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' and the science fiction film ''Film/TwelveMonkeys'', the latter earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination. Pitt then starred in the 1999 cult hit ''Film/FightClub'', the 2000 gangster film ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' and the 2001 heist film ''Film/OceansEleven'', a major international hit, and its sequels ''Ocean's Twelve'' (2004) and ''Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007). He has had his biggest commercial successes with ''Film/{{Troy}}'' (2004) and ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith2005'' (2005). In 2008, he received his second Oscar nomination for ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton''. His next film was Creator/QuentinTarantino's ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' (2009). In 2011, he appeared in Terrence Malick's arthouse drama ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'' and ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', based on the true story of baseball manager Billy Beane. He got his third Academy Award nomination for his performance in the latter. In 2013, he played the lead role in the [[Film/WorldWarZ film adaptation]] of ''Literature/WorldWarZ'', which became his highest-grossing film and Steve [=McQueen=]'s ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He also served as a co-producer for ''12 Years a Slave'', which won the Oscar for Best Picture. In 2014, he starred in the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII drama ''Film/{{Fury|2014}}''. In 2015, he appeared in ''Film/TheBigShort'', a comedy-drama about the 2007–08 financial crisis. In 2019, Pitt co-starred in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' as the main character's best friend/stunt double, a role which earned him his first Oscar for acting.

Between 2000 and 2005, he was married to Creator/JenniferAniston of ''Series/{{Friends}}''. Since 2005 he lived with actress Creator/AngelinaJolie in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. They got married in 2014 after nine years together, but Angelina filed for divorce from him in late 2016. He and Jolie have six children: Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Since beginning his relationship with Jolie, he has become increasingly involved in social issues, both in the United States and internationally.

* BadassBaritone: Among other roles, Aldo Raine:
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William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and producer. He has been cited as one of the world's most attractive men and his off-screen life is widely reported. Pitt has received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations (three for acting, two for producing), winning one in each category (for ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' and ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' respectively). He has also won one Golden Globe Award out of five nominations. Besides, [[OlderThanTheyLook he was born in 1963 and still looks like he's in his 40's]].

* MiddleNameBasis: His full name is '''William''' Bradley Pitt, but he likely goes by Brad since there's already [[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder two]] [[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheYounger notable]] [[UsefulNotes/TheMenOfDowningStreet William]] [[Main/NamesTheSame Pitts]].

William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and producer. He has been cited as one of the world's most attractive men and his off-screen life is widely reported. Pitt has received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations (three for acting, two for producing), winning one in each category (for ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' and ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' respectively). He has also won one Golden Globe Award out of five nominations. Besides, [[OlderThanTheyLook he was born in 1963 and still looks like he's in his 30's]].

* ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'' (2001)

* One of us: He was a HUGE King of the Hill fan, listed Boomhauer as his favorite character, would often do impressions of the character on sets, and said that if they ever made a live action King of the Hill movie, he wanted to play the character. Mike Judge read this, and wrote the episode and character Patch Boomhauer just for Pitt.

* OneofUs: He was a HUGE King of the Hill fan, listed Boomhauer as his favorite character, would often do impressions of the character on sets, and said that if they ever made a live action King of the Hill movie, he wanted to play the character. Mike Judge read this, and wrote the episode and character Patch Boomhauer just for Pitt.

* OneOfUs: He was a HUGE King of the Hill fan, listed Boomhauer as his favorite character, would often do impressions of the character on sets, and said that if they ever made a live action King of the Hill movie, he wanted to play the character. Mike Judge read this, and wrote the episode and character Patch Boomhauer just for Pitt.