Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt (born William Bradley Pitt on December 18, 1963), is an American film actor.
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December 18 - 1963 - American - Actor
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He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma to strictly Southern Baptist parents, and raised in Springfield, Missouri.
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Shawnee - Oklahoma - Southern Baptist - Springfield - Missouri
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In high school, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government, and school musicals. He attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was two credits shy of graduating with a journalism degree, before trying his luck in Hollywood.
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University of Missouri - Sigma Chi - Journalism - Hollywood
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Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators, and dressing as a giant chicken while working for the restaurant chain El Pollo Loco. In the late 1980s, Pitt started landing acting gigs on prime-time series such as Dallas, thirtysomething, 21 Jump Street, Growing Pains, and Head of the Class. In 1988, he finally landed his first starring role in The Dark Side of the Sun. But as the film was being edited, civil war tore apart Yugoslavia, where location shooting was taking place. Most of the footage remained lost until 1996, when the film was finally released.
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Stripper - Limos - Refrigerator - El Pollo Loco - Dallas - Thirtysomething - 21 Jump Street - Growing Pains - Head of the Class - 1988 - The Dark Side of the Sun - Yugoslavia - 1996
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In 1991, Pitt finally got his big break in one of that year's biggest hits: Thelma & Louise as J.D., Thelma (Geena Davis)'s one-night stand who gives her tips on robbing 7-11 stores. He followed up that success with A River Runs Through It and Se7en.
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1991 - Thelma & Louise - Geena Davis - 7-11 - A River Runs Through It - Se7en
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In 1995, he was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 25 sexiest stars in film history.
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1995 - Empire magazine
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Pitt was involved in a long-term relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow. They became engaged in December 1996, but it didn't last long and the two split up in June 1997. Extensive tabloid coverage surrounded the relationship. Nude photographs of the couple — taken by paparazzi without permission — controversially appeared in magazines.
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Gwyneth Paltrow - 1996 - 1997 - Tabloid - Paparazzi
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He married Jennifer Aniston on July 29, 2000. Their separation was announced on January 7, 2005, and Aniston filed for a divorce on March 25 the same year. There has been speculation that on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had an affair. Photographs have circulated in magazines of them as a couple. Pitt and Jolie have refused to speak about their current relationship, but deny having an affair while he was still married to Aniston.
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Jennifer Aniston - July 29 - 2000 - January 7 - 2005 - March 25 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Angelina Jolie
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Pitt accompanied Jolie to Ethiopia in July 2005 to pick up her adopted daughter Zahara from an orphanage in that country. After returning, Pitt was diagnosed with a mild case of viral meningitis. He checked himself into Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles but was released a few days later.
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Ethiopia - 2005 - Viral meningitis - Cedars-Sinai - Los Angeles
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He was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys.
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Academy Award - Best Supporting Actor - 1995 - Twelve Monkeys
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Angelina birth reports scotched
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