Birth
Name: |
William
Bradley Pitt |
Birthdate: |
December
18, 1963 |
Birthplace: |
Shawnee,
Oklahoma |
Occupation: |
Actor |
Quote: |
"You
shouldn't speak until you know what you're talking about.
That's why I get uncomfortable with interviews. Reporters ask
me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I
think China should do? I'm a f---ing actor! They hand me a
script. I act. I'm here for entertainment, basically, when you
whittle everything away. I'm a grown man who puts on
makeup." --Time, October 13, 1997 |
Claim to Fame: Breakthrough
role as sexy drifter J.D. in Thelma & Louise (1991)
Significant
Other(s):
Wife: Jennifer Aniston, actress; married July
29, 2000
Katja von Garnier, director; born 1966; dated 1997
Fiancée: Gwyneth Paltrow, actress; engaged November 1996; separated
June 1997
Jitka Pohlodek, model; dated briefly 1993
Juliette Lewis, actress; together 1990-93; reportedly engaged
Jill Schoelen, actress
Robin Givens, actress; dated briefly 1989
Family:
Father: Bill Pitt, trucking-company manager
Mother: Jane Pitt, high school counselor
Brother: Doug Pitt, businessman; owns a computer company; born 1966
Sister: Julie Pitt; born 1969; married
Awards:
1995: MTV Movie Award: Best Male Performance, Interview
with the Vampire
1995: MTV Movie Award: Most Desirable Male
1995: Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor, 12 Monkeys
1996: MTV Movie Award: Most Desirable Male
Factoids:
Pitt once worked at a fast-food restaurant and
dressed up as a chicken
Made People magazine's 10 best-dressed list (September 20,
1999)
Education:
Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; journalism, left two
credits short of his degree; Sigma Chi fraternity alumni