Brad Pitt Biography (1963-)

Full name, William Bradley Pitt; born December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, OK; raised in Springfield, MO; son of William (a manager at a trucking firm) and Jane(a high school counselor) Pitt; married Jennifer Aniston (an actress), July29, 2000. Addresses: Agent: Kevin Huvane, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Cynthia Pett-Dante, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA90212.; Publicist: Cindy Guagenti, Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd.,Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: December 18, 1963; Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Partygoer, Less Than Zero, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
(Uncredited) Waiter, No Man's Land, 1987
Brian, Happy Together, Borde Releasing, 1989
Dwight Ingalls, Cutting Class, Gower Street, 1989
Joe Maloney, Across the Tracks (also known as Nowhere to Run), Rosenbloom Entertainment, 1990
J. D., Thelma & Louise, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
Title role, Johnny Suede, Miramax, 1991
Detective Frank Harris, Cool World (live action and animated), Paramount, 1992
Paul Maclean, A River Runs through It, Columbia, 1992
Early Grayce, Kalifornia, Gramercy, 1993
Floyd, True Romance, Warner Bros., 1993
Elliott Fowler, The Favor (also known as The Favour and The Indecent Favour), Orion, 1994
Louis de Pointe du Lac, Interview with the Vampire (also known asInterview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles), Warner Bros., 1994
Tristan Ludlow, Legends of the Fall, TriStar, 1994
Detective David Mills, Se7en (also known as Seven), New Line Cinema, 1995
Jeffrey Goines, Twelve Monkeys, Universal, 1995
Michael Sullivan, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996
Heinrich Harrer, Seven Years in Tibet, TriStar/Mandalay Entertainment, 1997
Rick, The Dark Side of the Sun (also known as Mracna strana sunca and Tamna strana sunca), 1997
Rory Devaney/Francis "Frankie" McGuire, The Devil's Own (also known as Ennemis rapproches), Columbia, 1997
Joe Black (Death), Meet Joe Black, Universal, 1998
Himself, Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999
Tyler Durden, Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Mickey "One Punch" O'Neil, Snatch (also known as Snatch: Pigs and Diamonds), Screen Gems, 2000
Jerry Welbach, The Mexican, DreamWorks, 2001
Rusty Ryan, Ocean's Eleven (also known as 11 and 011), Warner Bros., 2001
Tom Bishop, Spy Game, MCA/Universal, 2001
Bachelor Brad, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Miramax/Artisan Entertainment, 2002
(Uncredited) Brad and himself, Full Frontal, Miramax, 2002
Himself, Abby Singer, Wembly Hall Theatre Company, 2003
Voice of Sinbad, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (animated), DreamWorks, 2003
Achilles, Troy, Warner Bros., 2004
Rusty Ryan, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros., 2004
John Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Chris, Another World, NBC, 1987
Randy, a recurring role, Dallas, CBS, 1987-1988
Walker Lovejoy, Glory Days (also known as The Kids Are All Right), Fox, 1990
Movies
Theodore "Teddy" Johnson, A Stoning in Fulham County, 1988
Billy Canton, Too Young to Die?, NBC, 1990
Steve Black, The Image, HBO, 1990

Cox, "Contact," Showtime 30-Minute Movie, Showtime, 1993
Specials
Himself, The Siskel & Ebert Interviews, CBS, 1996
Himself, Town Meeting with Diane Sawyer: Celebrities vs. the Press, 1997
Himself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
Himself, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 2001
Host and narrator, Growing Up Grizzly, Animal Planet, 2001
Himself, Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You, 2002
Himself, Robert Redford, Bravo, 2002
(In archive footage) Himself, Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men,American Movie Classics, 2002
Himself, The Stars' First Time ... on Entertainment Tonight with MaryHart, CBS, 2003
(In archive footage) Himself, 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Awards Presentations
Presenter, VH1 Honors, VH1, 1994
Himself, 1995 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1995
Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
The American Film Institute Salute to Harrison Ford, CBS, 2000
Himself, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003
Presenter, Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2003
The Second Annual TRL Awards, MTV, 2004
Episodic
Jeffrey, "Who's Zoomin' Who?," Growing Pains, ABC, 1987
Peter, "Best Years of Your Life," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1988
Bernard, "Love and Sex," thirtysomething, ABC, 1989
Chuck, "Partners," Head of the Class, ABC, 1989
Jonathan Keith, "Feet of Clay," Growing Pains, ABC, 1989
Rick, "Black Tickets," Freddy's Nightmares, syndicated, 1989
William H. "Billy" Drake, "King of the Road," Tales from the Crypt(also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1992, broadcast as the pilot for Two-Fisted Tales, Fox, 1992
Himself, The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 1998
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1998, 2002
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Etheridge, Lifetime, 1999
Will Colbert, "The One with the Rumor," Friends, NBC, 2001
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
"Los Angeles," Travel Sick, Comedy Central, 2001
Himself, Jackass (multiple episodes), MTV, 2002
"25 Toughest Stars," Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
(In archive footage) Himself, "It's Good to Be Brad and Jen," It's Good to Be, VH1, 2003
Judge, "A Pet Star Halloween," Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2003
Voice of Patch Boomhauer, "Patch Boomhauer," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2003
Himself, Entertainment Tonight (also known as ET), syndicated, 2003
Himself, Extra, syndicated, 2003
(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, multiple episodes, 2003, 2004
Himself, "Anthony Hopkins," Hollywood Greats, BBC, 2004
"Hollywoodin kierraetysbuumi," 4Pop, [Finland], 2004
Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004
Pilots
William H. "Billy" Drake, "King of the Road," Two-Fisted Tales, Fox, 1992, broadcast as an episode of Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1992
Radio Appearances
Series
Narrator, Lost Boy--In Search of Nick Drake, BBC Radio 2, 2004
RECORDINGS
Videos
(Uncredited) Himself, The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys, 1996
Himself, On Location: Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
(In archive footage) Ultimate Fights from the Movies, Flixmix, 2002
Himself, Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2003
Music Videos
"Don't Turn Around," by Ace of Base, 1994
"David Duchovny," by Bree Sharp, 1999
Audiobooks
Narrator, All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy, Random House,1994
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(Contributor of photo essay) Randell L. Makinson, Greene & Greene:The Blacker House, Gibbs Smith, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Catalano, Grace, Brad Pitt: Hot and Sexy, Bantam Books, 1995
Dempsey, Amy, Brad Pitt, Chelsea House, 1997
George-Warren, Holly, Mark Seliger, and Chris Mundy, Brad Pitt, Little, Brown, 1997
Guzzetti, Paula, Brad Pitt, Silver Burdett Press, 1998
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
Newsmakers, Gale, 1995
Nickson, Chris, Brad Pitt, St. Martin's, 1995
Robb, Brian J., Brad Pitt: The Rise to Stardom, Plexus Publishing,1996
Seitz, Matt Zoller, Brad Pitt, House of Collectibles, 1996
Shay, Regan, Brad Pitt, Bantam Books, 1992
Westbrook, Caroline, Brad Pitt: The Illustrated Story, Music BookServices, 1996

Periodicals

Detour, April, 1997, pp. 97-102
Empire, October, 1997, pp. 91, 193; February, 1999, pp. 70-74
Entertainment Weekly, November 6, 1992, pp. 30-35; June 21, 2002,p. 90
Esquire (Great Britain), September, 2000, pp. 26-27, 29-30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 239
Flicks, January, 1999, pp. 10, 11
Heat, January 26, 2002, pp. 6-7, 18-19
Hello!, November 20, 2001, pp. 70-74
Interview, November, 1997
Ladies' Home Journal, July, 2002, pp. 90-93, 158-59
Newsweek, February 3, 1997, pp. 50-51
People Weekly, July 20, 2000; November 13, 2000, pp. 76-81; December 10, 2001, pp. 108-11, 113, 115; March 29, 2004, p. 26
Premiere, November, 1997, pp. 86-94, 135; August, 1999, pp. 68-73,100; March, 2001, p. 113
Premiere (Great Britain), December, 1997, pp. 36-41, 43-45
Rolling Stone, October 28, 1999, pp. 66-74, 116
Sky, October, 1992
TV Guide, February 21, 2004, p. 33
US Weekly, August 14, 2000, p. 3
Vogue, November, 1997, pp. 320-30

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