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