Kamis, 21 Juni 2012

The Life and Times of Brad Pitt

By Sredna Nesegleh


Brad Pitt is one heartthrob that many people know, both men and women. His classic good boy looks capture the attention of many people who enjoy watching movies of all different types. From his movie with Angelina Jolie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, to his very first movie, Thelma and Louise, he has brightened movie screens in many different roles for over twenty years. Both his acting career and his personal life capture attention of people of all ages and sexes. Where did Brad Pitt start out his life?

The Earliest Years

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on December 18, 1963. His parents, Jane and William, worked as a high school counselor and truck company owner, respectively. No one would have thought when he was growing up in Oklahoma that he would see such great success in the entertainment world. While attending high school, he was in musicals and was involved in several school clubs as well. He attended the University of Missouri and almost received his degree-leaving two weeks before graduation to move to Los Angeles to start his career.

Career Start

Brad Pitt started his movie career with uncredited roles in several movies in 1987. He guest starred in a number of different television shows, including Another World, Growing Pains, Dallas, and 21 Jump Street. His first movie role was in a Yugoslavian-United States production called The Dark Side of the Sun. Many other movie and television roles followed. The supporting role that he had in Thelma and Louise in 1991 was one of his most well known roles and it was one that helped to boost his career.

Making Him a Star

In 1994, Interview With a Vampire was released and this movie is said to mark the turning point in Pitt's career. Even though it was not received well by most critics, it is a role that teenagers especially loved, as he won two MTV Awards that year. He had many more movie roles after this movie, including Legends of the Fall, Seven Years in Tibet, Seven, and 12 Monkeys. The latter movie garnered him his first Golden Globe award and helped to propel his career into new heights. Of his latest movies, most people know him for his role in the Ocean's Eleven series of movies, as well as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Inglourious Basterds, and Moneyball.

Brad's Interests

One of the most interesting things about Brad Pitt is that he is very involved in many different political and social causes. He encouraged people to vote in the 2004 Presidential Election and has supported the ONE Campaign, Proposition 71, many environmental causes, and more. He and Angelina Jolie have started their own foundation as well to aid humanitarian causes all over the world.

Personal Life

Brad Pitt has been in a relationship with many women over the years. He married Jennifer Aniston in 2000 and divorced in 2005. His divorce is attributed to his budding relationship with his co-star at the time, Angelina Jolie. The two have been together since then, however, and have six children together, both adopted and naturally born. They recently announced that they are engaged.

Brad Pitt has come a long way since his uncredited roles and television guest experiences early in his career. Today, he is much sought after for movies and by paparazzi. From Thelma and Louise to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt has been and is in great demand by producers and directors all over the world. It will be exciting to see the roles and movies that he will share with us in the future. Brad Pitt is one star that you want to continue watching to rise.




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