Brad Pitt's Life: From Movies to Relationships to Charity

Brad Pitt is an American actor of great status and fame. Pitt has appeared in many movies since his debut as a waiter in No Man’s Land (1987), which was uncredited. His movies and acting ability have garnered him fame, but his personal life and love for charity seem to grab the attention of the press and his fans. 

William Bradley Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma; soon after his birth his parents and two siblings moved to Springfield, Missouri. Brad Pitt attended the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri – Columbia. In 1982, with only two credits left before graduating, Brad Pitt left the university and moved to Los Angeles, California to try and get his foot in the acting door. 

Pitt’s career jumped off in television when he appeared in his first credited roles in shows such as “Another World”, “Dallas”, “21 Jump Street”, and “Growing Pains” between 1987-‘89. In 1991, Brad Pitt appeared in Thelma & Louise, one of the year’s biggest hits. He played JD, a rebel, hitchhiker who is picked up by the two women. His appearance in the movie grabbed every woman’s attention along with making him one of the sexiest men in the acting industry. 

After steaming up the big screen in Thelma & Louise Brad Pitt’s film career grew, but with only little success. After a few below average films he startde to hit it big.  He starred as a supporting actor in big time films such as A River Runs Through It, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, and Se7en; all which had mixed reviews. Brad Pitt’s acting credentials were warranted in 1995 when he won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance as a mental patient in the film Twelve Monkeys. With that performance, he became an A-list actor while leaving the supporting roles behind. Along with his 1995 Golden Globe win, his sex symbol status was made even greater by winning People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1995.