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Facts

Also Known As	William Bradley Pitt
Born	December 18, 1963 (age 62) • Shawnee • Oklahoma
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (2020) • Golden Globe Award (2020) • Golden Globe Award (1996) • Academy Award (2020): Actor in a Supporting Role • Academy Award (2014): Best Picture • Emmy Award (2014): Outstanding Television Movie • Golden Globe Award (2020): Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1996): Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Notable Family Members	spouse Angelina Jolie • spouse Jennifer Aniston
Married To	Jennifer Aniston (2000–2005) • Angelina Jolie (2014–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (2019) • "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" (1994) • "Cutting Class" (1989) • "Seven Years in Tibet" (1997) • "Ocean's Twelve" (2004) • "Tales from the Crypt" (1992) • "A River Runs Through It" (1992) • "The Favor" (1994) • "By the Sea" (2015) • "Freddy's Nightmares" (1989) • "Troy" (2004) • "Allied" (2016) • "Spy Game" (2001) • "Freedom: A History of US" (2003) • "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" (2007) • "Thelma & Louise" (1991) • "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002) • "Thirtysomething" (1989) • "Burn After Reading" (2008) • "Babel" (2006) • "Meet Joe Black" (1998) • "Killing Them Softly" (2012) • "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005) • "Megamind" (2010) • "King of the Hill" (2003) • "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) • "Fury" (2014) • "The Devil's Own" (1997) • "Deadpool 2" (2018) • "Sleepers" (1996) • "The Tree of Life" (2011) • "Happy Together" (1989) • "Fight Club" (1999) • "Kalifornia" (1993) • "The Mexican" (2001) • "Dallas" (1987–1988) • "Head of the Class" (1989) • "Se7en" (1995) • "Another World" (1987) • "The Big Short" (2015) • "12 Monkeys" (1995) • "The Dark Side of the Sun" (1988) • "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) • "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" (2003) • "Happy Feet Two" (2011) • "Moneyball" (2011) • "Inglourious Basterds" (2009) • "True Romance" (1993) • "War Machine" (2017) • "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007) • "Cool World" (1992) • "Growing Pains" (1987–1989) • "Glory Days" (1990) • "Legends of the Fall" (1994) • "Snatch" (2000) • "World War Z" (2013) • "Across the Tracks" (1990) • "12 Years a Slave" (2013) • "Ad Astra" (2019) • "Johnny Suede" (1991) • "The Counselor" (2013) • "21 Jump Street" (1988)

Top Questions

Where was Brad Pitt born?

Brad Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States.

When was Brad Pitt born?

Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963.

Is Brad Pitt married?

Jennifer Aniston (2000–2005), Angelina Jolie (2014–present)

Photos

Brad Pitt as J.D. in Thelma and Louise stands in front of a phone booth, wearing a white cowboy hat, denim shirt, and holding a black bag over his shoulder.

Interview with the Vampire

Brad Pitt, shirtless and bruised, stands in the center of a group of men in a dimly lit basement scene from the film Fight Club.

Brad Pitt in a black suit and tie poses on the red carpet, with photographers and cameras visible in the background at the Cannes Film Festival.

Inglourious Basterds

On the set of Inglourious Basterds

Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt stand beside classic cars in a parking lot, DiCaprio in a brown leather jacket and Pitt in a denim jacket, in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Margaret Qualley as Pussycat holds hands with Lena Dunham as Gypsy while facing Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth outdoors in a sunlit, dusty lot, in a scene from Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.

“Brangelina” on the cover of People magazine

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George Clooney wearing a black suit and shirt, smiling outdoors with palm trees and a bright sky in the background at the Cannes Film Festival.

George Clooney

American actor and director

Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck stand outside next to a stone wall, facing each other in a tense conversation, with a stroller in the foreground in Manchester by the Sea.

Casey Affleck

American actor and director

Kevin Spacey, wearing a tuxedo, stands onstage smiling and speaking at a microphone during the 2017 British Academy Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills.

Kevin Spacey

American actor

Tommy Lee Jones in a gray suit and navy polka dot tie, smiling at the AFI Fest premiere of Lincoln in Hollywood.

Tommy Lee Jones

American actor

Mahershala Ali as Juan in Moonlight sits in a car doorway, wearing a patterned shirt and black headscarf, looking intently ahead.

Mahershala Ali

American actor

Jared Leto poses in a turquoise suit jacket against a pink backdrop at the UK premiere of House of Gucci.

Jared Leto

American actor and musician

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

American actor and filmmaker

Bernie Mac smiling, wearing dark sunglasses, a pinstripe jacket, light blue shirt, and a round pendant necklace at a public event.

Bernie Mac

American comedian and actor

Don Cheadle wearing a dark leather jacket and patterned scarf, standing in front of a blue background in 2016.

Don Cheadle

American actor

Portrait of Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark jacket with a short beard and closely cropped hair.

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor

Javier Bardem wearing a gray suit jacket and black shirt, posing at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

Javier Bardem

Spanish actor

Matt Damon smiling and wearing a black shirt at a photocall for the film Stillwater at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

Julia Roberts smiling on the red carpet, wearing a black outfit with sparkling details and blue earrings, with wavy blonde hair, at The Fashion Awards 2019 in London.

Julia Roberts

American actress

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Sandra Bullock

American actress and producer

Christoph Waltz in a tuxedo holding an Oscar statuette and smiling in the press room at the 85th Annual Academy Awards, with a large gold Oscar statue behind him.

Christoph Waltz

Austrian actor

Christian Bale with medium-length hair and a beard looks slightly upward at a press conference, with a blue background featuring blurred white text.

Christian Bale

Welsh actor

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Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

Sean Penn at the Hammond Cinema Vanguard Award Tribute during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, seated in front of a backdrop with film festival text.

Sean Penn

American actor

Susan Sarandon as Louise and Geena Davis as Thelma sit in a turquoise convertible in a desert setting in a scene from the film Thelma and Louise.

Geena Davis

American actress

Morgan Freeman stands onstage in a suit jacket and white shirt, facing the audience and smiling, with a microphone visible in the foreground.

Morgan Freeman

American actor

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