Brad Pitt

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#23).

Turned down a role as an astronaut in Apollo 13 to accept his role in Se7en .

Posed for a campus calendar in college.

A girl went to Pitts Hollywood-area home shortly after midnight January 7, 1999 and crawled in through an open window, dressed herself in his clothes and stayed for 10 hours before the alarm went off. Athena Rolando, 19, was ordered not to contact the actor and to stay 100 yards away from him for three years.

(October 1997) Ranked #32 in Empire magazines "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet .

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

(December 20, 1996) Engaged to actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

(June 1996) Donated $100,000 to the Discovery Center - a childrens learning museum in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri.

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

His first starring role in a feature film was in The Dark Side of the Sun , shot in pre-war Yugoslavia during the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion, civil war broke out in the region and much of the footage was lost. In 1996, after a five-year search, all of the lost footage was found and returned to producer Andjelo Arandjelovic , who is working on getting a distribution deal. Pitt was paid $1,523 per week for seven weeks. He played a young American taken by his family to the Adriatic Sea to search for a cure for a rare skin disease.

Purchased a mansion in Southern California from the actress who portrays Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson ). He reportedly paid $1.7 million for the house. This mansion is filled with antiques and has a "vampirish" look to it.

(May 1992) Lived in Southern California with friend Buck Simmonds , who starred with him in A River Runs Through It .

He was the third choice for the role of J.D. in Thelma & Louise . William Baldwin , the first choice, left to star in Backdraft .

Had to learn to fly-cast for his role in A River Runs Through It . He practiced on top of buildings in Hollywood. During these practices, he frequently hooked himself in the back of his head.

Voted "Best Actor" by viewers of MTVs "The Big Picture" in 1995.

Was a journalism major in college with an advertising focus.

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis Screen World, Vol. 43.

Attended and graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri in 1982.

Dropped out of the University of Missouri School of Journalism (Columbia, Missouri).

In high school, he was a member of the golf, swim and tennis teams.

Belonged to the Key Club and the Forensics Club in High School.

Listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995/January 1, 1996 issue)

Has a brother, Doug Pitt, born in 1966 and a sister, Julie Pitt , born in 1969.

Was considered for the lead role in The Matrix , which went to Keanu Reeves.

Has his teeth capped.

(July 18, 2001) Sued Damiani International, the company which created the wedding ring he gave Jennifer Aniston. According to Pitt, the ring was his design and was to be exclusive. The company has since been selling replicas and indicating Pitt/Anistons endorsement of the ring.

He and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston spent $1 million on their wedding .

For the last couple of years, he has been the spokesman for Edwin Jeans ads in Japan. In 2001, he was also the face of the ads for a current Japanese canned coffee which is named Roots. Was replaced in these TV ads by Kevin Costner.

Studied acting with the late Roy London.

Did TV commercial for Toyota (Altis model) that aired only in Asia. The car became very popular and its sales resulted in Toyota getting an almost 32% share of the passenger car market.

Has a home at Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey.

Auditioned for the role of J.D. in the cult classic film Heathers and, though he showed talent, casting directors thought him to be "too sweet" for the role, which later went to Christian Slater. He would later go on to a very similar role in the horror film Cutting Class .

Is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. The Xi Xi chapter at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

After watching Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , Pitt asked director Guy Ritchie if he could be in his next film. He could not master the English accent, so Ritchie gave him the role of Mickey the One Punch Pikey, an Irish fighter, in Snatch .

With Brad Grey s departure for Paramount and after the divorce settlement with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston , he now solely owns Plan B Entertainment.

Tore his Achilles tendon during the production of Troy , in which he plays, coincidentally, Achilles. His injury caused the production of Oceans Twelve to be pushed back to April 2004.

Is the first man ever to be named "Sexiest Man Alive" twice by People magazine (1994 and 2000).

He and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston campaigned in the United States to save "EastEnders" from being axed there.

Showed his parents the "Chemical Burn" scene to convince them not to watch Fight Club .

Got into better shape and eventually gained over 20 pounds of muscle for Troy .

Has appeared in three movies with the number seven in the title ( Se7en , Seven Years in Tibet and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas ). Has also appeared in three movies with the number twelve in the title ( Twelve Monkeys , Oceans Twelve and 12 Years a Slave .

He was ranked #6 on VH1s "100 Hottest Hotties".

His high school nickname was Brad the "Pitt-bull".

He took Greek language lessons in secret to surprise his then-wife Jennifer Aniston who is of Greek ancestry.

Voted #1 in Company magazines annual "100 Sexiest Men" poll.

His favorite movies are Planet of the Apes and Saturday Night Fever .

Announced on January 7, 2005 that he and Jennifer Aniston are separating after 4 1/2 years of marriage.

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Actor category for his performance in the film Troy . However, he did not receive a nomination.

Dianne Wiest is his favorite actress.

Premiere magazine ranked him as #50 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature.

A short while after completing A River Runs Through It , he fled to Amsterdam where he briefly lived for three months by himself in a small basement apartment before returning to the United States to film Kalifornia .

He and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston met on a blind date, which was arranged by their agent.

He and his Oceans Eleven / Oceans Twelve co-stars, Julia Roberts , George Clooney and Elliott Gould , all have guest-starred on the sitcom "Friends" , though not in the same episodes.

Owns and plays Taylor Guitars.

In 2001, renowned architect Frank Gehry renovated the wine cellar in the home in which Pitt and wife Jennifer Aniston lived. Pitt subsequently did an informal apprenticeship in Gehrys Los Angeles office.

Owns the rights to the Hong Kong thriller Mou gaan dou . He wanted it to be remade with he and Tom Cruise in the leading roles. The movie was eventually remade as The Departed . Pitt served as a producer on the movie.

(November 2004) On the invitation of Virgin CEO Richard Branson , he visited over 100 orphans affected by HIV at a facility run by The Salvation Army in South Africa as well as personally meeting Nelson Mandela and discussing Mandelas 46664 campaign (named for his prison ID number) to call attention to South Africas devastating AIDS epidemic. After South Africa, he then flew to Ethiopia on behalf of DATA, a third-world lobby group co-founded by U2 s Bono.

As of 2014, has appeared in 10 movies with a number in the title - though only two of them use an actual number rather than spelling the word out: Se7en , which is a combination of the two, and 12 Years a Slave . He has appeared in one movie with zero in the title, one with the number two in the title, three with the number seven in the title, one with the number eleven and three with number twelve.

Is a huge fan of MTVs reality show "Jackass" . He even asked the cast if he could join them during one of their stunt jokes. He eventually made an appearance dressed in an ape outfit, in order not to be recognized, which would have ruined the joke.

Raised in Springfield, Missouri, and is an alumni of Kickapoo High School. Other alumni include Adrienne Wilkinson and Jay Kenneth Johnson.

Broke his arm during the filming of Se7en . The injury was written into the movie.

Adoptive father of Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Zahara Jolie-Pitt with Angelina Jolie.

Wanted to play Darcy in Bride & Prejudice , but was not able to work out the filming dates.

Ranked #15 on Premiere magazines 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #31 in 2005.

Was considered for two roles which went to Johnny Depp : Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . Both were directed by Tim Burton.

The first commercial that Brad Pitt ever booked was through Matrix Talent Agency, Los Angeles. His agent was Linda Olhava, sister of film director Jody Lee Olhava.

Has Single Engine Land pilot license.

Occasionally flies a Cessna 208B Caravan belonging to Chivan Productions.

Initially did not want to appear in Mr. & Mrs. Smith , although he was the one who gave the script to director Doug Liman.

Originally cast as Colin Sullivan in The Departed , but later dropped out. He continued to produce the film under his (and his then wife Jennifer Aniston s) production company, Plan B.

His first job was dancing in a chicken suit to draw in customers at an El Pollo Loco restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

(March 2007) He and girlfriend Angelina Jolie adopted a 3-year-old boy named Pax Thien from Vietnam (born November 29, 2003).

Made a cameo appearance with Matt Damon for free in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as a favor to Oceans Eleven co-star and close friend George Clooney - the film was Clooneys directorial debut.

Has been in six movies where the title contains the name of the character he plays: Johnny Suede , Meet Joe Black , Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas , Mr. & Mrs. Smith , The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button .

Was considered for the lead role in Crimson Tide , which eventually went to Denzel Washington.

(June 2007) Voted #6 in Elle (France) magazines "15 Sexiest Men" poll.

Mentioned in the song "High School Never Ends" by Bowling for Soup , as "the quarterback".

Was trained to handle weapons by renowned Hollywood gun coach Thell Reed , who has also trained such actors as Val Kilmer , Leonardo DiCaprio , Russell Crowe , Sam Elliot , Girard Swan , Ben Foster and Kurt Russell.

He and Russell Crowe were director Ridley Scott s first two choices for the lead in American Gangster . Crowe was eventually cast.

Used to act at the Vandevort Theater in Springfield, Missouri. He still visits and donates to the theater.

Donated 5 million dollars of his own money to rebuild homes in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans.

In 2005, he earned $4,500,000 for a Heineken commercial that aired during the 2005 Super Bowl.

In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $35 million.

He is a Patron of the "Mineseeker Foundation" and the "Sole of Africa", a campaign dedicated to detecting and removing land mines in Africa. The Foundations patrons include Nelson Mandela , Sir Richard Branson , Queen Noor , Graca Machel and John Paul DeJoria.

Ranked #10 in the 2008 Forbes The Celebrity 100 list. His girlfriend, Angelina Jolie , ranked #3.

In November 2005, he visited Pakistan with Angelina Jolie to see the impact of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. In 2006, Jolie and Pitt also went to Haiti where they visited a school supported by Yle Hati, a charity founded by Haitian-born hip hop musician Wyclef Jean.

Was officially in the BAFTA long-list for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Babel (2006/I) . However, he did not get the nomination.

Considers One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest , Fitzcarraldo and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford among his personal favorite movies.

Domestic Partner: Angelina Jolie (2005 - 2016).

Auditioned for the role of Mike in Phantasm II but director Don Coscarelli instead chose James Le Gros.

(October 2009) Along with Angelina Jolie , he traveled to Syria and Jordan on a United Nations Goodwill visit to displaced Iraqi civilians.

Lives in Los Angeles, Malibu, Goleta, California, Benerville, France and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ex-son-in-law of John Aniston and Nancy Dow. Ex-stepson-in-law of Sherry Rooney.

Has appeared in two films that took place in the Northwest during the first decades of the 20th Century, and in which he defends a Native Americans right to be served alcohol in a bar: A River Runs Through It and Legends of the Fall .

When he and Juliette Lewis began their relationship in 1989, she was 16 years old while Pitt was 26. They met on the set of the TV movie Too Young to Die? , in which they played a couple, and worked together again in Kalifornia . They lived together and the relationship ended after four years, in 1993.

He has English, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, along with small amounts (to varying degrees) of German, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Swedish, Dutch, and French, ancestry. Brad stated on "Inside the Actors Studio" in 2012 that he might have Seminole and Cherokee roots. These lineages are unverified.

(April 12, 2012) Engaged to Angelina Jolie.

The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is 13 years, between Twelve Monkeys and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button .

Owns multiple houses in ultra trendy Los Angeles neighborhood, Los Feliz. Giovanni Ribisi , Bo Barrett , Scarlett Johansson , Chris Pine , Ryan Reynolds , Mark Ruffalo , Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are among the other actors who also call Los Feliz home.

Girlfriend Angelina Jolie gave birth to the couples second daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, on May 27, 2006 in Namibia, Africa.

Girlfriend Angelina Jolie gave birth to the couples fifth and sixth children, son Knox Leon and daughter Vivienne Marcheline, on July 12, 2008 in Nice, France.

Mentioned in the song "That Dont Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain.

As of 2016, has appeared in seven films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Babel (2006/I) , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Inglourious Basterds , The Tree of Life , Moneyball , 12 Years a Slave and The Big Short . Of those, 12 Years a Slave , won the Oscar in the category. In addition, Pitt produced the Oscar winning The Departed .

He appeared on the last episode of "Jackass" , where the crew "kidnapped" him.

(May 29, 2014) Was attacked by Vitalii Sediuk and a restraining order was issued, ordering him to stay away from Brad.

Despite an announcement that they would only marry when gay marriage was legal in all American States, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie married in August 2014.

Once visited Simba River Camp in Kenya, a safari lodge.

He and Angelina Jolie married in California 14 August 2014 and in southern France 23 August 2014.

Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad on September 20, 2016.

As of 2016, he is the only actor to work on two films each with Ridley Scott , and his brother Tony Scott.

He has worked with 7 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Robert Redford , Barry Levinson , Steven Soderbergh , Alejandro G. Irritu , Joel Coen & Ethan Coen , and Robert Zemeckis.

Was scheduled to star in Urban Townies in 2000/1 for director Mike Figgis but pulled out to star in Spy Games causing Mike to then walk away.

He was scheduled to make Waking Up In Reno with Jennifer Anniston but the date kept being moved which meant he was available when director Guy Ritchie asked him to do Diamonds which was retitled Snatch on release. By the time Waking Up was ready he and Jennifer were unavailable so their roles went to Billy Bob Thornton and Natasha Richardson.

Paid $29 million in a divorce settlement to Jennifer Aniston.

His favorite football team is the New Orleans Saints.

Friends with George Clooney , Julia Roberts , Matt Damon , Cate Blanchett , and Edward Norton.

[Viasat magazine, May 2001] Fame is a bitch, man.

Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong,thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.

[on having children] It really changes your perspective on the world.

Fame makes you feel permanently like a girl walking past construction,workers.

[1998, on why he moved to Los Angeles] A lot of the attraction before I,came out was the fame, the lifestyle. . . now my motivation is more, "I,want to be good!".

There are no secrets in our house. We tell the kids, "Mom and Dad are,going off to kiss. ".

This idea of perpetual happiness is crazy and overrated, because those dark moments fuel you for the next bright moments; each one helps you appreciate the other.

Shoving feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

Let us be the ones who say we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he does not have the drugs you and I have. Let us be the ones to say we are not satisfied that your place of birth determines your right for life. Let us be outraged, let us be loud, let us be bold.

All My Bitches Are Mad At Me Right Now.

My affliction has been. . . I can make something or draw something or design something better than I can explain it.