(William Bradley Pitt)
Occupation: Actor
Date of Birth: December 18, 1963
Place of Birth: Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Sign: Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aquarius
Relations: Ex-wife: Jennifer Aniston
Education: Attended University of Missouri at Columbia

After graduating from college, Brad Pitt told his family he was going west to attend art school. In reality, Pitt was heading to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. After a stint wearing a chicken costume for El Pollo Loco, and a few acting classes, he was cast as the boyfriend of Priscilla Presley's daughter on Dallas (1985). From there, he moved on to the big screen in films like Thelma and Louise (1990), A River Runs Through It (1992), Interview With The Vampire (1994 with Tom Cruise and Antonio Banderas), and Seven Years in Tibet (1998) followed. Pitt received his first Oscar nomination for his role in 12 Monkeys (1995 with Bruce Willis). 
His filmography includes one the greatest thrillers of the '90s, Seven, the romantic adventure Legends Of The Fall,  Meet Joe Black, the controversial but brilliant Fight Club (opposite Edward Norton), Guy Ritchie's Snatch, the action-comedy The Mexican (with Julia Roberts),the spy story Spy Game (with Robert Redford), the entertaining heist movie Ocean's Eleven (with George Clooney, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts).

Facts about Brad Pitt:

Turned down a role as an astronaut in Apollo 13 (1995) to accept his Oscar-nominated role in Twelve Monkeys (1995).

During rehearsals for Fight Club (1999) Brad Pitt and Edward Norton found out that they both hated the new Volkswagen Beetle with a passion. In the film they are seen banging a Volkswagen Beetle with baseball bats.Posed for a campus calendar in college.

(1999) A girl went to Pitt's Hollywood-area home shortly after midnight Jan. 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 Febr. 10 to not contact the actor and to stay 100 yards away from him for three years.

(1994) He was given title Sexiest Man Alive from People Magazine after making Legends Of The Fall (1994).

(1994-1995-2000) Brad Pitt is the only person who has been given the title "Sexiest Man Alive" from People Magazine for three times.

Dated actress Robin Givens and had a run-in with her ex-husband boxer Mike Tyson over her.

Brad Pitt briefly dated Geena Davis, his co-star in Thelma & Louise (1991).

(May 1992) lived in Southern California with friend Buck Simmonds, who starred with Pitt in the movie "A River Runs Through It" (1992).

In 1996 Brad Pitt purchased a mansion in southern California from the actress who portrays "Elvira" (Cassandra Peterson). He reportedly paid $1.7 million for the house. This mansion is filled with antiques and has a "vampirish" look to it.

(1997) Banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

(June 1996) Brad Pitt donated $100,000 to the Discovery Center - a children's learning museum in his hometown of Springfield, MO.

Brad Pitt dated Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear (1991)). They met when they filmed the NBC movie of the week entitled Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV). Pitt and Lewis also did the film Kalifornia (1993) together.

Brad Pitt was the third choice for the role of J.D. in Thelma & Louise (1991). William Baldwin, the first choice, left to star in Backdraft (1991).

Brad Pitt had to learn how to fly-cast for his role in A River Runs Through It (1992). He practiced on top of buildings in Hollywood. During these practices, Pitt would frequently hook himself in the back of his head.

Was a journalism major in college with an advertising focus.

(1982) Graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo.

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

Left handed.

Brad Pitt's 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 tore apart 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 Angelo Arandjelovic, who is currently working on getting a distribution deal for the film. 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.In high school was a member of the golf, tennis, and swim teams.

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

Likes dogs and chamaleons.

He has a brother Doug, born in 1966 and a sister Julie, born in 1969.

Was considered for the lead role in The Matrix (1999).

Personal quotes:

"We point fingers all the time, but, if you get to know the other person and then you understand their life, where they're coming from, you might be in the same position, and that was always interesting to me."
- Brad Pitt

"It can open doors. When I think about those who don't get the opportunity...I wrestle with that a bit."
- Brad Pitt on being handsome

"Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen."
- Brad Pitt

"I'm gonna design my own fleet of trailers. No! I'm gonna record an album like Jennifer Lopez. It'll be an acoustic version of K.C. and the Sunshine Band. Then maybe I'll design a line of clothes like Puff Daddy, but all in synthetic fur."

"I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right."

"I feel about Brad the way one feels about a big brother . . . I have such respect for his talent, which I think is immense, and he's so decent. And he's easy on the eyes."
- Julia Roberts on her "The Mexican" co-star