Brad Pitt

Profession: Actor
Place/Date of Birth: Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA, 18 December 2020
Associated with: Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston

Brad’s fear of paps - Sept 19 2007
Brad Pitt has voiced concerns about the paparazzi’s constant pursuit of his family.

"It’s impossible for us," he said in an interview with USA Today.

"We’re run out of every major city. There’s just too many paparazzi. There’s always cameras in the kids’ faces, yelling their names."

"I understand the essence of paranoia," he added. "I understand being hunted, to some degree.

"It’s rare, but there are imbalanced people out there. I’ve had break-ins in the house. I’ve had some of these abnormal incidents that can be a bit frightening.

"It’s something that I want to be aware of and be cautious about, especially with the family, that everybody’s protected."

Brad also joked about getting a bigger bed in case of another addition to the Brangelina brood.

"We made a 9ft-wide bed," said the 43-year-old actor. "Just big enough. One more and we’ll have to go to 11ft."

The Jolie-Pitt clan, including their four kids, Maddox, 6, Pax, 3, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 1, are currently based in New York where Brad is filming Coen brothers’ flick Burn After Reading.

Brangelina’s working relationship - Sept 13 2007
Brad Pitt has been heaping praise on his partner Angelina Jolie, calling her "the best sounding board that I have".

"I value her opinion. I rely on it," he said in a press conference to promote his new film, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, at the Toronto Film Festival.

"She p****s me off sometimes, but she’s good. And she loves this film."

And surprisingly, Brad admits that he isn’t too fazed by the constant media attention on him and his family.

"I know the deal, and I understand the trade-off. There are great perks - we get to travel and see the world. And we manage it. The only time it becomes unbearable is when it’s a full-frontal attack on the kids," he said.

"Unfortunately, there’s no line concerning family these days and that concerns me. This day and age, that’s the only thing that really bothers me."

Brad also laughed off the recent incident where he was jumped on by a female fan in Venice.

He said: "I haven’t been jumped on like that for some time. I don’t want to change my life because of paranoia. I’m not changing anything."

Brad Surprised by Venice Win - Sept 10 2007
Brad Pitt has admitted he didn’t expect to walk away with the Best Actor gong at the Venice Film Festival.

"I was really surprised, and remain surprised. It was not something I expected," he said at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The 43-year-old is currently in the Canadian city to promote his new film The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, in which he plays the 19th century outlaw.

"I had a Golden Globe about a decade ago, but they (the awards) are never the focus. You just want to feel that you’ve given it your best at the end of the day. At the same time, we all have our jobs and you want to know that you’re good at it," he said.

"And to have this sort of acknowledgement, and to be a part of this lineage that have been bestowed this is a real honour. It’s nice to see how excited my friends are for me."

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Biography

Born to High School Counsellor Jane and Truck Company Owner William, William Bradley Pitt certainly didn’t come to Hollywood a stage school brat. Raised in Springfield, Missouri he attended the Missouri School of Journalism at Missouri University but a passion for acting took him to California, where he trained for several years and appeared in sitcoms including Head of the Class and Another World.

Following a stint in classic 80s soap Dallas he was given a number of more grown up television series including 21 Jump Street and Thirtysomething. Brad’s first staring role came in the form of Dark Side of the Sun, however during filming in Yugoslavia war broke out and it remained unreleased for several years. Now gaining regular film work the actor found himself suddenly noticed by audiences, albeit not for his acting skills, thanks for a bit part in Geena Davis movie Thelma and Louise. Cool World, A River Runs Through It and Kalifornia (alongside then girlfriend Juliette Lewis) followed and shot Pitt to worldwide fame.

From the mid-90s the small town boy from Oklahoma found himself gaining acclaim as an actor and recognition as a heartthrob too. Interview With a Vampire, Legends of the Fall and Se7en allowed him to flex acting muscle and before long he was nominated for an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor for his role in Twelve Monkeys). Able to turn his hand to just about any subject matter he accepted parts in romance Meet Joe Black, Brit-flick Snatch and the bizarre Fight Club - which ensured Brad, who was becoming of increasing interest to the tabloid press, remained a force to be reckoned with in the acting world.

It was around this time that Pitt began dating clean cut television star Jennifer Aniston. Previously engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow the actor was no stranger to being one half of a high profile couple, however the Aniston-Pitt relationship saw public interest reach new heights. The pair wed in 2000, releasing just one image from the day, to much disappointment, but securing their position as Hollywood’s most perfect wedded pair. Despite talk of Brad turning his hand to architecture (a long-standing interest) and interior design to create a nursery in the Aniston-Pitt marital home, the creation of a production company, Plan B, together and even a bit part in Jennifer’s sitcom, Friends, the marriage wasn’t to last.

As Brad, now with blockbuster films such as Troy and Ocean’s Eleven under his belt, filmed his latest picture, Mr and Mrs Smith with notorious actress Angelina Jolie rumours were rife of an affair. The Aniston-Pitt marriage was reportedly already in trouble but it appeared to take just one look at Jolie’s infamous lips to send Brad running for the divorce lawyer. The rest is well-worn gossip page fodder.

In 2006 it was confirmed that Brad had adopted Angelina’s son Maddox as well as her new daughter Zahara. In the same year Angelina gave birth to the couple’s biological daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. They have since adopted another son, Pax, from Vietnam. The family divide their time between LA and New Orleans, where they are involved in the continuing effort to rebuild the city following Hurricane Katrina.
December 2007