Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and Movie producer.

Early life
William Bradley Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a school counsellor, and William Alvin Pitt, who ran a trucking company. He was born into a conservative household. The family soon moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he lived together with his younger siblings, Douglas Mitchell Pitt (born 1966) and Julie Neal (born 1969). He was raised as Southern Baptist. Pitt has described Springfield as "Mark Twain country, Jesse James country", having grown up with "a lot of hills, a lot of lakes".Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2012

Career
Pitt's television debut came in May 1987 with a two-episode role on the NBC soap opera Another World."Brad Pitt on Another World", The Another World Home Page.  Retrieved January 10, 2012. In 1995 Pitt won two MTV Movie Awards for his role in Interview with the Vampire. He played Tyler Durden in Fight Club. Pitt produced the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave. He also played a small role in the movie. 

He starred in two Quentin Tarantino movies: Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

In 2020, he won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

 Philanthropy and activism 
In September 2006, Pitt and Angelina Jolie established a charitable organization, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to aid humanitarian causes around the world. In January 2010, the foundation donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders for emergency medical assistance to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.

In September 2012, Pitt reaffirmed his support for Obama, saying, "I am an Obama supporter and I'm backing his U.S. election campaign."

Personal life
Pitt stands at a height of about 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m).https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g28786108/actors-celebrities-under-six-foot/

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