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Brad Pitt
William Bradley Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on December 18, 1963. Brad was the first of Bill and Jane Pitt's three children. He was raised by his parents in Springfield, Missouri. Raised with strong Baptist roots, Brad was a pretty good kid throughout his childhood years. During his high school years Brad was into various sports, including baseball and tennis, as well as student government, and of course, acting. After graduating from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Brad enrolled in the University of Missouri where he studied for a major in advertising and graphic design. During college he belonged to the Sigma Chi frat house, where he got into a fair bit of trouble. After not completing his final project just weeks before he would have graduated, Brad hopped into his car and drove to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

Having no formal training in acting, Brad decided that he would need to enroll in a few acting classes. However, he was short on money. As a result, he did just about anything he could to support himself, including dressing as a giant chicken in front of an El Polo Loco restaurant. Brad eventually landed a few guest roles on various television shows in 1987, ranging from "Dallas" to "Another World", and even "Growing Pains". Over the next few years, Brad would land a few roles in various TV-movies and low-budget films.

For a time, he was in a relationship with Robin Givens. But in one of his made-for-TV films, 1990's "Too Young to Die", he met Juliette Lewis (his co-star). Although Juliette was only 16 years old (9 years younger than Brad), the two were romantically linked until 1993.

In 1991 Brad's star would finally rise. After landing a series of starring roles in small films, he was hired for a supporting role that earned him attention. While neither "Johnny Suede" nor "Across The Tracks" made much of an impact, his role as J.D. in Ridley Scott's "Thelma and Louise" (the highly-successful film starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis) was talked about much by filmgoers. In addition to making Brad much better known, the role also made him an overnight sex symbol.

Brad's career and appeal continued to rise in 1992, after landing starring roles in "Cool World", and Robert Redford's acclaimed family drama, "A River Runs Through It". "Cool World", a cross between the real world and an animated world for adults, bombed at the box office after taking in only $14.1 million. On the other hand, "A River Runs Through It" was very successful both among critics and at the box office, taking in $43.2 million (despite never going into extremely wide release). A year afterward, Brad would appear in two low-budget films: "True Romance", the second film written by Quentin Tarantino, and "Kalifornia" (which also co-starred then girlfriend Juliette Lewis), where he played a backwards serial killer. Neither film did much at the box office, but both performances showed that Brad was definitely more than just a sex symbol.

By 1994, Brad had at least proven that he had staying power, despite not having any huge box office hits. However, he starred in two of 1994's more successful films: "Legends of the Fall" and "Interview with the Vampire". In "Legends of the Fall" (which also starred Anthony Hopkins), Brad portrayed Tristan Ludlow in a performance that earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama. "Interview with the Vampire", the big screen adaptation of Anne Rice's famous novel, opened with $36.4 million before going on to gross $105.3 million. In the film, Brad was given top billing in a cast that included Tom Cruise and Christian Slater. Brad was now one of the world's biggest stars. He got only bigger a few months later, when People Magazine chose him as the Sexiest Man Alive. This is a tag which Brad dislikes, but it has stayed with him ever since.

Brad's popularity continued to be on the rise after starring in two other successful films the following year. In one of the eeriest films in recent cinema history, David Fincher's much talked about thriller, "Se7en", Brad starred alongside Morgan Freeman. Despite the film's intense subject matter, it was another hit for Brad--especially overseas, where Brad's level of popularity is even higher than in the States. His performance as detective David Mills didn't win Brad any awards, but in the process of making the film, Brad and co-star Gwyneth Paltrow started a relationship that lasted for nearly three years. The two were even engaged for awhile, before they broke off the relationship in 1997.

At the end of 1995, Brad appeared in "12 Monkeys" (directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis), a somewhat strange look at time travel and the future. The film wasn't a huge hit in North America, taking in only $57.1 million, but it did well overseas. Most importantly, it earned Brad a Golden Globe award, as well as an Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor.

Since winning his first major award back in the spring of 1996, Brad's schedule has lightened somewhat. He has appeared in only three films since then: "Sleepers", "Seven Years in Tibet", and "Meet Joe Black" (none of which have been hits). After breaking up with Gwyneth, Brad started seeing actress Jennifer Aniston. The two have kept their relationship extremely private and are still currently a couple.

Brad hoped his box office woes would end October 15, when the highly anticipated "Fight Club" opened in theaters. The film once again teams Brad with David Fincher, his director from "Se7en", and also stars Edward Norton, one of last year's Oscar nominees for Best Actor. Like "Se7en", "Fight Club" is a very intense film.

At the time of writing, Brad is currently not attached to any future roles

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