A girl went to Pitt's
Hollywood-area home shortly after midnight on 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.
Was a journalism major in college
with an advertising focus.
Dropped out of the University of
Missouri School of Journalism (Columbia, Missouri).
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.
Was considered for the lead in The
Matrix (1999).
Has his teeth capped.
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/Aniston's endorsement
of the ring. [18 July 2001]
He and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston spent
$1 million on their wedding.
Is the first man ever to be named
"Sexiest Man Alive" twice by "People Magazine."
(1994 and 2000).
His first job was dancing in a chicken
suit to draw in customers at an El Pollo Loco restaurant on Sunset
Blvd. in Hollywood.
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.
Donated five million dollars of his
own money to rebuild homes in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans.
Quotes
I'm one of those people
you hate because of genetics. It's the truth.
Success is a beast. And it actually
puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead
of looking within.
You shouldn't speak until you know
what you're talking about. That's why I get uncomfortable with interviews.
Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares
what I think China should do? I'm a f---ing actor! They hand me
a script. I act. I'm here for entertainment. Basically, when you
whittle everything away, I'm a grown man who puts on makeup. (On
Time magazine)
It's amazing what an impending midlife
crisis will do for you, really. It got me motivated, having turned
40 in December.
Being married means I can break wind
and eat ice cream in bed.
Fame is a bitch, man.
Filmography
Brad
Pitt filmography
He's all Hollywood! With a private life all over the newspapers and a family that really does need a bus to move around in, Brad Pitt continues to generate enough fodder for gossip columnists worldwide. And at 45, he shows no signs of stopping!
