William Bradley Pitt\u00a0(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a\u00a0film career\u00a0spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including two\u00a0Academy Awards, two\u00a0British Academy Film Awards, two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards\u00a0and one\u00a0Volpi Cup. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $7.5\u00a0billion worldwide.<\/p>\n
Pitt first gained recognition as a\u00a0cowboy\u00a0hitchhiker in the\u00a0Ridley Scott\u00a0road film\u00a0Thelma & Louise\u00a0(1991). Pitt emerged as a star taking on starring roles in films such as the drama\u00a0A River Runs Through It\u00a0(1992), the western\u00a0Legends of the Fall\u00a0(1994), the horror film\u00a0Interview with the Vampire\u00a0(1994), the crime thriller\u00a0Seven\u00a0(1995), the\u00a0cult film\u00a0Fight Club\u00a0(1999), and the crime comedy\u00a0Snatch\u00a0(2000). He cemented his\u00a0leading man\u00a0status by starring in\u00a0blockbusters\u00a0such as\u00a0Steven Soderbergh’s\u00a0Ocean’s\u00a0film trilogy\u00a0(2001\u20132007),\u00a0Troy\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Mr. & Mrs. Smith\u00a0(2005),\u00a0World War Z\u00a0(2013),\u00a0Bullet Train\u00a0(2022) and\u00a0F1\u00a0(2025).<\/p>\n
Pitt earned Academy Award nominations for his performances in the science fiction drama\u00a012 Monkeys\u00a0(1995), the fantasy romance\u00a0The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and the sports drama\u00a0Moneyball\u00a0(2011). For his portrayal of a\u00a0stuntman\u00a0in\u00a0Quentin Tarantino’s\u00a0Once Upon a Time in Hollywood\u00a0(2019), he won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in acclaimed films such as\u00a0Babel(2006),\u00a0The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Burn After Reading\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Inglourious Basterds\u00a0(2009),\u00a0The Tree of Life\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Fury (2014),\u00a0The Big Short\u00a0(2015),\u00a0Ad Astra\u00a0(2019) and\u00a0Babylon\u00a0(2022).<\/p>\n
In 2001, Pitt co-founded the production company\u00a0Plan B Entertainment. As a producer, he won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Picture\u00a0for\u00a012 Years a Slave\u00a0(2013). He was nominated for\u00a0Moneyball\u00a0(2011) and\u00a0The Big Short\u00a0(2015). An influential figure in popular culture, Pitt appeared on\u00a0Forbes’\u00a0annual\u00a0Celebrity 100\u00a0list from 2006 to 2008, and the\u00a0Time\u00a0100\u00a0list in 2007. Regarded as a\u00a0sex symbol, Pitt was named\u00a0People’s Sexiest Man Alive\u00a0in 1995 and 2000. Pitt’s relationships have also been subject to widespread media attention, particularly his marriages to actresses\u00a0Jennifer Aniston\u00a0and\u00a0Angelina Jolie, the latter of whom he shares six children with.<\/p>\n
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William Bradley Pitt\u00a0(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a\u00a0film career\u00a0spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including two\u00a0Academy Awards, two\u00a0British Academy Film Awards, two\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards\u00a0and one\u00a0Volpi Cup. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $7.5\u00a0billion worldwide. Pitt first gained recognition as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7867","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n