

BRAD PITT RECENT MOVIES MOVIE
In that rarest of film moments, Pitt gained instant stardom as the hitchhiking hunk - part charmer, part thief - who seduces Geena Davis while brandishing a hairdryer and sporting a cowboy hat in the female buddy movie "Thelma & Louise" (1991). Pitt entered features through supporting roles in such standard teen fodder as slasher flicks, sex comedies and family-oriented sports dramas. He co-starred in "Glory Days" (Fox, 1990), a short-lived drama about post-high school angst. He started out in television guest spots, including a recurring role on the CBS primetime soap "Dallas" in 1987 that tended to capitalize on his wiry good looks. Two weeks prior to earning his degree, however, Pitt suddenly decided to pile into his Datsun with $300 in his pocket and move to Los Angeles to become an actor. After graduating, he went to the University of Missouri, where he studied journalism and belonged to the Sigma Chi fraternity. The family moved to Missouri, where Pitt attended Kickapoo High School. 18, 1963 in Shawnee, OK, Pitt was raised in a devout Baptist home headed by William, a trucking company manager, and Jane, a high school counselor. The public's fascination with the beloved actor both on screen and off proved that beneath the pretty boy exterior, Pitt only improved with age.īorn on Dec. Roles in Steve McQueen's Oscar winner "12 Years a Slave" (2013) and Adam McKay's "The Big Short" (2015), both of which he also produced through his Plan B Entertainment shingle, proved that his eye for picking challenging but popular material was unsurpassed.

As he matured into a graceful middle age, Pitt's range only widened, moving effortlessly from Quentin Tarantino's World War II fantasy "Inglourious Basterds" (2009) and the zombie thriller "World War Z" (2013) to smaller fare like the existential gangster drama "Killing Them Softly" (2012).

(After months of rumors about the state of their marriage, Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016.) This transformation was underscored by strong and mature performances in the meditative "Babel" (2006) and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008), as well as more escapist fare like the "Ocean's Eleven" franchise. The result, however, was a new image of Pitt as multiracial father and globetrotting activist, thanks to Jolie's adoption of impoverished orphans from around the world. His high-profile marriage to "girl next door" Jennifer Aniston - once considered the Hollywood ideal - publicly imploded after he separated from his wife and began dating archetypal bad girl Angelina Jolie. While en route to becoming one of the top box office draws of his generation, Pitt generated a substantial amount of tabloid press, particularly for his headline-grabbing romances, which provided ample fodder for supermarket stands across the country. After achieving heartthrob status with revealing performances showing off his six-pack abs in "Thelma & Louise" (1991) and "Legends of the Fall" (1994), Pitt actively subverted his hunky image by taking on ugly and often crazed characters, most notably in "12 Monkeys" (1995), "Fight Club" (1999) and "Snatch" (2001). Despite his leading man looks and movie star charisma, actor Brad Pitt spent most of his career trying to avoid box office sure things in favor of riskier, lower-profile work.
