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Brad Pitt
Playing Tyler Durden and producing 12 Years a Slave.
Fight Club · Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Born
- 18 December 1963
- Birthplace
- Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
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Brad Pitt
An American actor and producer whose career spans leading screen roles and the films developed through Plan B Entertainment.
Early life
Missouri upbringing
Grew up in Springfield after his family moved from Oklahoma.
A change of direction
Studied journalism at the University of Missouri before leaving for acting in Los Angeles.
Career
- 1987
First screen jobs
Took small film parts and television roles.
- 1991
Breakthrough
Thelma & Louise brought wider recognition.
- 2001
Production company
Co-founded Plan B Entertainment alongside his acting career.
Selected work
Fight Club
Played the charismatic Tyler Durden.
12 Years a Slave
Producer on the Best Picture-winning historical drama.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Played stuntman Cliff Booth, earning a supporting-actor Oscar.
Beyond work
Family
His former spouses include Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie.
Music studios
Worked with Damien Quintard to reopen Miraval Studios in France.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Photo: Harald Krichel. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
