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Pitt most recently earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Alejandro Gonzalez AĦrritu's acclaimed drama BABEL opposite Cate Blanchett. He also shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Motion Picture Cast.
Pitt this year stars in two diverse projects; OCEAN'S THIRTEEN where he reprises his role as Rusty Ryan and in Andrew Dominik's THE ASSASINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD, where he stars as Jesse James, which Pitt also serves as producer and is due out this fall. He then plays the title role in the romantic fantasy THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, which reunites him with Cate Blanchett and marks his third collaboration with director David Fincher. The film is due out in May 2008. Later this year, he will begin filming the Coen brothers' dark comedy BURN AFTER READING, in which he stars with George Clooney and Francis McDormand. Upon completion, Pitt will begin filming on STATE OF PLAY based on the original BBC series of the same name.
As a producer, Pitt recently served as a producer on Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning Best Picture THE DEPARTED and Ryan Murphy's RUNNING WITH SCISSORS starring Annette Bening, Gwenyth Paltrow and Alec Baldwin, Paramount Vantage YEAR OF THE DOG, the documentary GOD GREW TIRED OF US. Plan B's upcoming projects include SHANTARAM starring Johnny Depp under the direction of Mira Nair, THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana, PEACE LIKE A RIVER, starring Billy Bob Thornton; and A MILLION LITTLE PIECES. Plan B previously produced Tim Burton's fantasy hit CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY starring Johnny Depp and Wolfgang Petersen's historical epic TROY, in which Pitt also starred.
Born in Oklahoma, Pitt began his acting career with smaller roles in films and on television. In 1991, he first gained the attention of critics and audiences with his breakthrough performance as the seductive hitchhiker in Ridley Scott's controversial hit THELMA & LOUISE. He went on the star as the charismatic but doomed Paul Maclean in Robert Redford's A RIVER RUNS TRHOUGH IT; the psychopathic serial killer in Dominic Sena's KALIFORNIA; and the conflicted vampire, Louis, in Neil Jordan' INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE.
Pitt received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as the willful and untamable Tristan in 1994's LEGEND OF THE FALL. Two years later, he was honored with an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Terry Gilliam's TWELVE MONKEYS.
Pitt subsequently earned praise for his work in the David Fincher films SE7EN and FIGHT CLUB; Jean-Jacques Annaud's SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET; and Guy Ritchie's SNATCH. He also joined an all-star ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Bernie Mac, in Steven Soderbergh's hit remake of OCEAN'S ELEVEN. Pitt more recently starred in the sequel OCEAN'S TWELVE, which reunited the cast and director Steven Soderbergh; and the smash hit action comedy MR & MRS. SMITH, opposite Angelina Jolie.
Pitt's additional film credits include: Tony Scott's SPY GAME, with Robert Redford, Gore Verbinski's THE MEXICAN, with Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini, the title role in Martin Brest's MEET JOE BLACK; Alan J. Pakula's THE DEVIL'S OWN; Barry Levinson's SLEEPERS, Tony Scott's TRUE ROMANCE, Ralph Bakshi's COOL WORLD; JOHNNY SUEDE, which was named Best Picture at the 1991 Locarno International Film Festival. Pitt has also made cameo appearances in Soderbergh's FULL FRONTAL and George Clooney's CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND.
Brad Pitt Facts
| Birth Name | William Bradley Pitt |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer |
| Birthday | December 18, 1963 (45) |
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Birthplace | Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA |
| Height | 5' 11½" (1m82) |
| Awards | 1996 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture (for Twelve Monkeys) |
| 1996 MTV Movie Awards: Most Desirable Male (for Seven) | |
| 1995 MTV Movie Awards: Best Male Performance (for Interview With The Vampire) | |
| 1995 MTV Movie Awards: Most Desirable Male (for Interview With The Vampire) |
Selected Filmography
| Dirty Tricks (2010) as John Dean |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) |
| Ocean's Twelve (2004) |
Troy (2004)  as Achilies |
| Ocean's Eleven (2001) |
| Snatch (2001) |
| Fight Club (1999) |
| Seven (1995) |
| Interview with the Vampire (1994) |
| 7 Years In Tibet as Heinrich Harrer |
| Legends of the Fall |
| The Mexican |