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->''"Pitt delivers a complicated, physically precise performance that illustrates what he's so often good at: exploring masculinity at the pitch of crisis."''
-->-- '''Angelica Jade Bastien''' on Pitt's performance in ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', "[[https://www.vulture.com/article/best-brad-pitt-movies-ranked.html Every Brad Pitt Perfomance, Ranked]]", ''Vulture''

William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and producer. He has long been cited as one of the world's most attractive men, and his off-screen life has been widely reported. Pitt has received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations (three for acting, two for producing), winning one in each category (for ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' and ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'', respectively). He has also won one UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward out of five nominations.

Pitt began his acting career with television guest appearances, which included a role on the Creator/{{CBS}} soap opera ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' in 1987. He gained recognition as the cowboy hitchhiker who seduces Thelma in the 1991 road movie ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''. Pitt's first leading roles in big-budget productions came with ''Film/ARiverRunsThroughIt'' and ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire''. He was cast opposite Creator/AnthonyHopkins in the 1994 drama ''Film/LegendsOfTheFall'', which earned him his first Golden Globe nomination. In 1995, he gave critically acclaimed performances in the crime thriller ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' and the science fiction film ''Film/TwelveMonkeys'', the latter earning him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Oscar nomination. Pitt then starred in the 1999 cult hit ''Film/FightClub'', the 2000 gangster film ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' and the 2001 heist film ''Film/OceansEleven'', a major international hit, and its sequels ''Ocean's Twelve'' (2004) and ''Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007). He has had his biggest commercial successes with ''Film/{{Troy}}'' (2004) and ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith2005'' (2005).

In 2008, he received his second Oscar nomination for ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton''. His next film was Creator/QuentinTarantino's ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' (2009). In 2011, he appeared in Terrence Malick's arthouse drama ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'' and ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', based on the true story of baseball manager Billy Beane. He got his third Oscar nomination for his performance in the latter. In 2013, he played the lead role in the [[Film/WorldWarZ film adaptation]] of ''Literature/WorldWarZ'', which became his highest-grossing film and Steve [=McQueen=]'s ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave''. He also served as a co-producer for ''12 Years a Slave'', which won the Oscar for Best Picture. In 2014, he starred in the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII drama ''Film/{{Fury|2014}}''. In 2015, he appeared in ''Film/TheBigShort'', a comedy-drama about the 2007–08 financial crisis. In 2019, Pitt co-starred in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' as the main character's best friend/stunt double, a role which earned him his first acting Oscar.

As a producer, his credits include ''Film/TheDeparted'', ''Film/AMightyHeart'', ''Film/TheAssassinationOfJesseJamesByTheCowardRobertFord'', ''Film/KickAss'', ''Film/EatPrayLove'', ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'', ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'', ''Film/WorldWarZ'', ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'', ''Film/{{Selma}}'', ''Film/TheBigShort'', ''Film/{{Okja}}'', ''Film/IfBealeStreetCouldTalk'', ''Series/OuterRange'', and ''Series/PaperGirls2022''.

Between 2000 and 2005, he was married to Creator/JenniferAniston of ''Series/{{Friends}}''. Since 2005, he lived with actress Creator/AngelinaJolie in a relationship that has attracted worldwide media attention. They got married in 2014 after nine years together, but Angelina filed for divorce from him in late 2016. He and Jolie have six children: Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Since beginning his relationship with Jolie, he has become increasingly involved in social issues, both in the United States and internationally.

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!!Brad Pitt on TV Tropes:

* ''Film/{{Hunk}}'' (1987) -- uncredited
* ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' (1987)
* ''Film/{{No Way Out|1987}}'' (1987) -- film debut
* ''Series/HeadOfTheClass'' (1989) -- guest appearence
* ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' (1991)
* ''Film/{{Contact|1992}}'' (1992)
* ''Film/CoolWorld'' (1992)
* ''Film/ARiverRunsThroughIt'' (1992)
* ''Film/{{Kalifornia}}'' (1993)
* ''Film/TrueRomance'' (1993)
* ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'' (1994)
* ''Film/LegendsOfTheFall'' (1994)
* ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' (1995)
* ''Film/TwelveMonkeys'' (1995)
* ''Film/{{Sleepers}}'' (1996)
* ''Film/TheDevilsOwn'' (1997)
* ''Film/SevenYearsInTibet'' (1997)
* ''Film/MeetJoeBlack'' (1998)
* ''Film/FightClub'' (1999)
* ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' (2000)
* ''Film/TheMexican'' (2001)
* ''Film/OceansEleven'' (2001), ''Ocean's Twelve'' (2004), and ''Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007)
* ''Film/SpyGame'' (2001)
* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'' (2003) (voice)
* ''Film/{{Troy}}'' (2004)
* ''[[Film/MrAndMrsSmith2005 Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]'' (2005)
* ''Film/{{Babel}}'' (2006)
* ''Film/TheAssassinationOfJesseJamesByTheCowardRobertFord'' (2007)
* ''Film/BurnAfterReading'' (2008)
* ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'' (2008)
* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' (2009)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' (2010) (voice)
* ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'' (2011)
* ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'' (2011)
* ''Film/KillingThemSoftly'' (2012)
* ''Film/TheCounselor'' (2013)
* ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (2013)
* ''Film/WorldWarZ'' (2013)
* ''Film/{{Fury|2014}}'' (2014)
* ''Film/TheBigShort'' (2015)
* ''Film/{{Allied}}'' (2016)
* ''Film/WarMachine'' (2017)
* ''Film/Deadpool2'' (2018)
* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' (2019)[[note]]Oscar for Best Supporting Actor[[/note]]
* ''Film/AdAstra'' (2019)
* ''Film/TheLostCity'' (2022)
* ''Film/BulletTrain'' (2022)
* ''Film/{{Babylon|2022}}'' (2022)
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!!Tropes associated with this actor:

* ActorInspiredElement: He's well-known for coming up with details for his characters, whether they be major traits or small tics that many people would never even notice. The most famous example of this is Rusty Ryan from the ''Ocean's'' trilogy eating something in just about all of his scenes, which came after he ate a lot after a long day of working without lunch and decided that it would be a fun character trait for Rusty to have.
* BigEater: His characters are frequently shown casually eating during scenes. Taken to iconic levels in the Ocean's series, where it stemmed from his habit of squirreling away food on-set.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: The comic book ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' redesigned Captain America after Pitt's likeness.
* CreatorBacklash: He's made zero secret of how much he disliked ''The Devil's Own'', calling it the most irresponsible piece of filmmaking he's ever seen, not to mention his on-set clashes with Creator/HarrisonFord as well as the script changes, since he'd liked the original script and had signed on with the expectation that that was the one he'd end up filming.
* {{Hunk}}: He's been an international sex symbol for decades and a lot of his characters tend to reflect it. Just look at the page photo!
* LanternJawOfJustice: As Metro Man. Brad himself is also known for his square jaw.
* MiddleNameBasis: His full name is '''William''' Bradley Pitt, but he likely goes by Brad since there's already [[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder two]] [[UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheYounger notable]] [[UsefulNotes/TheMenOfDowningStreet William Pitts]].
* MrFanservice: Surprisingly, few of his roles play up his looks intentionally, but ''Thelma & Louise'' and ''Troy'' [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerate this trope]].
* JustForFun/OneOfUs: He was a HUGE King of the Hill fan, listed Boomhauer as his favorite character, would often do impressions of the character on sets, and said that if they ever made a live action King of the Hill movie, he wanted to play the character. Mike Judge read this, and wrote the episode and character Patch Boomhauer just for Pitt.
* ProducedByCastMember: He owns his own production company, Plan B Entertainment, and as such has produced most of his movies since the 2000s.
* ThoseTwoActors: With longtime friend Creator/GeorgeClooney. Together they've starred in the ''Ocean's'' trilogy and ''Burn After Reading.''
** He's worked with director Creator/DavidFincher three times in ''Se7en'', ''Fight Club'', and ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', and would've worked with him a fourth time for the ''World War Z'' sequel had it not been abruptly cancelled shortly before production was scheduled to start.
* UncreditedRole: He has a brief uncredited cameo in ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'', alongside Creator/MattDamon (as the movie is directed by their friend Creator/GeorgeClooney).
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