William Bradley "
Brad"
Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received four
Academy Award nominations and five
Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one Golden Globe. He has been described as one of the world's most attractive men, a label for which he has received substantial media attention. Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie
Thelma & Louise (1991). His first leading roles in big-budget productions came with
A River Runs Through It (1992),
Interview with the Vampire (1994), and
Legends of the Fall (1994). In 1995, he gave critically acclaimed performances in the crime thriller
Seven and the science fiction film
12 Monkeys, the latter earning him a
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination. Four years later, Pitt starred in the cult hit
Fight Club. He then starred in the major international hit
Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels,
Ocean's Twelve (2004) and
Ocean's Thirteen (2007). His greatest commercial successes have been
Troy (2004) and
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). Pitt received his second and third Academy Award nominations for his leading performances in
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and
Moneyball (2011). In addition, Pitt owns a production company,
Plan B Entertainment, whose productions include
The Departed (2006), which won the
Academy Award for Best Picture, and
Moneyball, which garnered a Best Picture nomination.
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