10 facts about Brad Pitt, as short as a shot (11 photos)

Without a doubt, Brad Pitt is one of the most influential people in the film industry. His first success came after his role in Ridley Scott's Thelma and Louise. At that time, he was just a beginning actor, one of many, but somehow he caught the attention of the audience - and then interesting and major roles fell on him as if from a cornucopia.





Here are some interesting facts about this Hollywood actor. They do not pretend to fully describe his life and personality, but they will definitely add a couple of bright and memorable touches to the portrait.

1. He has a younger brother and sister



Brad Pitt has a younger brother and a younger sister. This is probably not known to everyone since they are not in the spotlight like Pitt himself. His brother Douglas Mitchell Pitt is a businessman who also runs the charity Care To Learn. And the youngest among the three is Julie Neil Pitt. She is married and has five children.

2. Famous TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres bought his house





Back in 2012, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi purchased Brad Pitt's Malibu home for $13 million. The home is located in the prestigious Carbon Beach area and has stunning views of the Pacific Ocean.

3. He enjoys producing films more than acting in them.



In an interview with Guy Ritchie, Brad Pitt said that today being a producer and creating good films is much more interesting and valuable for him than being an actor. And it's clear why: he owns the production company Plan B Entertainment, founded in 2001 together with Jennifer Aniston, Brad Gray and Kristin Hahn. Here are a few of their brainchildren: “Troy”, “The Departed”, “12 Years a Slave”.

4. He studied journalism



Before getting into acting, Brad Pitt studied journalism at the University of Missouri. However, he did not graduate - he left the university shortly before graduation. Now he believes that the decision was correct, since he felt that journalism was not his calling and he wanted to do something else. Fortunately, he managed to find his way in life.

5. He tried to learn Greek



It's no secret that Brad Pitt dated Jennifer Aniston back in 1998 and two years later they got married. While they were together, Pitt tried to learn Greek because Aniston's paternal relatives were from Greece. However, in the end he gave up on this idea and stopped taking lessons, so now English is the only language he speaks.

6. He was banned from entering China



In 1997, Brad Pitt played the lead role in the film Seven Years in Tibet. The film was criticized by the Chinese authorities due to its positive image of the Dalai Lama, and as a result, the film's director Jean-Jacques Annaud and actors Brad Pitt and David Thewlis were banned from entering China. This ban was lifted only in 2016 after the release of Robert Zemeckis' film Allied, which was financed by the Chinese company Huahua Media.

7. He knows how to fly a plane



Brad Pitt can fly single-engine airplanes. His ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, has a pilot's license and is quite experienced in flying. And she was so passionate about it that she persuaded Pitt to also get a pilot's license.

8. He took part in a reality prank show



Brad Pitt appeared in two episodes of the comedy reality show Jackass, which aired on MTV from 2000 to 2002. It was extremely popular, ten more films were made after the series, and now they are thinking about a reboot. Now, Jackass had a lot of celebrity guest appearances, but Brad Pitt was probably the biggest star. For one of the pranks, he was dressed as a monkey, and no one knew it was him. And in another episode there was a prank involving the kidnapping of Pitt. Participants in the show later recalled that he had a lot of fun, was eager to fight and was generally “for any kind of kipish.”

9. At school he played a lot of sports



Brad Pitt attended Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri. He joined the school's tennis, golf and swimming teams, and excelled in all three sports. Later he also played basketball.

10. Jolie and Pitt's children can't Google their parents



After their divorce, Jolie and Pitt blocked their names on all gadgets that were available to their children, so as not to aggravate stress and not to give their children unnecessary information (both true and false). So they are trying to raise them in a more stable environment and make them at least a little safer.