Brad Pitt is an American film actor. The award-winning actor of Hollywood is also a producer and is one of the most famous actors in the world. He is also the highest-paid entertainers and has been nominated for several Academy Awards
Net Worth
Brad Pitt has a net worth of $300 million. The actor is super rich and successful and has earned his assets from his super successful acting career. He is also a part of several endorsements and receives money yearly for endorsing these products.
Brad earned $6,000 for his role in Thelma & Louise. After two years later he earned $500,000 for another movie. His paycheck for the movie Sleepers was around $10 million.
As a film producer, Brad has earned millions and that is more than the money he has earned through his film career.
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Early Life
Brad Pitt’s real name is William Bradley Pitt. He was born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Brad has two younger siblings and they were raised in Springfield Missouri. He studied at the University of Missouri and majored in journalism. He got interested in acting during college time and moved to Los Angeles.
Success
He appeared as a supporting character in the film called Hunk. Brad appeared in several minor roles but gained popularity for a supporting role in Thelma and Louise. He signed his leading role with the1992 film A River Runs Through It. He was praised for his performance in the super successful crime drama Seven. He also received a Golden Globe award for the movie.
Other important films that made him famous include:
- Oceans Eleven
- Troy
- Babel
- and Mrs. Smith
- Fight Club
- World War Z
- Moneyball
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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Personal Life
Brad was married to actress Jennifer Aniston and was well settled with her until he met Angelina Jolie. The couple got married in 2000 and got divorced in 2005. There are strong rumors and speculations that the couple broke up after Brad was involved in an extramarital affair with Angelina Jolie who was her co-star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Angelina and Brad stayed in a relationship for a decade and finally got married in 2014. They separated in 2016 and got a divorce in 2019.
Pitt and Jolie have six children. The couple has adopted children and some of them are also their own children. Jolie gave birth to daughter Shiloh, and this is when the couple sold the photo rights to People Magazine. It is rumored that the photo rights amounted to around $4.1 million. They also sold the rights to the Hello! magazine for $3.5 million. Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins named Knox and Vivienne and sold the rights to People and Hello! for $15 million. This is the record for most-expensive celebrity photographs and no other celebrity has ever received such a hefty amount for releasing their family photos.
