15 Facts About Brad Pitt
#14 Kind Hearted
When Katrina struck, many people were left without a roof under their heads. Brad, however, could not leave things this way. He donated 5 million dollars to build houses for people who had lost theirs. He surely has a caring and kind heart...
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Brad's Ancestry
You know how people say that the most beautiful children come from mixed marriages? Well this turns out to be true as Brad Pitt is of Irish, German, Scottish and Native American descent and he sure ain't ugly...
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Kind Hearted
When Katrina struck, many people were left without a roof under their heads. Brad, however, could not leave things this way. He donated 5 million dollars to build houses for people who had lost theirs. He surely has a caring and kind heart...
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Brad's First Job
Brad was not always a millionaire Hollywood celebrity. When he was younger, his work involved dancing in a chicken suit to draw in customers at an El Pollo Loco restaurant. At least he now has a funny story to tell...
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Brad's Private Plane
Brad has a Single Engine Land pilot license. He joins "the club" of other Hollywood celebrities who are also pilots - Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis and many others... Stars belong to the sky...
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Welcome to Jackass
Brad Pitt is a huge fan of Jackass. He wanted to participate in one of their episodes. And he did... Pitt shocked many viewers of the show by appearing dressed in a full ape costume, go-carting down the streets of Los Angeles. It is nice to know that even a high caliber celebrity like Brad Pitt can be funny and childish at times...
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Blind Date
Brad and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston met on a blind date. It was their agent that arranged the date. It must have been really awkward at first...
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Pitt-Bull
Brad's high school nickname was Brad the "Pitt-bull." A fun fact is that he actually owns a Pitt-bull that according to The Sun, recently attacked the famous Johnny Depp. “He’s not small. Around 175lbs of dog was hurled at me, which felt like about 300lbs. I shouted for help and luckily someone came to take that beast off me.”
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Oh, The Irony
Brad tore his Achilles tendon during the production of Troy. There is a lot of irony in that, as the character he plays is called Achilles, and in the Greek mythology his only weak spot is his Achilles' heel. Oh, the irony...
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Brad and Jennifer
Brad and Jennifer spent 1 million dollars for their wedding. Shame that their marriage did not work out though... such a huge waste of money it was...
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The Chosen One
Brad was considered for the role of Neo in The Matrix. It is strange to think how the movie would have looked like if he was Neo, but it might have worked... Who knows...
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High School Life
In his high school, Brad was a member of the golf, tennis, and swim teams. He surely did not waste his time playing FarmVille...
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University Degree
Brad studied journalism in the University of Missouri School of Journalism. However, he dropped out near the end of his degree as he did not want to be like the rest of his classmates - looking for a job or getting married.
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Banned From China
Brad got banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet. The films tells the story of an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet. Well who knew that Chinese people were so sensitive... Brad didn't for sure...
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Extreme Fans
When she was 19, Athena Rolando broke into Brad's house, put on his clothes and stayed there for 10 hours until caught. Well... being one of the biggest Hollywood celebrities has its price - in Brad's case, it's crazy stalkers...
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Work As a Model...
Brad Pitt admits that he posed for a campus calendar in college. However, when asked if it was a naked one, he did not say anything...
