Brad Pitt Success Story

Childhood

‘William Bradley' Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 at Shawnee, Oklahoma. He attended Kickapoo High School where he actively participated in debates, musicals and sports like tennis, golf and swimming. After completing high school, he joined the University of Missouri in 1982. But instead of completing his degree he decided to move to Los Angeles to try his luck in the film industry. He reached Los Angeles and enrolled to learn acting from acting coach Roy London and did odd jobs to support himself. He entered in to the film industry in the year 1987 with films like ‘Less Than Zero’, ‘No Way Out’ and ‘No Man’s Land’ but was not given any title credits for his role.

Beginning

At the same time in 1987 he got to appear in short roles in television serials like ‘Another World’, ‘Growing Pains’ and ’21 Jump Street’. In 1988, he got the lead role in the film ‘The Dark Side of the Sun’ but unfortunately that film was shelved only to be released in the year 1997. His next film ‘Happy Together’ also never saw the light of the day. 

But Pitt struggled hard to achieve his break in the film industry. His next film ‘Cutting Class’ was his first film to reach the theatres but it turned out to be a failure. His first successful role was in the film ‘Thelma & Louise’ (1991) in which he played a supporting role.

Career

Next he did critically acclaimed films like ‘A River Runs through It’, ‘Cool World’, ‘Kalifornia’ and ‘True Romance’ which showed his versatile acting capabilities. In 1995, he got the biggest break of his career with the film ‘Seven’ in which he played a detective. This film grossed more than $310 million and made him an overnight star in Hollywood. Next he starred in the movie ’12 Monkeys’ for which he received a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and his first Academy Award nomination.