William Bradley Pitt was born on 18 December 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma USA, and is an actor considered by many to be one of the sexiest and most handsome men in the entertainment world, but also the winner of a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a multiple nominee for Academy Awards, which have also made a great impact on Pitt’s net worth.
So just how rich is Brad Pitt? Authoritative sources have estimated that Brad has a net worth of over $250 million, earned mostly through acting and film producing, during a career in the entertainment industry now spanning nearly 30 years.
Brad Pitt Net Worth $250 Million
Brad Pitt’s mother, Jane Etta Hillhouse, worked as a school counsellor, whereas his father, William Alvin Pitt, was the owner of a trucking company – he was raised a Southern Baptist (but is no longer religious) and attended Kickapoo High School after the family moved to Springfield, Missouri. He almost completed his degree in advertising and journalism at the University of Missouri, but within two weeks od graduating declined to do so, and instead took acting lessons in Los Angeles.
Subsequently, Brad began his career as well as net worth accumulation in 1987, with small roles in the films ‘No Way Out’ directed by Roger Donaldson, ‘No Man’s Land’ directed by Peter Werner and ‘Less Than Zero’ directed by Marek Kanievska. Moreover, he appeared in the episodes of the television series ‘Another World’ created by Irna Phillips, William J. Bell, ‘Growing Pains’ created by Neal Marlens, ‘Dallas’ by David Jacobs, ’21 Jump Street’ by Patrick Hasburgh, Stephen J. Cannell, which proved the basis for his net worth.
Pitt’s first leading role was landed in the American-Yugoslav drama film ‘Dark Side of the Sun’ directed by Božidar Nikolić. Until 1994, Brad appeared in a number of films, television films and series, but he did not received worldwide attention. However, Pitt’s popularity increased and his net worth have risen significantly since then. ‘Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles’ directed by Neil Jordan was the first step which brought Brad fame, and won him a MTV Movie Awards. ‘Legends of the Fall’ directed by Edward Zwick brought positive critics reviews, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. ‘Seven’ directed by David Fincher brought an MTV Movie Award, proving very popular with audiences as the box office grossed $327 million dollars. A Golden Globe Award and the nomination of Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actor Brad received for his role in the science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam ’12 Monkeys’, then David Flincher’s film ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ was worth thirteen Academy Nominations, and personally for Brad it brought three nominations, a Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for the Best Actor. Appearances in “Ocean’s Eleven”(2001), “Ocean’s Twelve”(2004) and Ocean’s Thirteen”(2007) all proved popular with the public, and ‘Inglourious Basterds'(2009) directed by Quentin Tarantino was also well received by critics and cinema goers as the box office grossed $321 million, and a further nomination for Brad Pitt. All those honours also helped add considerably to Brad Pitt’s net worth financially and in popularity with directors and audiences, in fact overall Brad has been nominated for almost 150 awards, and has won nearly 50.
Furthermore, Pitt added much to his net worth being a producer; his works include the films ‘God Grew Tired of Us’, ‘The Tehuacan Project’, ‘Year of the Dog’, ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’, ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ among other films.
In his personal life, Brad Pitt dated actresses Robin Givens, Jill Schoelen and Juliette Lewis, before marrying actress Jennifer Aniston in 2000 – the couple divorced after five years, since when Brad has been in a relationship with Angelina Jolie with whom he now has three children; they married in 2014, but Angelina sued for divorce in late 2016, although along the way they have also adopted three non-American children, whose futures will need to be decided.
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