Brad Pitt Net Worth

Brad Pitt Net Worth

Brad Pitt is an American actor and film producer. He is quite famous and has received multiple awards. Pitt is a very powerful and influential man in Hollywood. He has been working since 1987. The 57-year-old actor has given phenomenal performances in his acting career. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award for his acting. Various media outlets called him World’s attractive man for many years. Pitt has fans all over the world and they would give anything to get a peek into the actor’s life. For this reason, Pitt’s personal life is the subject of wide publicity. His production company Plan B Entertainment has produced films like Troy, The Departed, Kickass, and more. Brad Pitt Net Worth in May, 2024 is $400 million. He is considered to be one of the richest actors in the world.

Early Life

Pitt was born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. His father was a proprietor of a trucking company. Pitt’s mother was a school counselor. He has 2 younger siblings named Douglas Mitchell and Julie Neal. He was raised in Springfield, Missouri.

As a child, Pitt was interested in sports. He liked playing golf and Tennis. He was a part of the swimming team in his school, Kickapoo High School. Pitt also participated in school debates and musicals. After graduating from high school, he got admission in the University of Missouri. Initially, he wanted to graduate with a degree in journalism. His approach towards life changed afterward. He left the university just a few weeks before his graduation. Hence, he didn’t complete his course work and decided that he wanted to do films. After realizing that his dream of getting into the films can’t be fulfilled in Missouri, Pitt eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he attended acting classes and worked odd jobs.

Career

Pitt took acting lessons from coach Roy London. His career officially began in 1987. He worked in films like No Way Out, No Man’s Land, and Less than Zero in the beginning. He has also worked in television. In May 1987, Pitt debuted in NBC soap opera Another World. In the same year, he gave a guest appearance in the Tv shows i.e., Trial and Error and Growing pains. Pitt was noticed for his work in these projects and eventually 1988, he got his first leading role in the film The Dark Side of the Sun. However, due to unfortunate circumstances, the film was not released until 1997. A year later, Pitt appeared in a supporting role in the films Happy together and Cutting Class. These were his first films to reach the theaters.

Pitt’s breakthrough came with the film A River Runs Through it. Critics and masses appreciated his performance and he received an Academy Award for it. In 1995, Pitt starred in the movie Seven. The film was a success at the box office and therefore grossed $327 million. Pitt has been unstoppable ever since. He has worked in movies like Ocean’s Eleven, Babel, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Fight Club, World War Z, Moneyball, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Awards

1. Academy Awards

• Best Supporting Actor for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2020)
• Best Picture (as a producer) for “12 Years a Slave” (2014)

2 .Golden Globe Awards

• Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2009)
• Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2020)

3 .Screen Actors Guild Awards

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2020)
• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for “Inglourious Basterds” (2010)

4 .BAFTA Awards

• Best Actor for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2009)
• Best Film (as a producer) for “12 Years a Slave” (2014)

5 .People’s Choice Awards

• Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor (2012, 2013, 2015)

6 .Emmy Awards

• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in “Friends” (2002)

7 .Venice Film Festival

• Volpi Cup for Best Actor for “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” (2007)

8 .Cannes Film Festival

• Best Actor for “The Tree of Life” (2011)

Plan B Entertainment

Pitt has his own production company. In 2011 he launched Plan B Entertainment with his wife at the time, Jennifer Aniston. However, after his divorce, he bought the company from Aniston. Plan B has produced successful movies including Troy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Departed, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Eat Pray Love, Moneyball, World War Z, Kick-Ass, 12 Years a Slave, and Ad Astra.

Relationships

At the beginning of his career, Pitt was involved with several of his co-stars including Robin Givens, Jill Schoelen, and Juliette Lewis at different points in time. He dated his “Seven” co-star Gwyneth Paltrow from 1994-97. Their couple became quite famous and was much publicized.

After his break-up with Gwyneth, Pitt started dating Jennifer Aniston in 1998. He married her in a private ceremony in 2000. The couple stayed together for almost 5 years. In 2005 brad pitt wife decided to part ways and accordingly Aniston filed for divorce.

Pitt became romantically involved with his co-star of Mr. and Mrs. Smith later in 2005. Angelina Jolie became pregnant with Pitt’s child in 2006. The couple became engaged in 2012 after being together for 7 years, they married on August 23, 2014. In 2016, Jolie filed for divorce and their divorce was finalized on April 12, 2019. brad pitt kids are 6.

Philanthropy

Pitt believes in giving back to the community and therefore has tried to help needy people throughout his career and has donated generously to One Campaign, Make It Right Foundation, and global humanitarian aid fund. Pitt also established the Jolie-Pitt Foundation with his ex-partner Angelina. He and Jolie donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders. His foundation has donated tens of millions of dollars to charity. Pitt also donated 40 orthopedic beds worth $100,000 to an Islamabad hospital.

Earnings

In the beginning of Brad Pitt movies net worth, Pitt received $6000 for his work in the movie Thelma & Lousie. Later he received $500,000 for California. He received a whopping $4 million for his movie Seven. In 1996, he earned $10 million for Sleepers. Pitt’s salary continued increasing with each of his films. The success of his films made him the biggest star in Hollywood. Pitt earned as high as $30 million from his film Ocean’s Eleven. Besides this, Pitt has earned millions from his production company B Entertainment.

Brad Pitt is about to touch his sixties in a few years but has not stopped working. Looking at his success, it seems like Brad Pitt Net Worth is only on the rise. 

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