Brad Pitt.

A huge fan of MTV’s Jackass 2000, Pitt asked the cast to join them. He appeared dressed in an ape outfit so as not to be recognized, which would have ruined the joke.

Among Pitt’s personal favorite movies are One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 1975, Fitzcarraldo 1982, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007.

For his role in Troy 2004, Pitt gained over 20 pounds of muscle.

Although Pitt gave the screenplay for Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005 to director Doug Liman, he initially did not want to appear in the film.

Pitt has stated his children are home-schooled so they can have more freedom in their education.

To prepare for his role in A River Runs Through It 1992, Pitt learned to fly-cast by practicing on top of Hollywood buildings, frequently hooking himself in the back of the head.

On January 7, 1999, a 19-year-old girl named Athena Rolando crawled through an open window into Pitt’s Hollywood home, dressed in his clothes, and stayed for 10 hours before the alarm went off. She was ordered to stay 100 yards away from Pitt for three years.

Pitt received weapons training from Hollywood gun coach Thell Reed, who has also trained actors including Val Kilmer, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Russell Crowe.

Pitt has appeared in nine films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, including 12 Years a Slave 2013 which won, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood 2019, and Moneyball 2011.

Pitt donated $100,000 to the Discovery Center, a children’s learning museum in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri.

Pitt holds a Single Engine Land pilot license.

After Brad Grey’s departure and his divorce from Jennifer Aniston, Pitt became the sole owner of Plan B Entertainment.

On July 18, 2001, Pitt sued Damiani International, the company that made the wedding ring for Jennifer Aniston. He claimed the ring was his exclusive design and the company was selling replicas suggesting endorsement.

Pitt paid $29 million in a divorce settlement to Jennifer Aniston.

Pitt was the third choice for the role of J.D. in Thelma & Louise 1991; first choice William Baldwin left for Backdraft.

In 1994 and 2000, Pitt was named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, the first man to win it twice.

In 2005, Pitt earned $4,500,000 for a Heineken commercial that aired during the Super Bowl.

Pitt was considered for the lead role in The Matrix 1999, which eventually went to Keanu Reeves.

In college, Pitt was a journalism major with an advertising focus.

After completing A River Runs Through It 1992, Pitt lived alone for three months in a small basement apartment in Amsterdam before returning to the US to film Kalifornia 1993.

Pitt’s first starring role in a feature film was The Dark Side of the Sun 1988, shot in pre-war Yugoslavia. Civil war caused much footage to be lost, but it was later found and returned. Pitt earned $1,523 per week for seven weeks playing a young American searching for a cure for a skin disease.

Pitt and actress Juliette Lewis began a relationship in 1989 when she was 16 and he was 26. They met on the set of Too Young to Die? 1990 and co-starred in Kalifornia 1993. The relationship lasted four years.

Pitt and Matt Damon appeared for free in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002 as a favor to George Clooney, who directed the film.

Pitt discussed playing Cable in Deadpool 2 2018 but couldn’t commit due to scheduling; the role went to Josh Brolin. He later appeared as the Vanisher.

Two of Pitt’s films, Thelma & Louise 1991 and 12 Years a Slave 2013, have been selected for the National Film Registry.

Pitt was originally cast in The Departed 2006 but dropped out, though he produced the film through Plan B.

In 1996, Pitt purchased a mansion in Southern California from actress Cassandra Peterson Elvira for $1.7 million. The house is filled with antiques and has a vampirish look.

Pitt was considered for the roles of Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow 1999 and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005, both played by Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.

Pitt has appeared in three films with seven in the title: Seven 1995, Seven Years in Tibet 1997, and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003, as well as three with twelve: 12 Monkeys 1995, Ocean’s Twelve 2004, and 12 Years a Slave 2013.

Pitt owns multiple houses in the trendy Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz, which is also home to actors like Scarlett Johansson and Chris Pine.

In the last episode of Jackass 2000, Pitt appeared after being kidnapped by the crew.

Pitt owns and plays Taylor Guitars.

Dianne Wiest is Pitt’s favorite actress.

Pitt graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri in 1982.

Pitt starred in a television commercial for the Toyota Altis that aired only in Asia, boosting the car’s popularity and helping Toyota achieve a 32% market share.

Pitt resides in multiple locations: Los Angeles, Malibu, Goleta in California; Benerville in France; and New Orleans, Louisiana.

In November 2005, Pitt visited Pakistan with Angelina Jolie to witness the aftermath of the Kashmir earthquake. In 2006, they visited a school in Haiti supported by Yéle Haïti.

Pitt was considered for the lead in Crimson Tide 1995, which ultimately went to Denzel Washington.