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Actor, activist, dad: Brad Pitt's roles through the decades
Ever since his breakthrough in “Thelma & Louise,” nothing slowed the actor’s meteoric rise to stardom.
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WWII tank drama
BOVINGTON, DORSET - AUGUST 28: (L-R) Actor Logan Lerman, actor Brad Pitt and actor Jon Bernthal pose in front of a Sherman Tank during a photocall for the film 'Fury' at Bovington Tank Museum on August 28, 2014 in Bovington, England. Columbia Pictures celebrated the upcoming film Fury with the films stars, Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, and Jon Bernthal, as well as the films writer-director David Ayer, producer Bill Block, and costume designer Owen Thornton at Bovington Tank Museum today. Fury will be released on 24 October 2014 in the UK and 17 October 2014 in the United States. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sony)
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Activists
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: UN Special Envoy and actress Angelina Jolie and Actor Brad Pitt attend the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict at ExCel on June 13, 2014 in London, England. The four-day conference on sexual violence in war is hosted by Foreign Secretary William Hague and UN Special Envoy and actress Angelina Jolie. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)
— Eamonn M. Mccormack / Getty Images Europe
On the move
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt (R) and actress Angelina Jolie (2nd L) arrive with their children Knox (2nd R), Vivienne (3rd R) and Pax (L) at Haneda international airport in Tokyo July 28, 2013. Pitt flew into Japan on Sunday with Jolie and their children to attend promotional events of his movie \"World War Z\". REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
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Family bonding
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: Brad Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt, Pax Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the World Premiere of 'World War Z' at The Empire Cinema on June 2, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures International)
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Super couple
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 29: (L-R) Actor Brad Pitt (L) and actress Angelina Jolie arrive at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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White House visit
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 11: Actor Brad Pitt (R) is seen in the Oval Office of the White House after a meeting January 11, 2012 in Washington, DC. Angelina Jolie was in Washington to attend the premiere of her directorial debut \"In the Land of Blood and Honey\" at the Holocaust Museum. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
— Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images North America
iUS actor Brad Pitt (top, C) and young baseball players from the stricken area of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, pose for a photo during the Japan premiere of his latest film \"Moneyball' in Tokyo on November 9, 2011. The film will begin a nation-wide tour in Japan from November 11. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
— Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP
Family affair
Accompanied by their six children, US movie stars Brad Pitt and Angellina Jolie appear before photographers upon their arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on November 8, 2011. Brad Pitt is here for the Japan premiere of his last film 'Moneyball'. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Red-carpet ready
Cast member Brad Pitt (R) and actress Angelina Jolie (L) leave the festival palace after the screening of the film \"The Tree of Life\", by director Terrence Malick, in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Yves Herman (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
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'The Tree of Life'
epa02735925 An undated handout film stills provided by the Cannes Film Festival organisation on 16 May 2011 shows US actors Brad Pitt (R) and Jessica Chastain (L) in a scene of 'The Tree of Life'. The movie by US director Terrence Malick is presented in the Official Competition of the 64th Cannes Film Festival running from 11 to 22 May 2011, in Cannes, France. EPA/CANNES FILM FESTIVAL / HO HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
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Pitt's proxy
SAN DIEGO - JULY 22: (L-R) Actor Will Ferrell, cardboard cut-out of Brad Pitt and actress Tina Fey take a bow at the \"Megamind\" panel during Comic-Con 2010 at San Diego Convention Center on July 22, 2010 in San Diego, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Paramount)
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Goodwill ambassadors
UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie, left, and Brad Pitt, right, visit refugees in the village of Medjedja, near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad, 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of of Sarajevo, Monday, April 5, 2010. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited Bosnia on Monday, intending to spotlight the plight of 117,000 people who have not been able to return to their homes, even though the Bosnian war ended 15 years ago. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, Pool)
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Man of the people
epa01656325 US movie star Brad Pitt (C), with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) and House Democratic Whip James Clyburn (R), speaks to the news media in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting to promote New Orleans reconstruction in Washington, D.C., USA, 05 March 2009. The Obama administration announced it would commit another 438 million USD towards redeveloping Gulf Coast communities still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. EPA/SHAWN THEW
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Out with the kids
U.S. actor Brad Pitt, left, and Angelina Jolie, right in the background, and their children walk through Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. They arrived in Tokyo for the Japan premiere of the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. (AP Photos/Sankei Sports/Haruka Nakagawa) ** JAPAN OUT NO SALES CREDIT MANDATORY **
— Haruka Nakagawa / Sankei Sports
On the 'Case'
epa01610999 Studio handout photograph of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role nominee Brad Pitt in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'. The 81st Academy Awards nominations were announced 22 January 2009 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. The Academy Awards honor cinematic excellence in 24 categories. EPA/PARAMOUNT PICTURES EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Putting his money where his mouth is
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, Brad Pitt poses for a photograph in Kellogg Park, a technologically advanced playground in the Lower 9th Ward that uses solar energy to run its electronic wireless game system in New Orleans. The playground sits among homes being built through Pitt's Make It Right Foundation. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
— Alex Brandon / AP
That James boy
\"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\" delves into the private life and public exploits of America's most notorious outlaw. As the charismatic and unpredictable Jesse James (Brad Pitt) plans his next great robbery, he wages war on his enemies, who are trying to collect the reward money - and the glory - riding on his capture. But the greatest threat to his life may ultimately come from those he trusts the most.
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Casual stroll
MUMBAI, INDIA: US actors Angelina Jolie (L), daughter Zahara (2L), husband Brad Pitt (R), and son Maddox take a stroll on the seafront promenade in Mumbai, 12 November 2006. Jolie and Pitt are in Mumbai, India's financial hub, to shoot for her film \"A Mighty Heart\", based on the life of the slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in which Jolie portrays Marianne, the wife of Daniel Pearl. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Something to 'Babel' about
Actors Cate Blanchett (L) and Brad Pitt are shown in a scene from the drama film 'Babel' in this undated publicity photograph. 'Babel' received seven Golden Globe nominations, December 14, 2006, the most of any film this year, including best drama motion picture,and supporting actor nominations for two cast members, Brad Pitt and Adriana Barrazsa. The awards presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be telecast live on January 15, 2007 from Beverly Hills. NO SALES NO ARCHIVES REUTERS/Paramount Vantage Pictures/Handout (UNITED STATES)
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World travelers
Ho Chi Minh City, VIET NAM: Hollywood movie stars Brad Pitt (C) and his partner Angelina Jolie ride on a motorcycle on a busy street in downtown Ho Chi Minh city, 23 November 2006. The two are on a discret stay in the Vietnamese Southern economic hub after a surprise visit to Cambodia where Angelina Jolie pledged to set up a new conservation project. Jolie and Pitt flew to Southeast Asian countries for the filming of \"A Mighty Heart\" in Mumbai, India. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Chemistry lesson
Mr. and Mrs. Smith\" - A sexy, action-packed thrill ride about a bored married couple who discover that they are enemy assassins. John and Jane Smith are an ordinary suburban couple with an ordinary, lifeless suburban marriage. But each of them has a secret -- they are actually both legendary assassins working for competing organizations. When the truth comes out, John and Jane end up in each other's cross-hairs.
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Good deeds
SOWETA, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 5, 2004: Actor Brad Pitt visits with children from the Carl Sithole Center orphanage for AIDS infected and abused children November 5, 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Pitt traveled to South Africa November 2 - 9 on a trip organized by DATA, the advocacy goup formed by U2 frontman Bono to help fight AIDS, world debt and unfair trade rules. World AIDS Day is observed December 1. (Photo by J. Tayloe Emery/DATA via Getty Images)
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Rat Pack redux
A remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film that starred Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford, this version is also packed with A-list stars. The story is about a gangster named Danny Ocean (George Clooney; Sinatra in the original) who rounds up 10 associates to simultaneously rob $150 million from three major Las Vegas casinos (including the Bellagio and the Mirage) during a big boxing event on New Year's Eve.
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'Seven Year' itch
In the autumn of 1939, Heinrich Harrer, the famous Austrian mountaineer, and his countryman Peter Aufschnaiter, set out to climb Nanga Parbat, one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas. The self-centered Harrer, whose sole preoccupation was the achievement of fame and glory, would experience an emotional awakening on his fantastic journey that would take him form the heights of conquest to the depths of internment in a British prisoner-of-war camp, then from escape and a harrowing two-year trek through the Himalayas to the mysterious Tibetan city of Lhasa.
As a stranger in a strange land which few westerners have ever visited, Harrer was befriended by the young Dalai Lama, and was asked to tutor the religious leader in English, geography and the ways of the Western world. He would eventually spend seven years in Tibet, during a period of tremendous political upheaval in that country, graced with the friendship and the spiritual enlightenment of the young Dalai Lama. As the deep and abiding bond betw
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