Throughout his career, he was the embodiment of the American golden boy. Oscar winner for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2020), Brad Pitt turns 60, this Monday, December 18, 2023. Few actors can boast of having built such a filmography: since his debut at the end of the 1980s, the actor from Oklahoma has played for the greatest directors, including Martin Scorsese, Steve McQueen, Quentin Tarantino and the Cohen brothers, with global successes including Thelma and Louise (1991), Fight Club (1999), Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Troy (2004) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). Beyond the blockbusters, his aura as a darling of cinema, but also a sex symbol, also nourished herself from her private life, especially from her highly publicized romantic relationships. We could not produce this slideshow, available at the top of this article, without mentioning his marriage – and his divorce – with Angelina Jolie, the mother of his six children, whose life he shared for 12 years. His playing partner in Mr. and Mrs. Smith accused him of having assaulted her during an argument on a private jet in 2016.
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His “love at first sight” with Gwyneth Paltrow
Before marrying Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston. Rumors claimed that their divorce, finalized in 2005 after eight years of relationship, came after the actor’s affair with Angelina Jolie, during the filming of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. An infidelity denied by the person concerned. Despite their breakup, the two actors remained good friends. The star’s dating list also includes a two-year romance with Gwyneth Paltrow, who played his wife in the film. Seven in 1995. A huge “thunderbolt”she described in the podcast Call Her Daddy, on May 3, 2023. The couple got engaged without officially tying the knot. We can also cite his story with Jill Schoelen, in the late 1980s, on the set of the horror film Cutting Class, or even Juliette Lewis (“It’s probably the best relationship I’ve ever had,” said Brad Pitt in Vanity Fair on February 7, 2011), his acting partner in the films Too Young to Die (1990) and Kalifornia (1993).