Brad Pitt was born in Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. His mother's name is Jane. His father, Bill, worked in management at a trucking firm in Springfield. In high school Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the University of Missouri where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for "el Pollo Loco".

Actor filmography
(1990s) (1980s)

Ambrose Chapel (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Dark Side of the Sun, The (1997)
Devil's Own, The (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) 
Sleepers (1996)
Se7en (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995) 
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Favor, The (1994)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
True Romance (1993)
Kalifornia (1993)
Cool World (1992)
Johnny Suede (1992)
Contact (1992)
River Runs Through It, A (1992)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Across the Tracks (1991)
"Glory Days" (1990) TV Series
Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV)
Image, The (1990) (TV)
Cutting Class (1989)
Happy Together (1989/I)
Stoning in Fulham County, A (1988) (TV) 
Less Than Zero (1987) (uncredited)
No Man's Land (1987) (uncredited)