Brad Pitt

Following his graduation from high school, Pitt enrolled in the University of Missouri in 1982, majoring in journalism with a focus on advertising. Age: 18

His acting career began in 1987, with uncredited parts in the films No Way Out (1987), No Man's Land (1987) and Less than Zero (1987). Age: 23

He made his television debut in a two-episode role on the NBC soap opera Another World. Age: 23

He appeared in four episodes of the CBS primetime series Dallas. Age: 23

Pitt had a guest appearance on the CBS sitcom Trial and Error. Age: 24

Pitt made a guest appearance on the Fox police drama 21 Jump Street. Age: 24

He appeared in the ABC sitcom Growing Pains. Age: 25

Pitt took on the role of Paul Maclean in the 1992 biographical film A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford. His portrayal of the character was described by People's Janet Mock as a career-making performance, proving that Pitt could be more than a "cowboy-hatted hunk." Age: 28

In 1993, Pitt reunited with Juliette Lewis for the road film Kalifornia. He played Early Grayce, a serial killer and the abusive husband of Lewis' character, in a performance described by Peter Travers of Rolling Stone as "outstanding, all boyish charm and then a snort that exudes pure menace." Age: 29

Pitt portrayed the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac in the horror film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, based on Anne Rice's 1976 novel of the same name. He was part of an ensemble cast that included Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, and Antonio Banderas. Age: 30

Pitt starred alongside Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kevin Spacey in the crime thriller Seven, playing a detective on the trail of a serial killer who preys on people he considers guilty of the Seven Deadly Sins. Age: 31

He led as Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer in the Jean-Jacques Annaud film Seven Years in Tibet. Pitt trained for months for the role, which demanded significant mountain climbing and trekking practice. Age: 33

Pitt portrayed Tyler Durden in Fight Club, a film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same name, directed by David Fincher. Age: 35

In 2000, he co-authored an architectural book on the Blacker House with the architects Thomas A. Heinz and Randell Makinson. Age: 36

Pitt co-founded the production company Plan B Entertainment. Age: 37

On November 22, 2001, Pitt made a guest appearance in Friends, playing a man with a grudge against Rachel Green, played by Jennifer Aniston, to whom Pitt was married at the time. For this performance he was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Age: 37

Pitt played Rusty Ryan in the heist film Ocean's Eleven, a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack original. He joined an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, and Julia Roberts. Age: 37

Pitt had two major film roles in 2004, starring as Achilles in Troy, and reprising his role, Rusty Ryan, in the sequel Ocean's Twelve. Age: 40

In 2006, he founded the Make It Right Foundation, organizing housing professionals in New Orleans to finance and construct 150 sustainable, affordable new houses in New Orleans's Ninth Ward following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Age: 42

Reprising his role as Rusty Ryan in a third picture, Pitt starred in 2007's Ocean's Thirteen. Age: 43

"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford", adapted from Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name was directed by Andrew Dominik and produced by Pitt's company Plan B Entertainment. Age: 43

Inglourious Basterds premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Age: 45

Pitt produced and appeared in Terrence Malick's experimental drama The Tree of Life, co-starring Sean Penn, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Age: 47

Moneyball received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Pitt. Age: 47

Pitt starred in World War Z, a thriller about a zombie apocalypse. Age: 49

He produced, and played a small role in, 12 Years a Slave, a historical drama based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup. Age: 49

Pitt starred in Fury. Fury proved to be a commercial and critical success; it grossed more than $211 million worldwide and received highly positive reviews from critics. Age: 50

He produced The Big Short and also co-starred alongside Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Gosling. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, earning Pitt his third Academy Award nomination as producer. Age: 51

In 2016, Pitt starred in Robert Zemeckis's romantic thriller Allied. Age: 52

Pitt played a recurring role as a weatherman on the late-night talk show The Jim Jefferies Show throughout 2017. Age: 53

Pitt starred as Cliff Booth, a stunt double, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, reuniting with DiCaprio after The Departed, which Pitt produced and DiCaprio starred in. Age: 55

For his performance in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, he received awards for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Age: 56

On April 25, 2020 Pitt portrayed Dr. Anthony Fauci in the cold open on Saturday Night Live earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination. Age: 56

In 2021, Pitt entered the recording business by creating a company with French record producer Damien Quintard. Set in Pitt's Chateau Miraval in South of France, Miraval Studios will re-open in 2022 after two decades of inactivity. Age: 57

Pitt starred in Bullet Train and Babylon. Age: 58

Nine of his sculptures were exhibited together with works by musician Nick Cave and artist Thomas Houseago at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland in 2022–2023. Age: 58