What is Brad Pitt's real first name?

William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He has received multiple awards and nominations including an Academy Award as producer under his own company Plan B Entertainment, starred in the cult film "Fight Club" (1999),"Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve" (2004) and "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007).

His greatest commercial successes have been "Troy" (2004), "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005), and "World War Z"(2013). Pitt received his second and third Academy Award nominations for his leading performances in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) and "Moneyball" (2011). He produced "The Departed" (2006) and "12 Years a Slave" (2013), both of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

He first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie "Thelma & Louise"(1991). His first leading roles in big-budget productions came with the drama films "A River Runs Through It" (1992) and "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and horror film "Interview with the Vampire" (1994). He gave critically acclaimed performances in the crime thriller "Seven" and  "12 Monkeys"(both 1995), the latter earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor

Pitt has been married to actress Jennifer Aniston(1998-2005) and actress Angelina Jolie(2014-2016). He had 3 children with Jolie along with adopting 3 others.