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Brad Pitt is an award-winning film actor and producer born in 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Missouri, but moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting just two weeks shy of earning his degree. His breakout role as a young thief who seduces Geena Davis’ character in Thelma & Louise made him an overnight celebrity. He has starred in such films as Interview with the Vampire, Seven, Inglourious Basterds, and Moneyball, among many others. He co-founded the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, a charitable organization that aids various global humanitarian causes.

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2 Mar, 2014

Wins Oscar

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Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas win the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2013 for 12 Years a Slave. Will Smith presents the award. McQueen:

Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live. This is the most important legacy of Solomon Northup. I dedicate this award to all the people who have endured slavery and the 21 million people who still suffer slavery today.

12 Years a Slave Wins Best Picture: 2014 Oscars