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Celebrity Father Brad Pitt

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Celebrity Father Brad PittMalcolm Taylor/Getty Images

Biography:

Born in 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and grew up in Springfield, Missouri. Brad began work as an actor in small roles in films and in television shows including Growing Pains, Dallas and 21 Jump Street. His breakout role in film was a supporting actor in Thelma and Louise, and he subsequently became one of Hollywood's most popular leading men. His big budget films include Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Inglorious Basterds. He has a Golden Globe and two Academy Award nominations. He has been involved in many political, social and environmental issues.

Partners:

Children:

  • Adopted Jolie's son Maddox
  • Adopted Jolie's adopted daugher Zahara
  • Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, 2006
  • Adopted Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt in 2007
  • Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline, twins born 2008

Quotes about fatherhood:

You know, you can write a book, you can make a movie, you can draw, paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I've ever taken on. And, man, if I can get a burp out of that (baby), that little thing, I'll feel such a sense of accomplishment. - Today Show

This family is full of life. There are laughs, aggravations, irritations, but at the end of the day, it's fun. When life is really good, it's messy." - CNN

When I go down a path, I take it to the end. Then I take another one. I took the path of not having kids, now it's time for family. Children are a dominant value in my life now, and they weren't before. - CNN

When I started, I had this idea that the films I did defined me, and that my life would be interesting based on the characters I'd chosen. I don't feel that way anymore. I'm a father now. There are other things that are important to me. I was chasing something that wasn't fulfilling. - UBR, Inc.

{Having children is] a great mirror for yourself, for how you are, how you react. They make me a better person. It's the greatest thing I've ever taken on. I can't imagine my life without them. - Oprah Show quoted on ABCNews

The girls do no wrong. The boys I have to pull them up. We have the time out chair. I end up in it. - Oprah Show quoted on ABCNews

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