Brad Pitt as a Role Model
Real Name: Brad Pitt Profile: Actor Birthdate: December 18, 1963 Birthplace: Shawnee, Oklahoma Childhood Home: Springfield, Missouri. Brad grew up in a solid, Midwestern church-going family. Brad was a choirboy. Family: Oldest of three children. Younger brother Doug, sister Julie. His dad, Bill, was a former manager of a trucking company. His mom, Jane was a high school counselor. Brief Profile of a Role Model: Brad started out as a heart-throb type as a shoe-in for the title of "Sexiest Man Alive." But he challenges his stud image because, as he puts it, "One, it's boring, two, it's stupid, three, it's death. Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen." Most defining event of his life: With $325 in his pocket, he drove out to California in an old Datsun to try to make a go in the film industry. As a Role Model: Brad listens to his "voice within." It told him to leave college early. It told him to try acting. It told him to let Gwyneth Paltrow free of thei...