Brad Pitt High School Pictures

Even with those wings, as a senior at Springfield, Mo.'s Kickapoo High School, Pitt (in 1982) "always had a lot of dates" and was named best dressed, said classmate Mark Swadley.

Brad Pitt was born in Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. His mother's name is Jane. His father, Bill, worked in management at a trucking firm in Springfield. In Kickapoo high school Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the University of Missouri where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for "el Pollo Loco".

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Brad Pitt high school pictures