Brad Pitt’s Biography

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1- Fill in the blanks with correct tense of the verbs in parenthesis

– simple present, simple past or present perfect:

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt (born December 18, 1963) __________(1 – be ) an American actor and film
producer. Pitt ___________________(2- receive) four Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe
Award nominations, winning one Golden Globe. He ____________________(3 – be described) as one of the
world's most attractive men, a label for which he has received substantial media attention.

Pitt first __________(4 - gain) recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise (1991).
His first leading roles in big-budget productions __________(5 - come) with A River Runs Through It (1992),
Interview with the Vampire (1994), and Legends of the Fall (1994). In 1995, he __________(6- give) critically
acclaimed performances in the crime thriller Seven and the science fiction film 12 Monkeys, the latter
earning him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination. Four years
later, Pitt __________(7 - star) in the cult hit Fight Club. He then starred in the major international hit
Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). His greatest
commercial successes ____________________(8 - be) Troy (2004) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). Pitt
__________(9- receive) his second and third Academy Award nominations for his leading performances in
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Moneyball (2011). In addition, Pitt __________(10 - own) a
production company, Plan B Entertainment, whose productions include The Departed (2006), which
__________(11 - win) the Academy Award for Best Picture, and Moneyball, which garnered a Best Picture
nomination.

Following a high-profile relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Pitt _______________(12 – be married)
to actress Jennifer Aniston for five years. Pitt __________(13 - live) with actress Angelina Jolie in a
relationship that ______________(14- attract) wide publicity. He and Jolie __________(15 - have) six
children—Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Since beginning his relationship with Jolie, he
________________(16 - become) increasingly involved in social issues both in the United States and
internationally.

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 2- Now watch the Mini Bio and answer the questions below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5rjFvXLHX181.

1. Where was Brad Pitt born?

2. When was he born? ( ) September 19, 1953 ( ) December 18, 1963 ( ) November 8th, 1973

3. Where did he grow up?

4. What was his father's name? ( ) Bill ( ) Phill ( ) Will

5. What was his mother's name?

6. When he left Missouri, where did he go to live? ( ) New York ( ) San Francisco ( ) Los Angeles

7. When did he act with Geena Davis for the first time? ( )1991 ( ) 1982 ( ) 1993

8. What's the name of the film where he acted with Tom Cruise?

( ) Legends of the Fall ( ) Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( ) Interview with the Vampire

9. When did they play it? ( ) 1992 ( ) 1994 ( ) 1996

10. What's the name of the thriller movie he played with Gwyneth Paltrow?

( ) 12 Monkeys ( ) Seven ( ) Fight Club

11. What magazine said Pitt was "the sexiest man alive"?

( ) People Magazine ( ) The Week Magazine ( ) Times Magazine

12. When was that? ( ) 1975 ( ) 1985 ( ) 1995

13. When did Pitt and Paltrow break up?

14. Where did he "spend 7 years" in one of his movies? ( ) Tibet ( ) Québec ( ) Bali

15. When did Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston marry?

16. What did they do in 2005?

17. What did Brad Pitt say he was missing in his life?

18. How many children did Jolie have when they met?

19. How many children did they adopt later?

20. When was their biological daughter born?

21. Next, what film did he play with George Clooney? ( ) 12 Monkeys ( ) Ocean´s 13 ( ) Troy

22. In 2008, Brad Pitt was called one of the most ______people.

( ) impressive ( ) influential ( ) amazing

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Answer Key
1- Fill in the blanks with correct tense of the verbs in parenthesis – simple
present, simple past or present perfect:

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt[1] (born December 18, 1963) is ( 1) an American actor and film producer. Pitt has
received ( 2) four Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one
Golden Globe. He has been described ( 3) as one of the world's most attractive men, a label for which he
has received substantial media attention.

Pitt first gained ( 4) recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise (1991). His first
leading roles in big-budget productions came ( 5) with A River Runs Through It (1992), Interview with the
Vampire (1994), and Legends of the Fall (1994). In 1995, he gave ( 6) critically acclaimed performances in
the crime thriller Seven and the science fiction film 12 Monkeys, the latter earning him a Golden Globe
Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination. Four years later, Pitt starred ( 7) in the
cult hit Fight Club. He then starred in the major international hit Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels,
Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). His greatest commercial successes have been ( 8) Troy
(2004) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). Pitt received ( 9) his second and third Academy Award nominations for
his leading performances in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Moneyball (2011). In addition,
Pitt owns ( 10) a production company, Plan B Entertainment, whose productions include The Departed
(2006), which won ( 11) the Academy Award for Best Picture, and Moneyball, which garnered a Best Picture
nomination.

Following a high-profile relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Pitt was married ( 12) to actress Jennifer
Aniston for five years. Pitt lives ( 13) with actress Angelina Jolie in a relationship that has attracted ( 14)
wide publicity. He and Jolie have ( 15) six children—Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. Since
beginning his relationship with Jolie, he has become increasingly involved in social issues both in the United
States and internationally.

2- Now watch the Mini Bio and answer the questions below:
1- Oklahoma 14- Tibet
2- December 18, 1963 15- 2000
3- Springfield, Missouri 16- Divorced
4- Bill 17- Kids
5- Jane 18- 1
6- Los Angeles 19- 2
7- 1991 20- 2006
8- Interview with the Vampire 21- Ocean’s 13
9- 1994 22- Influential
10- Seven
11- People Magazine
12- 1995
13- 1997

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