Brad Pitt is one of Hollywood's most enduring and bankable stars — an Academy Award-winning actor and producer whose career has spanned more than three decades and whose business ventures have made him one of the wealthiest figures in the entertainment industry. In 2025 and 2026 he is in active US news for three major stories: his relationship with jewelry executive Inés de Ramon, his ongoing $35 million Château Miraval legal battle with ex-wife Angelina Jolie, and his starring role in the Apple TV+ Formula 1 film F1.
Early Life
William Bradley Pitt was born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and grew up in Springfield, Missouri, in a conservative Southern Baptist household. His father, William Alvin Pitt, ran a trucking company, and his mother, Jane Etta Pitt (née Hillhouse), was a school counselor. He has two younger siblings, Doug and Julie. He attended Kickapoo High School in Springfield, where he was active in tennis, swimming, and debate, and participated in school musicals. He enrolled at the University of Missouri in 1982, majoring in journalism with a focus on advertising, but dropped out two weeks before graduation in 1985 to move to Los Angeles and pursue acting — a decision his conservative parents initially opposed.
Career
Pitt's early career included small television roles and uncredited film appearances before his breakout as J.D. in Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise (1991). He quickly became one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men, starring in A River Runs Through It (1992), Legends of the Fall (1994), Se7en (1995), 12 Monkeys (1995, first Oscar nomination), Fight Club (1999), Ocean's Eleven (2001) and its sequels, Troy (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005, where he met Angelina Jolie), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Moneyball (2011, Oscar nomination for Best Actor), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019, Oscar for Best Supporting Actor). He won his first Academy Award for producing 12 Years a Slave (2013) through his company Plan B Entertainment, which has produced numerous acclaimed films including The Departed, Moonlight, Selma, and Minari. His 2025 film F1, directed by Joseph Kosinski for Apple TV+, stars Pitt as Sonny Hayes — a former Formula One driver who comes out of retirement — and was produced with Lewis Hamilton. The film streams on Apple TV+ from December 12, 2025.
Château Miraval Lawsuit
Pitt's ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Angelina Jolie over their French winery Château Miraval has been one of the most closely watched celebrity legal disputes of the 2020s. The couple purchased the 1,200-acre estate in the Var region of France in 2008 for approximately $60 million, with Pitt holding a 60% stake and Jolie 40%. Following their 2016 separation, Jolie sold her stake to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler's Tenute del Mondo in 2021 for $67 million without Pitt's consent — a sale Pitt contends violated their agreement that neither would sell without the other's permission. Pitt has sued Jolie for $35 million in damages, arguing that the sale damaged the winery's brand and his investment. The legal battle has continued through 2026 and shows no sign of resolution.
Net Worth
As of 2026, Brad Pitt's estimated net worth is approximately $400 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His wealth comes from his acting fees (he has earned $20 million per film at peak), his Plan B Entertainment production company (which he sold a majority stake to French media group Mediawan in 2022 in a deal valuing the company at hundreds of millions), his Château Miraval winery, real estate holdings, and a reported $100 million payday linked to the F1 sequel deal.
Personal Life
Brad Pitt has been married twice: to actress Jennifer Aniston from 2000 to 2005, and to actress Angelina Jolie from 2014 to 2019 (separated 2016). With Jolie he has six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne. Since late 2022 he has been in a relationship with jewelry executive Inés de Ramon, who was previously married to actor Paul Wesley. De Ramon is a Swiss-born American jewelry executive at Vrai with an estimated net worth of $4 million. As of March 2026, the couple (Pitt 62, de Ramon 33) are reportedly living together full-time in a new home, and engagement rumors have circulated though no marriage has been confirmed.
Quick Facts
- Full Name: William Bradley Pitt
- Date of Birth: December 18, 1963
- Birthplace: Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 ft 11 in
- Net Worth: $400 Million (2026)
- Girlfriend: Inés de Ramon (since 2022)
- Best Known For: Fight Club, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, F1 (2025), Plan B Entertainment, Château Miraval
