Brad Pitt in the realm of Hollywood movies is cited as one of the most attractive men according to the internationally acclaimed celebrity magazines and has also been regarded as one of the most famous Hollywood A-listers. Being a person of highest stature his each and every activity has always been under the close watch of the media. This was the chief reason why the former marriage of Brad Pitt with Jennifer Aniston and also the present relationship with Anjelina Jolie have been widely covered by the international press and media. Even all of his four children, one biological, have also received the maximum coverage. It has also been found, that since the relation with Anjelina Jolie, Brad Pitt has become increasingly involved is various forms of social issues, both in the domestic and international sectors. While his notable contribution in the Hurricane Katrina ravaged-New Orleans has been widely acclaimed, his role and involvement in the eradication of impoverishment in the poverty-stricken third world is also commendable. However, it should always be rememberd that from his childhod Brad Pitt was raised as a Baptist by his family. As part of his educational life, Brad Pitt attended the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he used to be a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. It was during these years that his interest in the career of acting grew exceedingly. But it should be cited tat during this period from the appearance in the first sitcom Head Of The Class to No Man's Land of Charlie Sheen and Cutting Class, the success of Brad Pitt had been moderate. The same trend was repeated in the lates80's and early 90's. in the year 1991 he starred as Joe Maloney in Across the Tracks in which he portrayed a high school runner with a difficult criminal brother played by Ricky Schroder. However, Brad Pitt attracted broader public attention form a supporting role in Thelma & Louise where he casted a small time criminal drifter in a love scene with Geena Davis. It was his performance in the role of vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac in the movie adaptation of the novel Interview With The Vampire of Anne Rice. Brad Pitt was in the role of the eighteenth century vampire where he acted with the eleven-year old Kirsten Dunst, along with Tom Cruise, Christian Slater and Antonio Banderas. This huge success was followed by his acting in Legends of the Fall and Se7en. In the movie Se7en Brad Pitt starred as the police detective david Mills with Morgan Freeman, specially deployed to hunt for a serial killer played by Kevin Spacey. Again, in 1995 Brad Pitt was nominated for an Academy Award as the best supporting actor for his portrayal of the role of Jeffrey Goines in the movie Twelve Monkeys wehre his co-actor was Bruce Willis. It is from this time his triumph has been ceaseless, that has ben witnessed in his numerous films including Ocean's Twelve and the epic Troy, based on the Illiad, in which he portrayed in the role of the legendary hero Achilles.

In the year 2007, Brad Pitt was listed among the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He was listed among the internationally acclaimed artists and entertainers, and was credited using "his star power to look at places and stories that cameras don't usually catch". Apart from this Pitt, as part of his drive for social causes, is behind Not On Our Watch, an organization that centralizes its attention and resources to put an end to mass atrocities, for instance, in Darfur. In this project he is joined by George Clooney, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Jerry Weintraub.