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Brad Pitt Plans To “Stop Acting At 50″
Fans may have thought (or hoped) he would go on starring in movies forever, but it could all be over for Brad Pitt’s movie career in just a few years.
The screen legend has revealed in a frank interview with Australia’s 60 Minutes that he already has his exit plan worked out. Not only that, but he and wife Angelina Jolie could even be contemplating increasing their brood of kids!
Asked how much longer he wanted to carry on behind the cameras, the 47-year-old was very precise in his responsethree years. Post 50, Pitt plans on being exclusively behind the cameras. He added that he has been seriously enjoying the producing side of movies, developing stories and helping to put pictures together. He says he particularly likes “getting stories to the plate that might otherwise have had a tougher time.”
However, he may not be quite ready to put paid to the idea of expanding the already large Jolie-Pitt family. He has said that he “just doesn’t know” whether he and his equally famous wife are done with six children. Apparently, even the inevitable resulting chaos and lack of sleep are fine by him right now.
Born in Oklahoma in 1963 and raised in Springfield, Missouri, Pitt has been starring in movies since he was 25, from Troy and Thelma and Louise to Fight Club, Babel and Se7en.
Before achieving stardom, he supported himself by driving strippers around in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while an employee of ‘El Pollo Loco’!
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Tagged actors, Brad Pitt, movie star, producer, retirement
Who’s Who: Javier Bardem And Jeffrey Dean Morgan
These two actors are easily mistaken for one another. This confusion is no doubt compounded by the fact that Jeffrey Dean Morgan delivered a believable Irish accent in P.S. I Love You (2007), making him appear as foreign-born as the Spaniard Javier Bardem. American film is blessed to have both of these talented actors grace the big screen so prominently in the 21st century after having begun their careers in the early 1990s.
JAVIER BARDEM
Birth Year: 1969
Birthplace:Spain
Heritage: Spanish
Spouse: Penelope Cruz
Children: Leo (with Penelope Cruz)
Side Talent: Painting and Rugby
Causes: The geo-politics of Africa
Started in: Spanish film
Usual genre: Drama
Breakout Role: The Ages of Lulu (1990)
Biggest Role: No Country for Old Men (2007)
Biggest on Screen Love Interests: Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2008) and Julia Roberts (Eat Pray Love, 2010)
Biggest Real Life Love Interest: Penelope Cruz (2006 to Present)
Biggest Award: Oscar for Supporting Character (No Country for Old Men 2007)
See Him Next In: An Untitled Terrence Malick Project (2012)
JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN
Birth Year: 1966
Birthplace:Seattle,WA
Heritage: Scottish
Significant Other: Hilary Burton
Children: Daniel (with Sherrie Rose) and Gus (with Hilary Burton)
Side Talent: Basketball and graphic art
Causes: Animal Rescue
Started in: American film
Usual genre: Comedy
Breakout Role: Uncaged (1991)
Biggest Role: Denny Duquette in Grey’s Anatomy
Biggest on Screen Love Interests: Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) and Hilary Swank (P.S. I Love You, 2007)
Biggest Real Life Love Interest: Mary Louise Parker (2006-2008)
Biggest Award: None yet
See Him Next In: The Courier (2011)
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Tagged actors, Javier Bardem, Jeffrey Dead Morgan, stars
Top 10 TV-to-Movie Crossover Actors
Do you remember these actors’ humble beginnings on weekly television?
1. Michelle Williams
This Dawson’s Creek teen went on to have a major role in Brokeback Mountain and now stars in a slew of top-notch Indie films.
2. Jennifer Aniston
Her Friends character even had a hairstyle named after her, but Aniston is now a major player in big-grossing comedies, thanks in large part to her role in the darker “The Good Girl.”
3. Tom Hanks
Hanks is such an iconic movie actor in movies like the Toy Story trilogy, that it’s hard to remember his humble beginnings as a transvestite on Bosom Buddies.
4. Claire Danes
Danes portrayed the definition of teenage angst in My So-Called Life, and then went on to play an angelic Beth Marsh in Little Women and the drop-dead gorgeous Juliet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
5. Katherine Heigl
We all hated to see Heigl leave Grey’s Anatomy, but her many romantic comedies have made her a regular on the big screen, starting with Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up.
6. Jason Segel
He’s still Marshall Eriksen of How I Met Your Mother, but he’s also an up-and-comer member of the Frat Pack. His first role was in Knocked Up along with the above-mentioned Heigl.
7. George Clooney
This heartthrob left ER at its peak, then went on to become a staple hunk in an incredibly wide variety of movie roles including his most recent: The American.
8. Will Smith
Smith admitted to having no acting experience when he began The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, but that hasn’t stopped him from saving us from aliens in Men in Black; robots in I, Robot; and villains in Hancock.
9. Robin Williams
Mork & Mindy premiered way back in 1978 but Williams is still a much-celebrated actor and comedian who still lands large roles like Teddy Roosevelt in Night at the Museum.
10. Amanda Seyfried
Seyfried still plays the daughter of polygamist Bill Henrickson in Big Love, but her minor role has afforded her the time to become a loveable “It girl” in Hollywood who made name for herself with Mamma Mia!.
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