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William Bradley Pitt

         Brad Pitt has been actively involved in humanitarian aid, environmental advocacy, and social causes throughout his career.

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### The Jolie-Pitt Foundation

Co-founded with Angelina Jolie in 2006, the **Jolie-Pitt Foundation** was established to assist with global humanitarian crises.

* **Global Houmanitarian Grants:** The foundation donated millions to international organizations, including **Doctors Without Borders (MSF)**, **UNHCR** (the UN Refugee Agency), and **Global Action for Children**.
* **Disaster Relief:** It provided multi-million dollar grants to aid recovery efforts following natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

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### Make It Right Foundation

Founded by Pitt in 2007, the **Make It Right Foundation** aimed to build affordable, green, storm-resistant homes in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

* **Environmental Architecture:** Pitt collaborated with renowned architects to construct 109 LEED Platinum-certified eco-friendly homes designed to use minimal energy.
* **Complications and Settlement:** The housing project later faced severe legal and structural issues due to timber decay, water leaks, and construction defects. A class-action lawsuit filed by homeowners led to a **$20.5 million settlement** funded in part by environmental nonprofit Global Green in 2022 to repair the homes.

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### Human Rights & Poverty Alleviation

* **Not On Our Watch:** Pitt co-founded this organization alongside George Clooney, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Jerry Weintraub. The initiative raised awareness and millions of dollars to prevent mass atrocities and assist refugees, primarily in Darfur, Sudan.
* **The ONE Campaign & Make Poverty History:** Pitt served as a prominent spokesperson alongside Bono, advocating for increased U.S. government foreign aid for clean water, education, and disease control (HIV/AIDS and malaria) in developing nations.

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### Additional Causes Supported

* **Marriage Equality & Civil Rights:** Pitt was a prominent vocal supporter and donor against California’s Proposition 8, contributing funds to groups advocating for LGBTQ+ marriage equality.
* **Entertainment & Local Charities:** He regularly donates to local organizations such as **Care to Learn** (providing basic health and hygiene needs to Missouri schoolchildren) and the **Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF)**.

               William Bradley Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to William Alvin Pitt, the proprietor of a trucking company, and Jane Etta (née Hillhouse; 1940–2025), a school counselor. The family soon moved to Springfield, Missouri, where Pitt lived with his younger siblings, Doug Pitt  and Julie Neal Born into a conservative Christian household, he was raised as Southern Baptist and later “oscillate between agnosticism and atheism”.He later returned to a belief “that we’re all connected”.

Pitt attended Kickapoo High School, where he was a member of the golf, swimming, and tennis teams. He participated in the school’s Key and Forensics clubs, in school debates, and in musicals. Pitt enrolled at the University of Missouri in 1982, majoring in journalism with a focus on advertising. As graduation approached, Pitt did not feel ready to settle down. He loved films, and since films were not made in Missouri, he decided to go to where they were made. Two weeks before completing the coursework for a degree, Pitt left the university and moved to Los Angeles, where he took acting lessons and worked odd jobs.He has named Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, and Mickey Rourke as his early acting heroes.

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