Here's how movie star and Oscar-winning producer Brad Pitt rose to fame

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Brad Pitt arrived in Hollywood nearly two decades ago. Today, he's one of the most recognizable faces in the world.

While looks may have nabbed him some early roles, it took great ambition, talent, and the ability to swivel between acting and producing to create a career that could stand the test of time.

Pitt has starred in many of the most enduring and beloved movies in entertainment history, including "Thelma and Louise," "Interview with the Vampire," "Moneyball," "A River Runs Through It," and "Ocean's Eleven."

As with any Hollywood heart throb, Pitt's personal life has sold a great number of magazines. He has been attached to some of the biggest actresses in the entertainment business, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Jennifer Aniston, and soon-to-be-ex-wife Angelina Jolie.

Here's how this Missouri kid found his way to Hollywood and rose to fame:

Brad Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on December 18, 1963 and grew up in Springfield, Missouri. He was the eldest of three children in a conservative household of parents, truck company owner Bill Pitt and family counselor Jane Pitt.

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Just two credits shy of a journalism degree at the University of Missouri, Pitt gave in to his love of films and set off for Los Angeles in the late-1980s.

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In LA, Pitt worked as a limousine driver for a few months, while taking acting classes. Within seven months, he found an agent and began booking acting work, including the soap opera “Another World"in 1987, and “Growing Pains” in 1987 and 1989 (in two different roles).

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