Here’s the Lowdown On the Hunkiest Man in Hollywood, Brad Pitt

On-Screen Snacks

If you have paid relatively close attention to any of Brad Pitt’s films, you'll quickly notice an interesting pattern. Pitt is often seen snacking on-screen and it’s not necessarily written into the script! It's most apparent when you watch him as Rusty Ryan in the Ocean's Eleven franchise; unless he's executing a highly elaborate heist, the man is either holding a piece o food or eating it.

 

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As an actor, Pitt makes the “choice” to eat on-screen, perhaps as a way to calm his nerves or to add another level of humanity to his characters. Either way, having a snack or two on camera has become Pitt’s signature move.

A Blue Collar Background

Our dear Mr. Pitt came from a pretty average background. No established Hollywood connections or preferential treatment (other than the kind that comes with nearly-obscene good looks, but that can't be helped, really.) Tenacity, humility, and hard work will get you far in life and Brad Pitt has probably seen these values in action throughout his life.

 

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It’s probably because his family instilled those values in him. His mother was a high school counselor and his father owned a trucking company. Both his mother and his father also knew the importance of setting goals, working hard, and not getting too comfortable when you succeed.