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William Bradley "Brad" Pitt was born on December 18, 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri to Jane Etta Pitt (née Hillhouse), a school counselor & William Alvin "Bill" Pitt, a truck company manager. At Kickapoo High School, Pitt was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. Pitt attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California. Before he became successful at acting, Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for El Pollo Loco.

Pitt's earliest credited roles were in television, starting on the daytime soap opera Another World (1964) before appearing in the recurring role of Randy on the legendary prime time soap opera Dallas (1978). Following a string of guest appearances on various television series through the 1980s, Pitt gained widespread attention with a small part in Thelma & Louise (1991), in which he played a sexy criminal who romanced and conned Geena Davis. This led to starring roles in badly received films such as Johnny Suede (1991) & Cool World (1992).

But Pitt's career hit an upswing with his casting in A River Runs Through It (1992), which cemented his status as an multi-layered actor as opposed to just a pretty face. Pitt's subsequent projects were as quirky and varied in tone as his performances, ranging from his unforgettably comic cameo as stoner roommate Floyd in True Romance (1993) to romantic roles in such visually lavish films as Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Legends of the Fall (1994), to an emotionally tortured detective in the horror-thriller Se7en (1995). His portrayal of frenetic oddball Jeffrey Goines in 12 Monkeys (1995) won him a Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

Pitt's portrayal of Achilles in the big-budget period drama Troy (2004) helped establish his appeal as an action star and was closely followed by a co-starring role in the stylish spy-versus-spy flick Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). It was on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith that Pitt, who married Jennifer Aniston in a highly publicized ceremony in 2000, met Angelina Jolie. Pitt left Aniston for Jolie in 2005, a break-up that continues to fuel tabloid stories years after its occurrence.

He continues to wildly vary his film choices, appearing in everything from high-concept popcorn flicks such as Megamind (2010) to adventurous critic-bait like Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Tree of Life (2011). He has received two Best Actor Oscar nominations, for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Moneyball (2011). In 2014, he starred in the war film Fury (2014), opposite Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, and Michael Peña.

Pitt and Jolie have 6 children, 3 adopted & 3 biological.

Mason Andrew Dye is an American actor known for his roles in Teen Wolf, Flowers in the Attic, and in season four of Stranger Things. Mason Dye was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He grew up in Ada, Oklahoma with older brother Preston and younger sister Taylor, who is known for being one half of the country duo Maddie & Tae.

Joe Cobb was born on 7 November 1916 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926), Good Cheer (1926) and The Buccaneers (1924). He died on 21 May 2002 in Santa Ana, California, USA.

Cece Whitney was born on 22 December 1929 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Bullet for a Badman (1964), Ben Casey (1961) and The Third Man (1959). She was married to Bernie Kopell and Jimmy Zito. She died on 5 October 2013 in Chatsworth, California, USA.

Christopher Robert (Rob) Bowen is an American actor and producer. Bowen was born in the small town of Shawnee, Oklahoma to Lorna Mae Rosamond, an order controller, and Robert Larry Bowen, a construction worker. Bowen grew up in Bethel, a remote part of town, on 10 acres of land with his parents and older sister Kimberly. Bowen began his acting career as a child doing musical plays at his hometowns' "Shawnee Little Theater". As a teenager, he left acting behind to pursue sports, but returned to acting after rediscovering his love for the craft while performing in his senior class play at Bethel High School. Bowen attended Shawnee High School in Oklahoma until his Junior year. After poor conduct and poor grades, his parents transferred him to a much smaller Bethel High School where he graduated from in 1991. Religion was a big part of his upbringing and he regularly attended both Baptist and Church of Christ churches.

After graduating high school, Bowen left Oklahoma and headed for Dallas, Texas where he quickly landed an agent and went to work. He booked several small projects before securing a single episode role on "Walker, Texas Ranger" starring Chuck Norris. After several years in Dallas, Bowen headed for Los Angeles to pursue his new founded career. Upon arriving in L.A., Bowen went straight to work on several projects including a role opposite of Melissa Joan Hart on the hit television show "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" in 1999. Shortly afterwards Bowen met his future wife and decided to start a family. He took a 10 year hiatus to raise his family before returning to the stage for the musical production of "Evita" in 2010. As a follow up in 2011, Bowen won the "Outstanding Male in a Supporting Role" for his stage performance as "Capt. Jack Ross" in the hard hitting play "A Few Good Men" at the High Street Arts Center in Moorpark, CA.

Bowen's most notable screen time can be seen as the bank manager forced to commit a crime with his family held hostage in the action flick from LionsGate: "Marauders" (2016). Bowen also plays an ex-military wanna-be hero named "Eric" opposite Jeffery Dean Morgan, in the LionsGate movie "Heist/Bus 657" (2015) which also stars Robert De Niro. In some other notable roles, Bowen has acted opposite Adrian Grenier in "Arsenal/Southern Fury" (2017), as well as Bruce Willis in the action/heist movie "Precious Cargo" (2016). Precious Cargo marks Bowen's second film with Bruce Willis, following a supporting role in the movie "Extraction" (2016) where Bowen plays a CIA agent named "Purvis". Behind the camera, Bowen has produced several projects and has several larger ones in development.

William Boyce was born on 5 April 1932 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Slime People (1963), Cafe Purgatory (1999) and The Nation's Health (1983). He died on 29 April 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Gordon Cooper was born on 6 March 1927 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Primus (1971), The Munsters Today (1988) and CHiPs (1977). He was married to Susan Theresa Taylor and Gertrude Bernice 'Trudy' Olson. He died on 4 October 2004 in Ventura, California, USA.

Born Donah June Polk in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Her mother moved her to California in 1928. Donah studied art thru high school and community college in Santa Monica, California. She began a career in the Film Industry in 1954, working as a film technician at Technicolor Film Laboratory. She then moved to MGM to become a Negative Film Cutter in 1966 and to Universal Studios in 1971. In 1976, Ms. Bassett founded Donah Bassett & Associates, a Negative Cutting company. She maintained offices at Technicolor, MGM, Consolidated Film Industries and Deluxe Laboratories, contracting with all the major film studios. Her career brought her to work with Film Directors and Cinematographers that were the cream of the film artists. Names like Coppola, Scorsese, Friedkin, Caleb Deschnel, Vittorio Storaro, and Steven Spielberg, just to name a few. Her passion for art and a career in film have prepared Donah for performing her best, on canvas.

Now a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, she has studied painting with Tom Haas, Joni Falk, Heidi Moran, Maxine Johnson and Jane Wingfield at local workshops associated with The Scottsdale Art School. Donah's paintings reflect her love of nature and light. She has shown her work in numerous exhibitions and Galleries in California and Arizona.

D'Angelo Lacy also known as Black Gatsby is an American songwriter, singer and actor.

Lacy discovered his love of music early in his childhood, while his love for performance came later in life.

As a competitive speech and debate student, Lacy won the 2004 NFL National Championship in Dramatic Interpretation and the 2005 TFA State Championship in Dramatic Interpretation. He was also named a 2005 Young Arts Winner in Theater.

After studying at UCLA's Theater, Film and Television program, Lacy left to pursue his dream of music. Under his stage persona Black Gatsby, the singer/songwriter has claimed a sonic landscape all his own, with a style that blends genres, bends gender and sexuality, and challenges the politics that define them all. He has collaborated extensively with musicians such as Twin Shadow, Justin Tranter, Moon Boots and various artists in multiple genres of music. His song 'Power' with Moon Boots was featured in a UNICEF campaign for women's rights.

The Hater is Lacy's first feature film.

Was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

His mother Linda, graduated high school with Brad Pitt's aunt Pat, and his aunt Sheryl graduated high school with Brad Pitt's dad, Bill.

Spent nine seasons with Oklahoma Shakespeare In The Park, performing in Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Love's Labor's Lost, Macbeth, Richard III, The Tempest and The Merry Wives Of Windsor.

Is an Aquarius.

Bud Thackery was born on 31 January 1903 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Crimson Ghost (1946), Women in War (1940) and Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963). He died on 15 July 1990 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Wilbur Swartz was born on 8 August 1913 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), The Night of the Strangler (1972) and Movin' On (1974). He died on 7 July 2011 in Waco, Texas, USA.

Christophe Murdock was born on 25 May 1978 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Breaker One Niner/the Herpees/Civic Minded Five/Jag Offs: Live at Music Dimensions 1/25/00 (2000), I Know What You Need (2005) and Skid (2015).

Darrien Gordon was born on 14 November 1970 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.

Brad Henry was born on 10 June 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He is married to Kimberly Blain. They have three children.

Zack Morris was born on 17 September 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor, known for Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher (2021).

Patrick Cobbs was born on 31 January 1983 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.

Karen Douglass was born on 5 July 1957 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. She is a publicist, known for For the Boys (1991) and Elvis: The Great Performances (1990).

James Edgin was born on 15 December 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Desperado (1978). He died on 20 June 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

Nick Cockrane was born on 24 July 1907 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Priorities on Parade (1942) and Here Comes Elmer (1943). He died in March 1976 in Mesa, Arizona, USA.

Bob Welch was born on 20 March 1959 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He is a producer, known for An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story (2006).

Woody Lindsey was born on 29 June 1980 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. Woody is a director and writer, known for Angel Trumpets, Devil Trombones (2009).

Carol Downer was born on 9 October 1933 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. Carol was married to Frank Downer and Earle Wallace Brown. Carol died on 13 January 2025 in Glendale, California, USA.

Max Lale was born on 31 August 1916 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He died on 22 April 2006 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

Chris Mcafee was born on 23 February 1987 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA.