William Bradley Pitt is the oldest of three children. He was born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. His mother was a school counselor and his father worked as an executive at a trucking firm.
The family moved to Springfield, Missouri, where Brad attended Kickapoo High School.

William Bradley Pitt is the first child of Jane, a guidance counselor, and Bill, a trucking company manager. Though Brad is born in Shawnee, Oklahoma,the family later moves to Springfield, Missouri, where the Pitt family growsto include brother Doug and sister Julie. In Springfield Brad also worked for Colonel Day's Levi Emporium as a salesman.