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84th Annual Academy Awards

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Did Brad Pitt Really Live in Geneva, IL?

The answer is "nah." Windy City Live mentions that the Academy Award nominee lived in Geneva from 1968 to 1973, but sadly, it ain't so.

Holy smokes! Brad Pitt lived in Geneva? Inquiring minds wanted to know whether it was true after Windy City Live said on its 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, show that the Academy Award nominee for best actor lived in sleepy, enchanting, Geneva, IL, from 1968 to 1972. That did seem plausible, based on Pitt's bio. According to Wikipedia and IMDb.com, Pitt was born in 1963, the son of Jane Etta and William Alvin Pitt, a truck company owner. He was born in Shawnee, OK, but Wikipedia says, "the family soon moved to Springfield, MO, where he lived together with his younger siblings, Doug (born 1966) and Julie Neal (born 1969). Pitt attended Kickapoo High School, where he was a member of the basketball, golf, tennis, wrestling and swimming teams." I …

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Sandy Kaczmarski

1:52 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012

Always sleuthing, Rick! I'm glad we got that cleared up. Now how about George Clooney?!   more ›

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