'Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen.'
Brad Pitt
Although heartthrobs may indeed be a dime a dozen, maintaining the status of heartthrob over multiple decades isn't as common. Although Pitt has morphed from being appreciated for just his looks to also being respected for his talent, his reign as one of the movies greatest heartthrobs is still going strong.
Pitt's brief stint as Randy on Dallas may not have launched his career, but it did garner him attention, and his status as a teen idol was soon to morph into full fledged heartthrob. After Dallas, Pitt spent the remainder of the eighties making television movies, including Dark Side of the Sun, (below) and did the TV guest circuit with roles on Thirtysomething, 21 Jump Street, Head of the Class and a couple of episodes of Growing Pains.
Dark Side of the Sun (1988)
Pitt began the nineties on a high note. After getting one of the leads in the short lived Fox series Glory Days, Pitt began getting film roles, one of which would thrust him fully into heartthrob mode. 1991 marked the year Pitt got his first lead role in a film (Johnny Suede) and his first role in a mainstream blockbuster. Pitt's role as the hunky sex stud J.D. in Thelma and Louise really catapulted into the beginnings of his stardom.
Johnny Suede (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Pitt's career took off and Pitt began working with some Hollywood heavyweights in films including; Cool World, A River Runs Through It, Kalifornia, and Interview With The Vampire. Pitt's crown as box office heartthrob was fully solidified with is 1994 role in Legends of the Fall. For me, the mid-nineties marked my favorite period of Pitt's career. Three of my favorite Pitt performances were in Seven, (1995) Twelve Monkey's (1995) and Sleepers. (1996) Although Pitt was now a huge movie star, and worked constantly, I wan't until almost ten ears later, with 2008's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , that I again truly loved a Pitt performance.
Fight Club (1999)
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