Ain't half Brad

HE'S one of the biggest movie stars in the world with a back catalogue of flicks spanning genres, picking up fans of all ages in the process, and today Brad Pitt celebrates turning 60.

Fight Club: For the role of Tyler Durden, Brad had a cap on his tooth removed to fit the edgy profile of his character. He and co-star Edward Norton got drunk on set, which led to director David Fincher filming the candid moment that turned into the scene where Brad let Ed punch him for real.

Snatch: A fan of Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels, Brad reached out to Brit director Guy Ritchie afterward to request he star in his next release. He was lined up then for the lead role of Turkish in Snatch, but his dodgy London accent saw the part go to Jason Statham and Brad played Irishman Mickey O'Neil instead.

12 Monkeys: After working with a speech coach for the big scene, the film's director Terry Gilliam then took away Brad's cigarettes in order to make him jittery in his asylum scene. It worked the movie landed him an Oscar nomination.