Michael Pitt

Michael Carmen Pitt is an actor, model, and musician from the United States. Pitt is best known for his roles in the films; Murder by Numbers (2002), Bernardo Bertolucci’s, The Dreamers (2003), Gus Van Sant’s, Last Days (2005), and Michael Haneke’s, Funny Games (2007), as well as his television roles as Henry Parker in Dawson’s Creek (1999–2000), Jimmy Darmody in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011), and Mason Verger in the second season of the NBC series Hannibal (2014).

He also starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Bully (2001), Silk (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), I Origins (2014), and Ghost in the Shell (2017).

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Biography and Early Life

Donald B. Pitt, an auto mechanic, and Eleanor Carol (née DeMaio) Pitt, a waitress, gave birth to Michael Carmen Pitt on April 10, 1981 in West Orange, New Jersey. He is the youngest of three siblings, with two elder sisters and one older brother. Pitt’s mother is of Italian and Irish origin, while his father is of English lineage.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Michael Pitt in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Michael Pitt’s age is 40 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 10 April 1981. Though, he is 5′ 11″ in feet and inches and 180 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 174 lbs in Pound and 79 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Pitt had attended three or four different high schools by the age of 16, including Morris Catholic High School, and was enrolled in “special studies” before dropping out. He also spent time in a correctional institution, the Essex County Youth House.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Pitt announced in 2005 that he had been “engaged for a long time now” to model Jamie Bochert, calling her “my other half.” In 2014, the two called it quits on their relationship. Pitt was previously engaged to Asia Argento, who he married in 2003.

Is Michael Pitt Gay?

Pitt is a bisexual actor.

Professional Career

Pitt had his breakthrough in the film, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, an adaptation of John Cameron Mitchell’s 1998 stage musical, playing Tommy Gnosis, the lover of a trans rock singer named Hedwig. Pitt’s performance as Gnosis in Larry Clark’s Bully (2001), Murder by Numbers (2002), and Funny Games, a 2007 remake of Michael Haneke’s 1997 film of the same name, led to a series of acclaimed and often controversial supporting roles in many acclaimed and often controversial films.

Pitt also acted in Gus Van Sant’s Last Days as a rock musician “influenced” by Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain and appeared in Asia Argento’s Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things and M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village. He sang and played all of the songs, and his guitar and vocal skills were quite similar to Kurt Cobain’s.

He met Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on the set of Last Days, who had been engaged by Van Sant to act as the film’s music consultant. “[Gus] wanted me to hang out with Michael and speak about his role, and he wanted me to let him be in character,” Moore wrote. We spent a lot of time together in the end. Coco, my daughter, still refers to Michael as Blake from Las Vegas.

During his stage debut, Pitt was seen by a casting agent who mistook him for a police officer seeking to arrest him and suggested him for a part on the television series Dawson’s Creek. In the third season (1999–2000), he had a recurring role as Henry Parker.

Pitt was cast as Jimmy Darmody, the protégé of corrupt politician Nucky Thompson, in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (about the development of Atlantic City during the Prohibition era), in 2010. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Critics’ Choice Award for his work in the first two seasons of the program. “I’m pleased of the job we accomplished on that program,” Pitt remarked of Boardwalk Empire.

Pitt’s band, Pagoda, issued their self-titled first album in 2007, which was distributed by Universal/Fontana/Ecstatic Peace. For The Dreamers soundtrack, Pitt sang “Hey Joe” with the Twins of Evil under the name Jimi Pitt and the Twins of Evil.

Awards

Here are some of the awards that Michael Pitt has been a part of:

2015. Saturn Award for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series in 2015.
2016. BSFC Award for Best Ensemble Cast in 2012.
2017. Critics’ Choice TV Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Michael Pitt in 2021

As of 2021, Michael Pitt’s professional career has earned him an estimated net worth of $8 Million.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Pitt credits his cinematic career to a mixture of hard effort and having “a few angels in my life.” He’s also stated that he selects parts not for the sake of economic success or celebrity status, but rather to produce art and challenge the audience.

Michael Pitt is an amazingly multi-talented individual who has been able to accomplish a lot. He really loves the crafts of performance, whether its music or acting, and we can tell by how much effort he puts into his performances. We really look forward to more of his work.