We already brought you part one of our list of 15 things you didn’t know about Brad Pitt, and now we’re back with part two! Even if you’ve spent the last 20 years crushing on the iconic actor, there are still some things you probably don’t know about him. Check out eight more fascinating facts about Brad Pitt below. You might be surprised by what you learn!
Number Eight: He Has His Own Furniture Line. Pitt has a line of very high-concept furniture, and it’s all very, very fancy. There is even a marble bathtub that seats two, along with a dining table made of glass that has a geometric base.
Number Seven: He Has His Own Waterfall. For Christmas of 2011, Angelina Jolie gave Pitt the present of land; she actually bought a piece of land for him that included a waterfall.
Number Six: He Once Checked Himself Into a Psychiatric Ward. In order to more thoroughly research his role in 1995’s Twelve Monkeys, Pitt actually checked himself into a psychiatric ward. The ward was located in Philadelphia, and he only stayed there for one day.
Number Five: He Is Related to Barack Obama. Well, looks like fame and success might just run in the family! Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society discovered in 2008 that Pitt and Obama are actually ninth cousins. They are linked by a man named Edwin Hickman, who died in 1769.
Number Four: He Was on the Team of Rejects. In middle school, Pitt tried out for the basketball team but didn’t make it. To get back at the kids who did make it, he recruited his own team of people who were rejected from the team and called them the Cherokee Rejects. Pitt’s father, Bill Pitt, was the coach.
Number Three: He Went All-Out for Fight Club. In order to present the most authentic version of his character, Tyler Durden in Fight Club, Pitt actually went to the dentist to have his teeth chipped. He then returned to the dentist when filming was through to have his teeth repaired.
Number Two: He Was in an All-Male Calendar in College. And hey, can you blame him?! Even if the pay was bad, he probably knew he was giving the people what they want.
Number One: He Dated Juliette Lewis When She Was 16. Pitt was 26 years old when he started dating Juliette Lewis, who was 16 at the time. Their relationship lasted for four years.