Who was Brad Pitt's first wife?

Brad Pitt's first wife was Jennifer Aniston. They married on July 29, 2000, in a private ceremony at a Malibu estate, when both were major Hollywood stars.

Aniston was already famous as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, while Pitt had become a leading film actor through movies such as Se7en, Fight Club, and Meet Joe Black. Their relationship attracted intense media attention, and they were widely regarded as one of Hollywood's most prominent couples.

The marriage lasted about five years. Pitt and Aniston announced their separation in January 2005, and their divorce was finalized later that year. Pitt subsequently married Angelina Jolie in 2014; that marriage ended in divorce, making Aniston his first wife and Jolie his second.

A common mix-up comes from Pitt's much more publicized relationship with Jolie, often called “Brangelina.” However, Jolie was not Pitt's first wife: Jennifer Aniston was. Pitt had also dated celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow before marrying Aniston, but those relationships did not result in marriage.