PEOPLEBrad Pitt: All the best photos of the 'Ad Astra' star through the yearsUSA TODAYIn honor of Brad Pitt's 56th birthday on Dec. 18, 2019, we're looking back at the actor, producer and philanthropist through the years, including this shot of Pitt at Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019.Tony Barson/FilmMagicPitt cemented his heartthrob status early in his career, particularly in this shirtless photo of him in 1988.John Paschal, Celebrity PhotoPitt famously dated Gwyneth Paltrow, just one of his high-profile relationships in the spotlight. Here they are in Los Angeles on July 12, 1995.John Paschal, Celebrity PhotoPitt and Paltrow were a hot couple at the Oscars on March 25, 1996.Kevork Djansezian, APPitt poses with Harrison Ford at the premiere of "The Devil's Own" in New York on March 13, 1997.Albert Ferreira, APPitt tried out some facial hair to accessorize his jacket and tie in this photo taken Nov. 10, 1998.Janet Gough, Celebrity PhotoPitt and Paltrow split in 1997, and he fell for Jennifer Aniston in 1998. Here they are laughing their way through the Emmys on Sept. 12, 1999.Michael Caulfied, APThe two were the hot couple at Vanity Fair's Oscar Party on March 26, 2000.Eric Charbonneau, Berliner StudioThe newlyweds share their famous wedding photo, taken in Malibu on July 29, 2000.Michael Sanville, APPitt suits up for the premiere of "Snatch" in London on Aug. 23, 2000.Adam Butler, APPitt and Aniston hit the Golden Globes red carpet in Beverly Hills on Jan. 20, 2002. Aniston was nominated for best supporting TV actress in "Friends," and went on to win the award in 2003.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYPitt rocked a full beard at the premiere of "The Bourne Identity" in Los Angeles on June 6, 2002.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesPitt and Aniston arrive at the "Full Frontal" premiere in Los Angeles on July 23, 2002.Tsuni, Image DirectAniston and Pitt kept it casual at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on March 22, 2003.Jon Kopaloff, Getty ImagesLooking lovey-dovey, Pitt and Aniston watch the 2003 Spirit Awards.Chris Pizzello, APPitt gazed deeply into our eyes for a portrait with USA TODAY in New York on April 30, 2004.Robert Deutsch, USA TODAYPitt and Aniston wore black together on May 10, 2004, at a "Troy" premiere, this time in New York.Paul Hawthorne Getty ImagesThe couple were still going strong at the premiere of "Troy" on May 13, 2004, at Cannes Film Festival in France.Patrick Gardin, APAniston and Pitt were the cool Emmys couple on the red carpet on Sept. 19, 2004.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYPitt's wedding ring was on display as he arrived at the "Ocean's Twelve" premiere on Dec. 8, 2004, in Hollywood.Carlo Allegri, Getty ImagesPitt poses in Rome to promote "Ocean's Twelve" on Dec. 10, 2004.Franco Origlia, Getty ImagesPitt caused a stir when he arrived at Narita International Airport on Jan. 12, 2005, as news erupted that he and Aniston were separating. She filed for divorce in March 2005.Itsuo, Inouye, APPitt appeared alone at the premiere of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" on June 7, 2005. He and Angelina Jolie co-starred in the film, which is said to be where their romance started.Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesPitt sported dark hair with Jolie at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 26, 2006. Jolie was pregnant with the couple's first biological child, Shiloh Jolie Pitt, who was born on May 27, 2006.Michel Euler, APPitt smiles during a news conference in New Orleans on Aug. 31, 2006.Alex Brandon, APDad Brad emerged in 2006. Here he is in Mumbai on Nov. 12, 2006, with Jolie and her kids, daughter Zahara, whom Jolie adopted in 2005 in Ethiopia, and son Maddox, adopted by Jolie in 2002 in Cambodia.APPitt shows up at "The Good Shepherd" premiere in New York on Dec. 11, 2006.Evan Agostini Getty ImagesBrangelina were the epitome of cool as they navigated a busy street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 23, 2006.STR AFP/Getty ImagesPitt and Jolie were pure glam at the Golden Globes on Jan. 15, 2007.Mark J. Terrill, APThey worked the red carpet at the premiere of "A Mighty Heart" in New York on June 13, 2007.Stuart Ramson, APPitt had a heavy load when he visited a playground with kids Zahara and Maddox in New York City on Aug. 26, 2007.James Devaney, WireImagePitt attends a news conference for the Global Green USA's first house project in the 9th Ward district on Aug. 21, 2007, in New Orleans.Mark Mainz, Getty ImagesPitt and Jolie laugh together on May 24, 2007, in Cannes, promoting "Ocean's Thirteen.Pascal Le Segretain, Getty ImagesTheir cuddling was on display at the Critics' Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Jan. 7, 2008.Chris Polk, WireImageThe couple's love blossomed as a pregnant Jolie posed on May 15, 2008, at the premiere of "Kung Fu Panda" in Cannes. She delivered twins Knox and Vivienne on July 12, 2008, who joined siblings Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh (born in 2006) and Pax, adopted in 2007 in Vietnam.Matt Sayles, APOn July 2, 2008, Pitt carries Zahara and Shiloh into the Lenval Hospital in Nice, southern France, where Jolie had checked in for the birth of their twins.Lionel Cironneau, APPitt's bud George Clooney joined him to hype "Burn After Reading" at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 27, 2008.Joel Ryan, APTrue love. Brangelina at the "Salt" premiere on July 19, 2010, in Hollywood.Jason Merritt, Getty ImagesPitt attends a gala screening of "Burn After Reading" in Toronto on Sept. 5, 2008.Evan Agostini, APThey look like they're on a movie set, but they were on the red carpet for the German premiere of Pitt's movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" on Jan. 19, 2009, in Berlin.Clemens Bilan, AFP/Getty ImagesPitt caused buzz on Capitol Hill when he posed with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on March 5, 2009. The two chatted about his project for affordable, environmentally sustainable housing for low-income residents of the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans.Susan Walsh, APPitt bonded with former president Bill Clinton during the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting on Sept. 24, 2009, in New York.Stephen Chernin, APPitt attends the "Megamind" premiere on Nov. 29, 2010, in Paris.Jacques Brinon, APWhen in Rome ... cuddle for the cameras and promote "The Tourist," which Pitt and Jolie did on Dec. 15, 2010.Elisabetta Villa, Getty ImagesPitt laughs during a "Moneyball" press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2011.Darren Calabrese, APThis is a somewhat rare shot of the entire globe-trotting family, taken Nov. 8, 2011, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.Toru Yamanaka, AFP/Getty ImagesJolie made big headlines at the 2012 Oscars by sticking her leg out of her dress alongside Pitt.Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYThe two were tight on Feb. 13, 2012, at the Cinema for Peace Gala ceremony during the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.Andreas Rentz, AFP/Getty ImagesPitt sported long hair and glasses back in Cannes on May 23, 2012.Joel Ryan, APPitt went for really long hair during his "World War Z" promo tour. Here he is on June 17, 2013, in New York.Dave Kotinsky, Getty ImagesPitt smiles and sports a ponytail for the premiere of "12 Years a Slave," which Pitt produced, on Sept. 6, 2013, in Toronto.Jason Merritt, Getty ImagesJolie and Pitt arrive at the AFI Fest opening night premiere of "By the Sea" in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2015, a year after the couple married. But 11 months later, the couple announced their split.Richard Shotwell, Richard Shotwell/Invision/APThe Summer 2017 edition of GQ Style featured a significantly slimmed-down Pitt.Ryan McGinley, GQ StylePitt speaks at the 22nd annual Hollywood Film Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Nov. 4, 2018.Kevin Winter, Getty Images For HFAPitt and Leonardo DiCaprio are seen in all their 1970s glory in the first set photo from Quentin Tarantino's 1969-set movie "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.Andrew Cooper, Columbia PicturesPitt plays DiCaprio's stunt double in the movie.ANDREW COOPER/SONY-COLUMBIA PICTURES VIA APThe two hunks hit the "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" red carpet at Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019.Joel C Ryan/Invision/APThey donned movie-star shades for a photo call the following day at Cannes.Joel C Ryan/Invision/APPitt takes a selfie with a fan at the "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" premiere in Los Angeles on July 22, 2019Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesMovie-star chic in a dark suit and shades for the "Once Upon A Time" premiere in London on July 30, 2019.Karwai Tang, WireImageHe topped off his spiffy tan suit with a matching fedora for the movie's red carpet in Mexico City on Aug. 12, 2019.ALFREDO ESTRELLA, AFP/Getty ImagesThe actor leans in for a selfie with fans as he arrives Aug. 29, 2019, for the screening of "Ad Astra" at Venice Film Festival.ALBERTO PIZZOLI, AFP/Getty ImagesWaving for the cameras at a news conference for the Japanese premiere of "Ad Astra" in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2019.Christopher Jue, Getty ImagesThe star took his space film to the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16, 2019.Brent N. Clarke/Invision/APAnd then he attended the movie's Los Angeles premiere at Cinerama Dome on Sept. 18, 2019.Matt Winkelmeyer, Getty ImagesThree days later, he stopped by the opening night performance for "A Play is A Poem" in Los Angeles.David Livingston, Getty ImagesPitt participated in a roundtable discussion at the Breitling Summitt on Sept. 24, 2019.CHARLEY GALLAY/GETTY IMAGES FOR BREITLINGHe stood with Timothee Chalamet (left) and Joel Edgerton (right) at an event for Netflix's "The King" on Oct. 22, 2019.Rachel Murray, Getty Images For NetflixFeatured Weekly Ad