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Pitt's name appearing on the marker board in The Muppets
Brad Pitt (b. 1963) is an American actor who first gained widespread attention for his small role in Thelma & Louise. His other notable acting credits include Fight Club, Seven (with Morgan Freeman), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (with Taraji P. Henson), and the Ocean's Eleven film series (with George Clooney).
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- In a Sesame Street musical segment from 2009, Ricky Gervais appears in Elmo's bedroom to perform a "celebrity lullaby." Elmo, misunderstanding that Gervais is the celebrity providing the lullaby, hopes Pitt will be coming to sing. ("Elmo loves Brad Pitt.")
- Trying to obscure his phone call from Kismet the Toad in The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #2, a sneaky Scooter speaks into the receiver, "Oh, no, no, Mister Pitt, I understand. But I'm afraid you and Angelina will have to wait--our schedule is very busy right now. Yass. Yass."
- In a 2011 interview on InStyle's Facebook page, Miss Piggy claims to have a crush on Pitt. She mentions it again in a 2011 interview with CNN.
- Pitt appears as one of the items on CDE's "Key Demographic Analysis of Top 100 Things in Popular Culture" chart in The Muppets.
- At a January 2012 press conference for the theatrical release of The Muppets in the United Kingdom, the panel (consisting of Kermit, Piggy, and director James Bobin) is asked who they would love to work with. Kermit combines Bobin and Piggy's answers and proposes that they make a "Brad Pitt/Bill Murray movie, James can direct, and if you can just get Reese Witherspoon, I'd be quite happy." (YouTube)
- In an interview during the T4 Muppet Takeover, host Jameela Jamil asked Piggy which Hollywood star she would like to appear in a movie with — a question Kermit interprets as "a freebie" — she names Brad Pitt as her top pick.
- Bert claims he's often stopped on the street because he's mistaken for a young Brad Pitt in an interview on Oprah: Where Are They Now?
- Pitt is listed among several other male celebrities in The Muppets episode "Hostile Makeover" as a potential People's Choice Awards date for Miss Piggy.
- During Muppets Haunted Mansion, a sharply-dressed Pepe the King Prawn thinks he's accompanying Gonzo to a celebrity-filled Halloween party, which is really an invitation to stay overnight in a haunted house. Upon entry, he asks their host where the celebrity room is so he can "mingle with the Beyoncés, the Ryan Goslings, the Bard Pitts."