Brad Pitt Couldn’t Help But Cry When He Revealed This Surprise For His Makeup Artist Of Three Decades

Brad Pitt fans have got yet another reason to love the big-hearted movie star! The actor turned up on a heartwarming episode of Celebrity IOU to surprise his friend and makeup artist, Jean Black. And once the end results of the home makeover were revealed, Brad couldn’t keep his emotions in check. Trust us: you’re gonna need some tissues for this one!

30-year relationship

The woman Brad was surprising has been in his life for a long time – 30 years, to be exact. Yep, she’s lasted longer than his romances with Paltrow, Aniston and Jolie put together! In this case, though, things have been purely platonic.

Longtime makeup artist

Jean Black has been Brad’s makeup artist since his 1990 movie Cool World. And since then, she’s been a constant presence in his life. In her, the actor found a firm friend and a place of refuge away from the constant glare of the media. So when the opportunity came for him to repay her kindness, he made the most of it.

No looking back

Over the years, Black has become a key part of Brad’s inner circle. But it was only by chance that their relationship was able to blossom. After working together on Cool World, Black got a job on 1992’s A River Runs Through It when another person in the makeup team didn’t make it on set. And there was no looking back; their friendship was cemented. But what’s the secret to their strong bond?

Cut from the same cloth

“Brad and I are both loners,” Black revealed in a rare interview with GQ magazine in 2017. “We had kind of a sense we could enjoy being in the same room without having to talk all the time. Although now that I think back I did for some reason always want to talk to him while he was reading or trying to sleep.”