Happy Birthday Maddox!
Happy Birthday Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt. You are now 7 years old!
There has been a lot of talk the past few days about his new siblings Knox and Vivienne, but today we must give props to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s oldest son, Maddox, who is celebrating his seventh birthday!
Click through for all the facts on the cutest French-speaking, mohawk-ed kid we know!
Name: Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt
Birthday: August 5th, 2001
Famous for: Maddox was first adopted by Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton. Following their split, Angelina took sole custody, until she started dating Brad Pitt in early 2005 and he adopted Maddox. They now have six children together.
Siblings:
Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt - born in Vietnam on November 29th, 2003) adopted in April 2007
Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt – born in Ethiopia on January 8th, 2005, adopted in July 2005
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt – born in Namibia on May 27th, 2006
Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline – born in France on July 12th, 2008
Other famous relatives:
- Grandpa – Jon Voight
- Grandma (deceased) – Marcheline Bertrand
What they said:
Before adopting Zahara, Angelina openly spoke of her son’s interests, saying that her son "is in love with Africa, so he has been asking for an African brother or sister."
When Angelina adopted Zahara, Maddox went to the orphanage with his mother and "saw that she needed care." Angelina added, "Kids understand sadness and poverty and hunger."
In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Angelina spoke of Maddox’s love of Shiloh and how he adores having her around:
Mad loves her. When Z came home she was older, she was seven months old, so for Mad it’s like having this tiny pet he can just hold and look at. He’s great.
Maddox didn’t quite grasp why his mom was dressing up as his friend Adam Pearl’s mom, Mariane [for the filming of A Mighty Heart]. Angelina added that he found it "very strange." Angelina didn’t however explain the whole situation as she wasn’t sure what Mad would say to Adam. Adding that she usually tells "her son everything … but … I did say that [Daniel] was killed."
Angelina has said that her oldest son is "just this little intelligent man. He’s so smart and so witty. He’s like my best buddy. Just the coolest little person I’ve ever met."
What does Maddox call Angelina?
My eldest son [Maddox] started to call me Angie for fun, he thinks it’s hysterical! He does [still call me mommy], both daddy and mommy, but when he’s being silly with me it’s Angie. They all [know how to tease me] – they’ve all been making fun of me!
After welcoming Pax into their family last year Angelina is thrilled that her two sons have "really connected." Adding that they have "moments when they bond together against everybody else in the family." Together they are "a really tough team and then they have moments when they bug each other. "
With the addition of the twins, Brad tells PEOPLE,
This is Mad’s fourth and fifth time at becoming an older bro. He’s asking us when we can have more!
Angelina thinks that being a mom is the most important element in life. She has said that she is "so lucky to have that role in life." With motherhood coming first the "world can like me, hate me or fall apart around me and at least I wake up with my kids and I’m happy."
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