What is prosopagnosia? All about Brad Pitt’s face blindness condition

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Brad Pitt is making headlines once again and is not because he is starring in another movie or because he is getting married to another superstar, but because, according to him, he suffers from prosopagnosia. This condition doesn’t allow him to recognize people’s faces.In a recent interview, the 58-year-old actor said that although he has never been formally diagnosed, he had struggled for years with the condition, he said.

Brad Pitt has opened up further on his battle with a facial recognition disorder, shedding light on the condition, which is thought to affect as many as one in 50 people.The actor said that ‘nobody believes him’ when he says he struggles with face blindness, which is formally known as prosopagnosia.Prosopagnosia sufferers cannot recognise people’s faces, and for many this even includes partners, family members and close friends.It is thought to affect those with the condition for most, if not all, of their life, and is often something people are born with, although it can be acquired later in life following brain damage.Brad, who also said he felt he was on the ‘last leg’ of his career after nearly 40 years, has not been formally diagnosed but believes he has suffered with the issue for a long time.He shared his fear in a recent interview that his lack of ability to recognise people by their faces might form an impression of him being ‘remote and aloof, inaccessible, self-absorbed’.He told GQ magazine: ‘Nobody believes me! I wanna meet another [person with the prosopagnosia].’The Oscar-nominated star previously spoke about his experience with face blindness in a 2013 interview with Esquire, admitting that he thought ‘so many people hate me because they think I’m disrespecting them’ when he failed to recognise them upon subsequent meetings.Brad then took to asking people where he had met them before but said that it ‘just got worse’.‘People were more offended. Every now and then, someone will give me context, and I’ll say, “Thank you for helping me.” But I p*ss more people off.‘You get this thing, like, “You’re being egotistical.

Brad Pitt has claimed he suffers from a rare disorder that causes an inability to recognise faces. The 58 year old actor - who is reportedly suing ex-wife Angelina Jolie - revealed that he’s worried he has prosopagnosia, an uncommon condition that causes face blindness. He opened up about the condition - which has never been officially diagnosed - in a new interview, saying he’s “ashamed” of it and that he worries it makes him come across as "remote, aloof, inaccessible, self-absorbed" when he meets people at parties.

Brad Pitt recently addressed his long struggle with being unable to recognize people's faces, and how that's led to some assuming that he's self-absorbed and even rude.In a recent interview with, Pitt commented on his problem with recognizing people and being able to recall facial features, lamenting, «Nobody believes me!» When the interviewer admitted that their spouse feels that they suffer from the same condition, Pitt exclaimed, «I wanna meet another.»While Pitt admits that he hasn't been officially diagnosed, he said he believes he suffers from a medical condition called prosopagnosia — colloquially known as «face blindness.»So what exactly is prosopagnosia?According to the National Health Service of the U.K., the condition usually affects people from the time they are born and is something they contend with throughout their entire lives.«Many people with prosopagnosia are not able to recognize family members, partners or friends,» the NHS explains on their website.

Amid Brad Pitt’s lengthy career in Hollywood, he’s been candid about his mental and physical health challenges through the years.

Brad Pitt briefly spoke about having face blindness and is making headlines for the affliction.

Gallery: 'He pulled away and whispered, 'Make out with my nose. . . ' You'll never believe these stars' worst first dates (BANG Showbiz)When author Ottessa Moshfegh told Brad that her husband believes he has the same condition, Brad said: "Nobody believes me! I wanna meet another.

Lost in a crowd. Brad Pitt recently opened up about his unique struggle to remember people’s faces, an experience he thinks is brought on by prosopagnosia.

BRAD Pitt has revealed he suffers from a rare disorder that causes an inability to recognize other people's faces. The actor, 58, believes he has prosopagnosia, an uncommon condition that triggers face blindness.

Marta Balaga Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 75th edition, sticking to its promise of discovering new talent.A slew of debuting filmmakers will showcase their works, from Italy’s Nicola Prosatore with “Piano Piano” to Caterina Mona, focusing in “Semret” on an Eritrean single mother working at a Zurich hospital and dreaming of becoming a midwife.Thomas Hardiman’s U.K.’s proposition “Medusa Deluxe,” a murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing competition — boarded by New Europe Film Sales — is also bound to generate some excitement.“‘Medusa Deluxe’ is one of the coolest debuts of the year,” the company’s CEO Jan Naszewski enthused to Variety. “I’m sure it will rock the Piazza Grande and give the festival a great spark.”But Locarno will also bring in heavyweights, starting with a screening of the much-anticipated Brad Pitt vehicle “Bullet Train,” directed by “Atomic Blond” helmer David Leitch, and Olivia Newman’s “Where the Crawdads Sing” with Daisy Edgar-Jones and David Strathairn.Anna Gutto’s “Paradise Highway” packs star power as well, starring the likes of Morgan Freeman, “Captain America’s” Frank Grillo and Juliette Binoche, cast as a truck driver forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a prison gang.In an interview with Variety earlier this year, the French actor described the role as a “worthwhile challenge.”“I never imagined I’d play a truck driver! I was drawn to incongruity and the prospect of embarking on a new adventure.

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Brad Pitt believes he has face blindness. Pitt, 58, recently admitted in an interview with GQ he thinks he has prosopagnosia, a rare disorder that causes people not to recognize faces. However, Pitt has never been officially diagnosed.