Everything we know about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's six kids as the youngest prepare to turn 18

They are the offspring of two of Hollywood's most famous stars.When Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fell in love in 2004 on the set of their film Mr. & Mrs. Smith, while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston, they became the world's most famous couple.Soon, their life with their six children – three adopted and three biological – became fodder for the press.Now, almost two years after their parents' divorce was finalised, and on the eve of the two youngest children turning 18, let's look at everything we know about the Jolie-Pitt brood.MaddoxJolie adopted Maddox from a Cambodian orphanage in 2002, when he was seven months old.She started the adoption process while married to second husband Billy Bob Thornton, but after their relationship abruptly ended, she went ahead alone.READ MORE: Angelina Jolie reportedly eyeing permanent move from USREAD MORE: Big secret James Van Der Beek kept from wife before deathREAD MORE: Top Gear host's daughter speaks out after high-speed Formula E crashJolie had met Maddox in a Cambodian orphanage while filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and felt an immediate connection to him.In January 2006, Pitt legally adopted Maddox, whose last name was legally changed to Jolie-Pitt.Rumours first emerged that Maddox had a strained relationship with Pitt following the alleged altercation on a private plane in 2016 that resulted in Jolie filing for divorce.Maddox took an interest in his parents' careers early on, and appeared as a zombie in his dad's 2013 movie World War Z.Not long later, he became an executive producer at just 15 when he worked the film adaptation of a book about the Cambodian genocide.Jolie co-wrote and directed the 2017 film, First They Killed My Father, which is about a five-year-old child soldier during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia.In 2019, Maddox moved to South Korea to attend college, studying biochemistry at Seoul's Yonsei University.When a paparazzi asked if his father would come visit him in Seoul, Maddox replied: "I don't know about that".During a 2024 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jolie revealed Maddox was a qualified pilot, like his mum.He also followed in his mother's footsteps by taking an interest in politics, attending a state dinner in April 2023 in South Korea alongside US President Joe Biden.In 2024, Maddox returned to filmmaking, working as an assistant to the director on Maria, in which his mother portrayed opera singer Maria Callas.He is also listed as the third assistant to the director on his mother's 2025 film, Couture.ZaharaJolie adopted daughter Zahara from an Ethiopian orphanage in 2005 when she was seven months old.She said Maddox had wanted an African brother or sister and they were touring an orphanage when he noticed Zahara, who "needed care".In January 2006, Pitt legally adopted Zahara along with Maddox, and their last names were legally changed to Jolie-Pitt.Zahara's birth mother reportedly abandoned her when she developed health issues as an infant.These health challenges came back to haunt her later, with Angelina writing in a 2020 essay for TIME, that two of her daughters had "medical challenges"."I have spent the last two months in and out of surgeries with my eldest daughter," Jolie wrote.Pitt reportedly missed that year's BAFTAs, where he was nominated, to be with his daughter.When Zahara went off to the prestigious Spelman College in Atlanta in 2022, which is described as an "historically Black liberal arts college for women", her proud mum made the revelation on social media."Zahara with her Spelman sisters!" the actress captioned the photo."Congratulations to all new students starting this year. A very special place and an honour to have a family member as a new Spelman girl."Zahara had a small voice as the voice of Meng Meng in the 2016 film Kung Fu Panda 3, which starred her mum as Tigress.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgrw32FuiUN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==When she was 14, she teamed up with jeweller Robert Procop to create the Zahara Collection jewellery line, and wore her earrings, bracelets and a ring on the red carpet for one of the premieres of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.All proceeds from sales went to shelters for victims of domestic violence.In December 2022, she accompanied her mum on a two-day visit to Washington DC where they advocated for the protection of victims of crime.The previous year, she joined her mother for discussions with advocates and politicians to support the Violence Against Women Act.Pitt last spoke directly about Zahara in August 2022, when he was asked about her attendance at Spelman College while at the premiere of his film Bullet Train."I'm so proud of her. She's so smart. She's going to flourish even more at college," he said.