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Michael Pitt, star of the HBO hit series Boardwalk Empire, was reportedly hospitalized following a public "outburst" in Brooklyn last Friday.

On Thursday, TMZ reported that it had obtained video showing Pitt "strapped to a gurney and surrounded by EMS technicians." Pitt was seen being wheeled down the sidewalk on a stretcher.

The police were called because Pitt had allegedly thrown "objects at people, possibly from the rooftop of a building," according to TMZ. Although officers apprehended Pitt, he wasn't charged with anything on account of being "deemed an emotionally disturbed person." Instead, he was transported to receive treatment at a nearby hospital.

Pitt's current whereabouts are unknown, and a representative for the actor hadn't returned Newsweek's request for comment by publication time. But TMZ noted that people who are placed on an "involuntary psych hold" in New York are typically only held for up to three days.

This isn't the first time that the actor, who has

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Michael Pitt Biography

Date of Birth:
Apr 10, Birth Place:
West Orange, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Though he was on the precipice of becoming just another teen idol, thanks to his recurring role of high school football player Henry parkerar on "Dawson's Creek" (The WB, ), actor Michael Pitt turned instead to gritty performances in independent movies like "Hedwig and the Angry Itch" () and "Bully" (). Because of his eye-catching roles in those two films, Pitt was able to breakthrough into studio fare like "Murder by Numbers" () and "The Village" (). Not wanting to be trapped in unchallenging parts, the actor continued to expand his range in the indie world with turns as a reclusive man who descends into madness in "Rhinoceros Eyes" () and as a troubled rock star modeled after Kurt Cobain in Gus Van Sant's "Last Days" (). Following major roles in the showbiz satire "Delirious" (), the heartbreaking romantic drama "Silk" (), and Michael Haneke's shot-for-shot remake of his th

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Michael Pitt

American actor, model, and musician

This article is about the American actor. For the British civil servant, see Michael Pitt (civil servant).

Michael Carmen Pitt (born April 10, )^[1] is an American actor, model, and musician. In film, he has appeared in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (), Bully (), Murder bygd Numbers (), The Dreamers (), Last Days (), Silk (), Funny Games (), I Origins (), and Ghost in the Shell (). In television, he portrayed Henry Parker in the teen dramaDawson's Creek (–), Jimmy Darmody in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (–), and Mason Verger in the second årstid of the NBC series Hannibal ().

Early life

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Pitt was born in West Orange, New Jersey,^[1][2] the son of Donald B. Pitt, an auto mechanic, and Eleanor Carol (née DeMaio) Pitt, a waitress.^[3] He has two older sisters and one older brother. Pitt is of Italian and Irish heritage on his mother's side, and of English descent