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\"So, you did it!\" he added. \"You made it. Enjoy. Congrats again, and think big.\"

Smart later shared a video crediting Dr. Elizabeth K. King from the university's College of Education for putting together the video from Pitt.

Tonight's message from Brad Pitt was made possible by @Dr_EKing from @MoStateCOE. Well done, Dr. King. pic.twitter.com/GyjOMmWxlJ

— Clif Smart (@ClifSmart) May 19, 2020

The actor's message comes after Matthew McConaughey shared an uplifting message for grads, Ryan Reynolds gave his best piece of advice to the class of 2020 and Tom Hanks shared another message on why this year's class is so special.

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