American movie star Brad Pitt has become the legal guardian of actress Angelina Jolie's adoptive children, four year old Maddox and baby Zahara.

Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia and Zahara from Ethiopia.

Mr Pitt was granted parental rights to the gorgeous kids by Superior Court Judge Linda Lefkowitz a month after Jolie's lawyers filed the paperwork for the name change.

The children's new names will become Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt.

Brad and Angelina did not attend the hearing in Santa Monica, California. The couple are believed to be expecting their first biological child together, and the lucky little boy or girl is due in May or June 2006.