Chris Pratt is an American actor and film producer, who gained popularity with his roles in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, the Guardians of the Galaxy film series, and Avengers: Endgame. With commitments to both acting and producing, as well as his dedication to charity work and his personal life, Chris Pratt has achieved great success.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life and Education
2. Acting Career
3. Film Producing Career
4. Personal Life
5. Philanthropic Work
6. Chris Pratt Quotes
- Early Life and Education
Chris Pratt was born in Virginia, Minnesota, on June 21, 1979. He was the son of Kathleen Louise, a neighbor, and Daniel Clifton Pratt, a mining engineer. He has three siblings and spent most of his early life growing up in Lake Stevens, Washington. Growing up, Chris enjoyed outdoor activities, fishing, and hunting. He attended Lake Stevens High School, after which he attended a local community college for two terms. He then enrolled in acting classes in Hawaii, where his brother had moved.
- Acting Career
Chris Pratt started his acting career as a stunt double in the television series Everwood in 2002. His first acting role was in the television series, The O.C., in 2004. He then went on to play supporting roles in films such as Bride Wars, Deep in the Valley, and Jennifer’s Body. His breakout role came in 2009 when he starred in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. He received widespread acclaim for his performance, and it was during this time that he also landed roles in several other films such as Wanted, Moneyball, The Five-Year Engagement, and Zero Dark Thirty.
- Film Producing Career
In addition to acting, Chris Pratt also pursued a career as a film producer. He co-produced the 2017 drama film, The Magnificent Seven, which grossed over $160 million worldwide. He then went on to produce films such as Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He also lent his voice to the animated films The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and The Lego Ninjago Movie.
- Personal Life
Chris Pratt was married to actress Anna Faris from 2009 to 2018. They have one son together, Jack. Following his divorce, he began dating Katherine Schwarzenegger, the daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, and the pair got married in 2019. Chris is also an animal rights activist and often posts pictures with his dogs on his social media pages. He is also a devout Christian and often speaks about his faith in interviews.
- Philanthropic Work
Chris Pratt has done a lot of philanthropic work that includes causes related to poverty and animal rights. He is a supporting partner of Feeding America and has donated over $500,000 to the organization. He has also been involved in several charity initiatives, such as providing financial assistance to homeless shelters, helping fund the renovation of a children’s hospital, and much more. He also supports wildlife conservation efforts, such as working with the Wild Sky Contact Wildlife Center to help save wild horses.
Chris Pratt Quotes
“We cannot judge of the fact, but the law upon the fact.” — Chris Pratt
“America is at war. Go eat a donut.” — Chris Pratt
“I have a pet lizard named Puff, five goldfish – named Pinky, Brain, Jowels, Pearl, and Sandy, an oscar fish named Chef, two pacus, an albino African frog named Whitey, a bonsai tree, four Venus flytraps, a fruit fly farm, and sea monkeys.” — Chris Pratt
“I surprised myself with my ability to run. It’s kind of like tippy-toe running. I would not be able to outrun Indominus Rex, but with enough practice, I might be able to make it 40 or 50 feet before I was killed.” — Chris Pratt
“You get to a point where you have to start planning when you cross that line where you have enough value to get someone’s movie made if you attach yourself to it, you have to be very thoughtful and have to plan. When you’re starting out, you’re willing to do anything.” — Chris Pratt
“As long as I keep getting cast, I don’t care if it’s typecast.” — Chris Pratt
“I’ve done all kinds of cool things as an actor – I’ve jumped out of helicopters and done some daring stunts and played baseball in a professional stadium, but none of it means anything compared to being somebody’s daddy.” — Chris Pratt
“You can’t help but change when you have a kid, and for me it was just a sense of I didn’t feel like anything was missing in my life and it wasn’t. It all came at just the right time, and now if I am absent from my son, I do feel like something is missing.” — Chris Pratt
“I loved to always get naked. I was very free, so I thought, I may as well get paid.” — Chris Pratt
“If you wait for things to be perfect you’ll just miss out on life.” — Chris Pratt
“If one day someone came up to me and was like, ‘Look, you’re never going to act again,’ I don’t know what I would do.” — Chris Pratt
“The big challenge for me was just trying to ignore the embarrassment of being an actor. It’s a pretty embarrassing thing to do. You’ve got people pointing cameras at you and hundreds of people watching you, as you’re trying to be great. And often, almost every time, you’re not.” — Chris Pratt
“With moviemaking, you can be halfway around the world for six months. So there are amazing benefits to doing TV, and with the platform change and the way it is, I would never ever rule out doing TV.” — Chris Pratt
“Film is cool because it’s an hour and a half to two hours. It’s a great ride. It’s typically three acts – beginning, middle, and end. It’s going on an adventure and by the end, it’s all cleaned up.” — Chris Pratt
“Perfect sandwich? Two slices of white bread, mustard, mayo, and a platinum American Express card.” — Chris Pratt
“A good corroborating chain, if they fail in the last link, the whole will fall to the ground.” — Chris Pratt
“You can pour melted ice cream on regular ice cream. It’s like a sauce!” — Chris Pratt
“I’ve eaten weird things through the course of my life. I’ve eaten wild game, I’ve eaten possum – possum’s no good.” — Chris Pratt
“Being in good physical shape is the best way to combat depression. You just have endorphins running around your body. It is the best anti-depressive that there is.” — Chris Pratt
“I’m still fighting really hard to get any role I get. If it’s a comedy, I go for the laughs. And if it’s drama, I try to tell the truth, and try to play the real stakes of whatever scenario the character’s in.” — Chris Pratt
“Both ‘OC’ and ‘Everwood,’ there were people on set where you learned to stay away from them on a bad day.” — Chris Pratt
“I’m happy to try any genre, from drama to comedy and anything in between. Although to be fair, for most of my career, I’ve been at the mercy of what people are willing to put me in.” — Chris Pratt
“I have some weird habits. For instance, I love beets. Show me a salad bar and I will clean them out of their beets.” — Chris Pratt
“I just feel like, if I drink, I want to drink a case of beer and not two beers. Two beers don’t do anything for me.” — Chris Pratt
“I lose my cell phone so much that I switch it every month or so, but Sony Ericsson is usually what I use.” — Chris Pratt
“I went from 220 pounds that I cut down for ‘Moneyball’ to almost 270-280 pounds for ‘Ten Year.’” — Chris Pratt
“I’m sure I can’t relate to what females go through in Hollywood, but I do know what it feels like to eat emotionally. To be sad and make yourself happy with food, and then be almost immediately sad again, and then ashamed. Then, you try to hide those feelings with more food.” — Chris Pratt
“I don’t have any delusions. I don’t think I would make it through Navy SEAL training.” — Chris Pratt
“Some people fast, some people go on a cruise or visit a day spa. I get out in the woods with a rifle or a bow. That’s my release.” — Chris Pratt
“As an actor, it’s always easier to shave or cut your hair for a role, but it’s hard to put fake hair on or grow hair for a role.” — Chris Pratt
“I married way out of my pay grade. I have no idea how that happened.” — Chris Pratt
“I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like Everwood that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping me from being funny. I’ve always tried to find a funny angle on things, and 99 percent of the time, it just doesn’t work.” — Chris Pratt
“I love ‘Capote.’ Huge fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman; if he’s not my all-time favorite actor he’s definitely in my top five. I just love him so much.” — Chris Pratt
“Leslie, I typed your symptoms into the thing up here and it says you could have network connectivity problems.” — Chris Pratt
“When you look at pictures of me, the longer my hair is, the longer my facial hair is, that’s just the longer I haven’t gotten a job.” — Chris Pratt
“The challenge is not finding the attitude, but it’s really just being open and willing to go for it and try different things, and having a director that you can trust. The attitude is not something that I intended or created.” — Chris Pratt
“Television is such an evolving medium.” — Chris Pratt
“I know that me personally I’m different than anyone else, just like our mothers all tell us we’re all very special and unique and we are, and I think if an actor can stick to trying to make the character resemble something from their own spirit it will automatically be unique.” — Chris Pratt
“I would definitely not rule out doing television in the future because I think it’s a great medium for telling stories. And it can also be practically very nice for a family man to have 9 months out of the year where you’re in the city, where you’re close to your home.” — Chris Pratt
“I have a lot of plants and fish and a pet lizard and Venus flytraps. I have a whole ecosystem in my room, like a running waterfall and different lights and sensors set on digital timers.” — Chris Pratt
“People have told me I look like Gordon Lightfoot.” — Chris Pratt
“Nick Offerman is my hero. He just cracks me up. He’s so funny, but he’s a true actor, too – he’s bringing so much when he’s onscreen.” — Chris Pratt
“To go to the Oscars for ‘Moneyball’ – that was pretty amazing.” — Chris Pratt
“Just be yourself and forget all of the stuff you read in ‘GQ’ magazine.” — Chris Pratt
“There’s nothing funnier than a giant, grown man rollerblading.” — Chris Pratt
“To go to the Oscars for Moneyball – that was pretty amazing. And to be able to go work with Kathryn Bigelow – that’s going to be pretty sweet. Hopefully, I don’t have to go back to being a waiter. That’s still my main goal.” — Chris Pratt
“It’s really nice to have someone who’s intelligent and articulate to talk to about what you’re doing, because it’s a big part of who we are.” — Chris Pratt
“Just be comfortable with who you are.” — Chris Pratt
“Celebrity is intoxicating.” — Chris Pratt
“My favorite way to blow off steam is to sing obnoxiously loud in the shower.” — Chris Pratt
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