From homeless waiter at Bubba Gump shrimp to $10 million ‘Jurassic World’ star, the life journey of Chris Pratt was very struggling. He gained international fame with his stellar performances in films like ‘The Lego Movie’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, and Jurassic World.
His debut opened the getaway for a career in films and television, one that he never envisioned to do though. He was born on June 21, 1979, in Virginia. He came to prominence with his television roles in the WB drama series ‘Everwood’ and in the NBC sitcom ‘Parks and Recreation’.
Date Of Birth | June 21, 1979 |
Age | 44 Years |
Height | In Centimeters – 188 cm In Feet and Inches – 6’2” |
Weight | In Kilograms – 100 kg In Pounds – 220 lbs |
Body Measurements | 46-35-16 |
Eye Color | Green |
Hair Color | Light Brown |
Shoe Size | 13 (US) |
Chris’s net worth is estimated to be $30 million approximately.
She was born to Kathleen Louise who worked at a Safeway supermarket and Daniel Clifton Pratt who worked in mining. He has elder siblings, a sister named Angie Pratt and a brother Cully Pratt. He attended Lake Steven High School for elementary education.
During high school, he showed an interest in wrestling and stood fifth in the high school state wrestling tournament. He was enrolled in community college and later dropped out. Being homeless he did many odd jobs for a living.
Real Name | Christopher Michael Pratt |
Nickname | Chris, Monkeyboy |
Birth Place | Virginia, Minnesota, U.S. |
Profession | Actor |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
School | Lake Steven High School, Lake Stevens, Washington |
College | Community College |
Religion | Non-denominational Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Home Town | Virginia |
Debut | Film – Cursed Part 3 (2000) TV – The Huntress (2001) |
Fathers Name | Daniel Clifton Pratt |
Mothers Name | Kathy Pratt |
Brothers | Cully Pratt |
Sister | Angie Pratt |
He made his directorial debut from a short horror film ‘Cursed Part 3’. In 2001, he made a guest role in the television series ‘The Huntress’. He bagged his first regular television role in 2002, as Harold Brighton on the series ‘Everwood’.
For Pratt 2009 was a busy one as his three films were slated for release: ‘Brides War’, ‘Deep in the valley’ and ‘Jennifer’s Body’. In the film ‘Moneyball’, he played the character of Oakland Athletics’ first baseman.
In 2014, he bagged two back-to-back lead roles in ‘The Lego Movie’ and ‘Guardians of the galaxy’. Both films became the highest-grossing film of 2014. Chris appeared on the covers of various magazines as well. ‘People’ magazine ranked him second on their annual list of Sexiest Man Alive. He won the MTV Movie Award in 2015, for Best action performance for ‘Jurassic World’.
In 2009, he got married to Anna Faris in Bali. In August 2012, his first child, a son, Jack was born.
Girlfriends | Emily VanCamp (2004-2006) Anne Faris |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife | Anne Faris |
children | Son – Jack |
Here we are providing you the list of his favourite things.
Favourite Film | Jurassic Park |
Favourite Comic Hero | Peter Quill/Star-Lord |
Favourite Book | Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls |
Favourite Singers | Dr. Dre, Eminem |
Favorite Sport | Football |
- He is of Norwegian descent.
- He used to wrestle, during his school days.
- Chris worked as a stripper, before starting his acting career. He wasn’t very good at it but made about $40 every time he took off his clothes.
- As he was homeless, he lived in his van in Hawaii before he landed his first acting gig.
- He worked at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Maui at the age of 19. In the restaurant, he was noticed by actress and director Rae Dawn Chong which ended up casting him in her directorial debut, the short horror film Cursed Part 3, which was filmed in Los Angeles.
- He can speak very fluent German.
- While filming Take Me Home Tonight, he started dating Anna Faris.
- He made a prediction that he would star in Jurassic World, many years ago. He jokingly made a video reading a fake text from Steven Spielberg to accept a role for Jurassic Park 4.
- In high school, he used to draw a lot and painted some murals for a friend’s restaurant.
- He considers himself a non-denominational Christian and stated that his faith was redefined after his son Jack was born prematurely.
- He does smoke and consumes alcohol.
- Chris’s hobbies are fishing and hunting.
- He posted a video on Facebook mocking deaf people. Later, he expounded his intent and apologized for it.
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