Chris Pratt

Background

Christopher Michael Pratt — born in Virginia, Minnesota, on June 21, 1979 — is the youngest child of Kathleen and Daniel Pratt. He was raised in Lake Stevens in Washington where he also attended a local school. While his mother worked at a Safeway supermarket, his father worked in mining and later remodeled houses.

Pratt enrolled in community college but dropped out after one semester and later moved to Maui, Hawaii, where he worked as a discount ticket salesman and a waiter. At some point, he was homeless and slept in a van and a tent on the beach. He was ‘discovered’ by Rae Dawn Chong. She liked his looks and energy and cast him in the 2000 short film “Cursed Part 3.” This opened the door for Pratt to pursue more acting work, and he landed a role in 2002, in the series “Everwood,” as athlete Bright Abbott, remaining with the show until its ending in 2006.

He then appeared in the workplace comedy “Parks and Recreation,” between 2009 and 2015, portraying the hapless and often clueless Andy Dwyer. The show became a favorite and was a breakthrough for Pratt, who soon landed more film roles. He played Scott Hatteberg in “Moneyball,” a Navy SEAL in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” and a colleague of the protagonist Joaquin Phoenix in Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013).

In 2009, Pratt married Anna Faris, fellow actor and mother of his son, Jack, after they met on the set of the film “Take Me Home Tonight.” After eight years together, Pratt and Faris announced their separation on August 6, 2017. He married Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt in June 2019 and together they have two daughters.