Chris Pratt

Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt is an American actor and voice actor, who is best known for his roles as in the 2011 biographical sports drama film , Andrew "Andy" Dwyer in the NBC mockumentary sitcom , and Owen Grady in the . He also voiced Emmet Brickowski in , the titular character of , and the titular character of the 2024 computer-animated film .
For Disney, he portrayed Peter Quill/Star-Lord in the 2014 Marvel sci-fi action film Guardians of the Galaxy, and reprised this role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man 4, as well as in the park rides Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! at Disney California Adventure and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot. He also played Brett in the 2013 Touchstone Pictures film Delivery Man, as well as voiced Barley Lightfoot in the 2020 Disney/Pixar film Onward (alongside his Marvel co-star Tom Holland). He was also mentioned in the Bizaardvark episode "Holiday Video Sketchtacular".
Pratt was born in Virginia, Minnesota. His mother, Kathleen Louise "Kathy" (née Indahl), worked at a Safeway supermarket, and his father, Daniel Clifton Pratt, worked in mining and later remodeling houses. Pratt's father died in 2014 from multiple sclerosis. His mother is of Norwegian descent. He has two older siblings, Cully and Angie. When Pratt was seven years old, the family moved to Lake Stevens, Washington. Pratt placed fifth in a high school state wrestling tournament. He also was a shot putter for his high school's track team. He later recalled that when his wrestling coach asked him what he wished to do with his life, he said, "'I don't know, but I know I'll be famous and I know I'll make a ton of money.' I had no idea how. I'd done nothing proactive." He graduated from Lake Stevens High School in 1997.
Pratt dropped out of community college halfway through the first semester and, after working as a discount ticket salesman and daytime stripper, he ended up homeless in Maui, Hawaii, sleeping in a van and a tent on the beach, where he and his friends enjoyed drinking, smoking weed and fishing. During his time in Maui, he worked for Christian missionary organization Jews for Jesus.
==Roles==
Star-Lord Promo Art Decor II.png|Peter Quill/Star-Lord(Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Profile - Barley Lightfoot.jpg|Barley Lightfoot(Onward)
==Gallery==
Chris Pratt SDCC.jpg|Chris Pratt speaks at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con.
Chris Pratt Delivery Man premiere.jpg|Chris Pratt at the premiere of in November 2013.
Chris Pratt GotG premiere.jpg|Chris Pratt at the Guardians of the Galaxy premiere in July 2014.
Chris Pratt Avengers EG premiere.jpg|Chris Pratt at the premiere of Avengers: Endgame in April 2019.
Chris Pratt D23 Expo19.jpg|Chris Pratt attending the 2019 D23 Expo.
Chris Pratt behind the scenes Onward.jpg|Chris Pratt behind the scenes of Onward.
Chris Pratt & Tom Holland Onward premiere.jpg|Chris Pratt and Tom Holland at the premiere of Onward in February 2020.
Chris Pratt SDCC22.jpg|Chris Pratt attending the 2022 San Diego Comic Con.
==Trivia==
*Pratt worked alongside his then-wife, , and two other Marvel stars – Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie – in the 2011 comedy film ; both Pratt and Mackie played Faris' exes, while Evans portrayed her love interest.
*He worked again with his fellow MCU star Samuel L. Jackson in the 2024 computer-animated film . Pratt voiced the titular character, whilst Jackson voiced Vic, Garfield's estranged father.
*His enthicity is from his father - English, Norwegian, German, Swiss-German, French-Canadian and his mother - Norwegianhttps://ethnicelebs.com/chris-pratt
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