![]() ![]() Originally meant to be a temporary character, producers liked Pratt so much they asked him to become a series regular. In 2009, Pratt began playing Andy Dwyer on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation. Pratt at the premiere of Parks and Recreation in April 2009 ![]() He also had an appearance in the 2008 action film Wanted, where James McAvoy hits him with a keyboard. for its fourth season, playing activist Winchester "Ché" Cook. After Everwood 's cancellation, he joined the cast of The O.C. Pratt's first regular television role was as Harold Brighton "Bright" Abbott on the series Everwood. She cast him in her directorial debut, the short horror film Cursed Part 3, which was filmed in Los Angeles. When Pratt was age 19, he waited tables at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Maui when he was discovered by actress and director Rae Dawn Chong. Career 2000–2013: Early work and breakthrough During his time in Maui, he worked for Christian missionary organization Jews for Jesus. Dre album 2001 daily, to the point where he knew every lyric years later, he rapped Eminem's verses from the song " Forgot About Dre" extemporaneously during an interview. We just drank and smoked weed and worked minimal hours, just enough to cover gas, food, and fishing supplies." He recalled listening to the Dr. ![]() He told The Independent, "It's a pretty awesome place to be homeless. 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. I'd done nothing proactive." He graduated from Lake Stevens High School in 1997. 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 shit ton of money.' I had no idea how. He also was a shot putter for his high school's track team. Pratt placed fifth in a high school state wrestling tournament. When Pratt was seven years old, the family moved to Lake Stevens, Washington. Pratt's father died in 2014 from multiple sclerosis. His mother worked at a Safeway supermarket, and his father worked in mining and later remodeling houses. Early lifeĬhristopher Michael Pratt was born on June 21, 1979, in Virginia, Minnesota. In 2015, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Pratt's other starring roles were in The Magnificent Seven (2016), Passengers (2016), and The Tomorrow War (2021), and the action thriller television series The Terminal List (2022). He has also voiced the main characters in the animated films The Lego Movie (2014), Onward (2020) and The Super Mario Bros. Pratt has starred as Star-Lord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and as Owen Grady in the Jurassic World trilogy (2015–2022). He also appeared in The WB drama series Everwood (2002–2006) and had supporting roles in the films Wanted (2008), Jennifer's Body (2009), Moneyball (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Her (2013). He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. ![]()
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