Christopher Michael Pratt is an American actor and comedian. He is the most famous personality in Hollywood. Initially, he was known as a TV actor. He did one by one blockbusters movies that give him fame. And now he became an icon in Hollywood.
His entry into Hollywood became effortless as compared to other actors. Pratt makes himself a leading man of Hollywood in 2014, by playing a lead role in two commercially successful movies- The Lego and Guardians of the Galaxy.
He won many awards along with the CinemaCon Award for Breakthrough Performer of the Year. He got the second position in the annual list of Sexiest Men Alive of People magazine in 2014.
Not only in this but also, he had the name in the list of 100 most influential people in the world of Time magazine in 2015. In the same year, he earned the MTV movie award for the Best Action Performance for ‘Jurassic Word.’
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Chris Pratt Net Worth
Chris Pratt earned money from his movies and TV shows. Currently, he has a net worth of $65 million. He always came on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid actor since 2015. Chris earned about $18 million from his various ventures between the years 2016 and 2017.
Well, his wealth is still rising due to the number of movies of him are ahead to release in 2021. He did many animated movies and sequels that give a boost to his wealth. He earned $10 million for his role in the movie “ Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” If he continues to make such kinds of movies, his success will never be dissipating soon.
Chris Pratt Early Life
Chris Pratt was born on 21 June 1979, in Virginia, Minnesota. He was the youngest child of Kathleen Louise and Daniel Clifton Pratt. When he was seven years old, he came with his family to Lake Stevens, Washington.
He did graduation from Lake Stevens High School in 1997. During his graduation, he had become a member of the wrestling team at that time and got the fifth position in a state wrestling tournament.
After graduation, he got admission to community college but left the college. He came to Maui, Hawaii; where he did not have any place to stay. He was completely homeless so he stayed in a van or a tent at night. He did work for Jews for Jesus- a Christian missionary organization.
Chris Pratt Career
Pratt’s career in acting began when first he met Rae Dawn Chong- an actress and director. They met at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant where Pratt was a waiter. She found him good-looking so she cast him in her short horror film Cursed Part 3.
This was the beginning point of his career. After his debut in cinema, he did many other roles. He also did a guest role in a TV series ‘The Huntress’. He did a stack of popular movies and TV shows as well.
Some of them are Strangers with Candy, Moneyball, The Five- Year Engagement, and Zero Dark Thirty. He is popular because of his role in the TV series “ Parks and Recreation.” This series ran from 2009 to 2015. In 2013, he was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Television Award.
After the movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World, he became more famous and gain fame in Hollywood. It is estimated that he earned up to $700 million and $1.6 billion from these movies.
His other outstanding movies are Passengers, Avengers: Infinity War, The Magnificent Seven, and Avengers: Endgame. Pratt’s upcoming movie is a science fiction-based military film i.e. The Tomorrow War, Which is going to be released on 2 July 2021.
Chris Pratt Personal Life
Pratt met actress Anna Faris on the set of Take Me Home Tonight in 2007. After that meeting, they fall in love with each other and did engagement at the end of the year 2008. Their marriage was not planned at all and suddenly they married on July 9, 2009, in Bali.
They have a son, Jack who was born prematurely in 2012. They were so much afraid because of the baby’s prognosis but after his birth, they get faith in God. But they weren’t able to continue their married life and in 2017 they were separated and get a divorce in 2018.
Pratt started a new relationship with Katherine Schwarzenegger. They got married on June 8, 2019, in Montecito, California. This marriage made him a member of the Kennedy family. They welcomed their first child, Lyla Maria Schwarzenegger Pratt in August 2020.
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Conclusion
Chris Pratt did amazing movies and series throughout his career. He also gave his voice to many animated movies like The LEGO movie and the latest Pixar movie ‘Onward’.
Pratt’s upcoming movies are Thor: Love and Thunder and Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 that will be releasing in the upcoming years 2022 and 2023.