“So I got this part… it films in LA and I’ve got maybe 60 bucks to my name. Chris says: “I waited on a director who said, ‘Hey, you’re cute, you act?’ And I was like, ‘I totally act. It is all a far cry from his days working as a waiter for the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co where he got his big break. “I see peers of mine who are prolific actors and also icons and I don’t want that. And, unlike some other stars, he puts family time before taking on more jobs or business opportunities. I’ve never beat him.”īut hanging out with Schwarzenegger is the most “Hollywood” Pratt’s life gets – the family’s escape is his Washington State ranch where they raise goats and sheep. He loves hanging out with his superstar father-in-law. They wed in June 2019 and have two daughters, Lyla Maria, two, and nine-month-old Eloise Christina. In 2018 he split from actress wife Anna Faris, 46, with whom he has a 10-year-old son, Jack.ĭespite being at a career high, he says his life was off track and he felt “broken”.īut in a chance encounter at church he met his now wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of Tinseltown Terminator Arnold. – another film well on its way to earning a billion.īut his success has come at a price. He’s currently starring in the world’s biggest movie Super Mario Bros. Guardians of the Galaxy (Image: © 2023 MARVEL.)

Pratt, 43, is now Hollywood hot property, with big roles in the Jurassic World trilogy, The Terminal List and the Lego movies.

He caught the eye of a female customer who turned out to be a Hollywood director – and the rest is history. His life story could be a blockbuster movie script – going from a broke door-to-door salesman and stripper-for-hire to a movie megastar worth a cool €90m.Ĭhris Pratt was living in a tent on a Hawaii beach earning extra cash as a waiter when he got his big break. Here James Desborough and Amanda Killelea look at their back stories. The franchise has cemented 43-year-old Pratt as an elite action star, reported to be earning €25m for his final fling as Star-Lord Peter Quill.īut with Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista on board, he’s not carrying it by himself. It’s cinema escapism at its best – two hours of fun and stunning visuals.” “Technology is catching up with imagination, so you feel you’re stepping into the comic books. Chris Pratt (Image: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images for Disney)

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