Episode 3079
Chris Pratt
Thu, 2025-Oct-09 00:54 UTC
Length - 3:53
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The featured article for Thursday, 9 October 2025, is Chris Pratt.
Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor and film producer. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $14.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time. Pratt was one of the world's highest-paid actors annually from 2015 to 2017. He is also one of the highest paid television actors, earning $1.4 million per episode for The Terminal List. Through starring in blockbuster franchises and big-budget films, he has established himself as one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Born in the city of Virginia, Minnesota, Pratt began his film career with minor roles before securing a starring role in the drama series Everwood (2002–2006). He had his breakthrough role as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). Pratt received global recognition and established himself as a leading actor by portraying Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise, appearing in a series of superhero films spanning from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He also reprises the role in other Marvel Cinematic Universe films, such as Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Pratt achieved further critical and commercial success by portraying Owen Grady in the Jurassic World franchise (2015–2022), which consists of three films that have collectively grossed over $3.9 billion worldwide. His other starring roles include the Western action film The Magnificent Seven (2016), the science fiction film Passengers (2016), the military science-fiction action film The Tomorrow War (2021), and the science fiction adventure film The Electric State (2025). Pratt has also voiced characters in animated films like The Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019), Onward (2020), The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), and The Garfield Movie (2024).
Pratt was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015, and appeared in Forbes' Celebrity 100 in 2016. Often regarded as a sex symbol, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. Divorced from actress Anna Faris, Pratt has been married to author Katherine Schwarzenegger since 2019. He has four children—one with Faris and three with Schwarzenegger. Since February 2020, Pratt has owned the production company Indivisible Productions.
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