When he was 3, his father moved the family to a gold-mining camp in remote Alaska for work.
They then bounced around several states before settling in Washington State.
I was really sensitive.
I cried a lot.
I was a crybaby for a long time."
Pratt gives credit to his older brother Cully for sparking his interest in the theatre.
“We spent our entire childhood, eight hours a day, wrestling.
My mom was crying.
And I was like, ‘That’s what I want to do.'”
Even so, there wasn’t a lot of money.
He opted for rooming with a friend, instead of sleeping in the shed out back.
When Pratt was in his 20s his father’s MS diagnosis took a sharp decline.
Prattdescribeshis father as tough, old school and stubborn.
He refused to take any medication or do anything like physical therapy."
Pratt’s parents split up, and his father moved into assisted living.
“If I was on TV, he watched everything I was in.
So it felt like I was able to communicate with him through doing work that was on TV.”
Prattwas filmingJurassic Worldin New Orleans in 2014 when his father passed away.
He saw something."
Despite the encouragement, Pratt ended up attending for only a half-semester.
“It felt exactly like high school except I had to pay for it.
And, for a kid living hand to mouth, that didn’t make sense.”
Pratt’s next step was thinking about joining the military, but his brother warned him against it.
I was a peculiar kid.
I was very much an individual and happy to be an individual.
I dressed funny and was comfortable in my own skin."
So, Pratt ended up relocating to Hawaii.
I don’t think I’m a very good dancer."
Other than a failed audition, and a couple bachelorette parties, his stripping career was short lived.
While he was still searching for his calling, he found other creative ways to make a living.
“I babysat and mowed lawns, I picked blackberries and sold them.
I was always very enterprising as a kid.
I was always trying to find some way to make money.”
He toldEntertainment Weeklythat he just decided to go for it.
“I was like, ‘You’re in the movies, right?
I always wanted to be in the movies,"’ he recalls.
“She said, ‘You’re cute.
Do you act?’
I was like, f**k it, ‘Goddamn right I act!
Put me in a movie!"’
The movie never made it to theaters, but it solidified exactly where Pratt wanted to be.
He spent a total of four years onEverwood, following that up with a year onThe O.C.
It seemed like a waste to have him around for such a short time.”
Pratt insisted he knew every single word to that album.
He can even style women’s hair.
So many people were impressed, that theywanted to see itfor themselves.
Then, I would braid Anna’s hair at night … it was a nice little ritual.
But her hair started breaking off at the top of the braid because she was sleeping on it.
So Anna’s mom thought a French braid might distribute the pressure.”
“I had a dirty mind, and a dirty sense of humor.
And I was naked a lot.
I was naked all the time.
A prime example includesphotobombingunsuspecting Super Bowl fans.
He’s also a pretty great sport when he’s on thereceiving end.
he toldVanity Fair, “So I decided to drop the weight, like in wrestling.
I couldn’t afford a trainer, so it was all running and crash-dieting and cutting alcohol.”
When Pratt was first approached about playing Peter Quill inGuardians of the Galaxyhe turned it down.
Pratt has made many more visits to hospitals bringing his infectious smile to children going through difficult times.
Thank you to the doctors and nurses at @seattlechildrens The boys are doing fine.
Although they’re both missing their big sis.”
He continues to use his voice and superstar power to speak to the causes close to his heart.
AsParks and Recreationwas coming to an end, Pratt’s superstardom was just gaining momentum.
He took the lead in the blockbusterJurassic Worldin 2015 which solidified his new status as a bonafide movie star.
2,andAvengers: Infinity War all, likely to become blockbuster hits, thanks to Pratt.
