From Andy Dwyer to Star-Lord, Chris Pratt Has Changed a Ton Over the Years

2002

Chris was born in Virginia, Minnesota. Did you know he was “discovered” while he was working for a Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Hawaii when he was just 19? Here he is just a few years later in 2002.

2003

He was in a short horror film called Cursed Part 3 before he was cast in Everwood, which aired from 2002 to 2006. Here Chris is at the 29th Annual People’s Choice Awards in 2003. What a baby!

2004

He was also on The O.C. in its fourth season. He appeared for a grand total of nine episodes as Winchester “Ché” Cook.

2005

Chris was cast in Strangers with Candy in 2005. This shot is one of the portraits taken for the film at that year’s Sundance Film Festival. He’s a long way from being Star-Lord here!

2006

It was not long after that film that Chris would take on a role in Take Me Home Tonight. That’s where he met Anna Faris, who played his love interest in the movie. They dated and ultimately were engaged in late 2008. Anna, 42, wrote in her memoir, “I was once told that I didn’t need a tight group of girlfriends because Chris should be my best friend. But I never bought that. The idea of your mate being your best friend — it’s overhyped.” Hmm.

2009

Chris’ breakout role was as Andy Dwyer in Parks and Rec. He was supposed to only be a temporary character, but the actor charmed the producers and he became a series regular. The show aired from 2009 to 2015.

2010

Anna and Chris are pictured here at The International Women’s Media Foundation’s “Courage In Journalism” awards in October 2010. The actress opened up on her Unqualified podcast in 2017 and said of relationships, “Know your worth, know your independence, know that you’re young, and there’s so many people out there. There’s so much life experience. I hope you get to live it all and experience a whole lot of people.”

2011

The duo seemed like the perfect couple! Meanwhile, Chris’ career continued to take off. Here he is on Jimmy Fallon in 2011.

2012

In 2012, Chris and Anna became parents. He’s pictured here in December 2012, just months after welcoming his son — Jack — in August 2012. Apparently, one of the reasons they eventually broke up was because they disagreed about the number of kids they wanted. She revealed on her podcast, “We both love kids, Chris and I have both dreamed about having a big family. But I didn’t love pregnancy … I was just bored. I was uncomfortable at times, and Jack came early. He came two months early, so now I’m in a high-risk pregnancy category.”

2013

As he adjusted to being a dad, Chris’ star continued to rise. In this photo taken in 2013, you can start to see the physical transformation he went through toward the end of Parks and Rec and before Guardians of the Galaxy.

2013 – Comic Con

By the Guardians of the Galaxy press tour, he had noticeably slimmed down. The actor cut out beer, increased his calorie intake to 4,000 calories a day and drank more water, Us Weekly reported. He also did P90X and tried running, swimming and boxing.

2014

In 2014, Chris got the second slot on People magazine’s annual “Sexiest Men Alive” list. We can see why!

2015

The actor replaced Josh Brolin as the lead in the film Jurassic World in 2015. It grossed millions of dollars at the box office, solidifying Chris as a household name in Hollywood. He later reprised his role in the sequel, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

2017

In April 2017, Chris was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Anna and Jack were by his side for the achievement.

2017 Vol. 2

Chris also starred in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which was released in May 2017. Sadly, this was just a few months before Anna and Chris announced they were splitting up in August 2017.

Late 2017

Anna said on her podcast that same month, “Life is too short for you to be in relationships where you’re not feeling like this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back or somebody doesn’t value you in every way.” Yikes. Well, apparently Chris learned a lesson during his marriage, because in 2018 …

2018

… Chris began a relationship with Katherine Schwarzenegger. But there are apparently no more hard feelings when it comes to his previous relationship with Anna, because a source told Life & Style magazine in November 2018, “Anna’s incredibly impressed with how amazing Katherine is with Jack and is relieved that Chris is in a relationship with a kind, loving woman.”

2018 Vol. 2

They dated throughout 2018, even as Chris continued to star in blockbuster films like Avengers: Infinity War. In November 2018, the duo got brunch with 29-year-old Katherine’s famous dad, Arnold Schwarzenegger, suggesting that things were getting pretty serious for the couple pretty fast.

2019

On January 13, Chris took to Instagram to announce that the couple was engaged. “Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes!” he wrote beside a photo of him kissing his then-fiancé. “I’m thrilled to be marrying you. Proud to live boldly in faith with you. Here we go! 💍🙏♥️.”

June 2019

Chris and Katherine got married in a romantic wedding ceremony on June 8, in Montecito, California. They tied the knot at the San Ysidro Ranch after having their rehearsal dinner at fellow Parks and Rec alum Rob Lowe‘s estate in Montecito the day before.

Chris went from Bubba Gump waiter to Andy Dwyer to major Hollywood heavy hitter. He’s been married twice, and who knows? Maybe he and Katherine will be parents before long. Are you excited to see what Chris does next?