Chris Pratt: From Jerk Boyfriend to Super Mario

0:00It's April 7th. This is Entertainment and celebrity news. AI powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Corey with the story. Chris Pratt just opened up about his early days playing those annoying jerk boyfriends and movies. In a recent entertainment weekly chat on April 5th, the 46-year-old actor said he got tight cast as the controlling dude you root against. Like, his role in 2009's Bride Wars, opposite Anne Hathaway. He leaned into those parts for years, popping up as similar guys in films like Wanted from 2008, take me home tonight and what's your? Number in 2011, plus even on his old show Everwood, where his character Bride could be a real pain sometimes. Parks and Recreation flipped the script for him though. He started as a slacker boyfriend, but writers expanded Andy Dwyer into this lovable golden retriever type, who paired perfectly with Aubrey Plazas, sarcastic April Luggate. That odd couple vibe gave him real heart and kept him on the show for all seven seasons. From there, Pratt skyrocketed. Right as Parks wrapped

1:03in 2015, he landed star lord and guardians of the galaxy, then Jurassic World, turning into a full-on action star. He even shared mixed feelings back in 2025 about leaving that Parks family behind. These days, he's voicing Mario again in the Super Mario Brothers movie sequel, proving how far he's come from those early side gigs.