Chris Pratt has become one of the most sought-after actors after the grand success of his Marvel trilogy, Guardians of The Galaxy. The actor plays the role of Star-Lord aka Peter Quill, in the films. The actor has worked in popular projects like Jurassic World, Passengers, The Tomorrow War, Moneyball, etc. The star shared in an interview that he always wanted to be an actor, however, in his initial days, he had no connections.
The actor also revealed the intriguing story of his first headshot, which made everyone laugh out loud. Pratt’s co-star found the story unbelievable.
Chris Pratt revealed the story of his first headshot
The Passengers star had graced The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. On being asked about his first headshot for making his portfolio, he shared a hilarious incident. The actor said,
“I was 20 years old in that picture. I guess it was the year 2000. I’d just moved to L.A. I knew I wanted to be an actor. I had no idea what to do to become an actor. I had a car, and that was it. I’d asked around, and my friend said, ‘What you need is something called a headshot, and that’s a picture of your head.'”
“I knew I needed a headshot and I was in an area of L.A. called West Hollywood…a predominantly gay area, a really kind of fabulous place. I was at the post office and there was a guy who was really kind of looking at me for a long time. And he was like, ‘You look familiar. Have I shot you before?’ I was like, ‘Oh, I’ve never been shot! Have you shot somebody? I don’t think you’ve ever shot me. I would know!'”
Pratt continued,
“He was like, ‘I’m a photographer.’ In my head, I’m like, ‘Do you do headshots?’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, my apartment is two blocks from here.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s go.'”
Pratt agreed to visit the photographer’s beautiful penthouse suite.
“He’s like, ‘You probably need to take a shower. You’re a little messed up.’ He was right!” the star said. “I lived in the car. I took the shower, I got cleaned up, and I did my hair, as you can see—picked it out a little. And then he was like, ‘That shirt’s not gonna do. Here’s one of mine.'”
“He gave me this shirt that’s in the picture. It’s a white shirt. It’s a nice shirt. I couldn’t afford that shirt. I had that shirt and then he takes the pictures. He tells me what to do: tilt my head, put my arm like this. Takes the film out of the camera, sticks it in the thing, and hands me three rolls of camera film, which at the time would have cost me like $400, $500 bucks. Headshots are not inexpensive. And he was like, ‘Good luck, kid.’”
Chris Pratt was at The Tonight Show to promote his hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.
Chris Pratt’s co-star found the story unbelievable
The actor shared in the story that after he took the films from the photographer, he walked out of his suite. Pratt recalled,
“I walked out of there and then I decided that this was the best one. He was a good guy. So if you’re watching dude, if you remember, thank you. That got me on The WB. That got me Everwood.”
However, the actor’s co-star immediately quipped,
“Yeah, I’d stick to that story as well.”
His comment left the audience and the host in splits.
Chris Pratt will be seen in the film The Electric State, an science fiction adventure. It is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The star cast includes Millie Bobby Brown, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Mackie, and more.
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