About
Chris Pratt is an American actor best known for his role as Andy Dwyer on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and his role as Star-Lord in the Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy.
Acting Career
In 2002 Chris Pratt[1] was cast as highschooler Bright Abbott in the WB drama Everwood. The show ran for four seasons until 2006. Pratt had a guest starring arc on The OC from 2006-2007, and in 2009 he was cast as Andy Dwyer in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, which will conclude after its seventh season in 2015. Pratt started in several films in the late 2000s including The Five-Year Engagemen (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and Delivery Man (2013). In 2014 he starred in the superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy.
Online History
Braid
On April 21st, 2014, Pratt posted a picture of a french braid he had tied in his wife Anna Farris’ hair on Instagram account.[11] Within four months the picture gained over 11,000 notes.
On July 22nd, 2014, Entertainment Weekly posted[13] a video to their YouTube channel[12] which featured Pratt french braiding their intern’s hair during an interview. Within a month the video gained over 680,000 views. The video was covered by several sites including The Mary Sue[14] and io9.[15]
Hospital Visit
On August 20th, 2014, Pratt visited patients at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles dressed as his Guardians of the Galaxy character, appearing after a screening of the film for the children. His visit was covered by several sites on August 21st, including E! Online[8], TIME[9] and New York Daily News.[10]
Fandom
As of August 2014, Pratt’s Twitter account[2] has gained over 710,000 followers and his Facebook page[3] has gained over 460,000 likes. Deviant Art[4] has over 400 pieces of fan art tagged Chris Pratt. There are also several fan run Tumblrs dedicated to Pratt including fuckyeahchrispratt[5], chrisprattdelicious[6] and fyeahchrispratt.[7]
Search Interest
External References
[1]IMDB– Chris Pratt
[2]Twitter – prattprattpratt
[3]Facebook – prattprattpratt
[4]Deviant Art – Chris Pratt
[5]Tumblr – fuckyeahchrispratt
[6]Tumblr – chrisprattdelicious
[7]Tumblr – fyeahchrispratt
[8]E! Online – Chris Pratt Visits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in Costume as Star-Lord From Guardians of the Galaxy
[9]TIME– Chris Pratt Visits Children’s Hospital in Guardians of the Galaxy Costume
[10]New York Daily News – Chris Pratt visits children’s hospital dressed as Star-Lord from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
[11]Instagram – prattprattpratt
[12]YouTube – Entertainment Weekly
[13]Buzzfeed – Chris Pratt French Braided An Intern’s Hair During An Interview And It’s Amazing
[14]The Mary Sue – Chris Pratt French Braids An Intern’s Hair, Wins Our Eternal Affection
[15]io9 – Chris Pratt Stops an Interview to Show Off His French-Braiding Skills