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Chris Pratt is living the dream. Discovered by a director while waiting tables in Maui at 19, the Parks & Recreation regular is currently starring alongside Topher Grace, Dan Fogler, and his real-life wife, Anna Faris, in Take Me Home Tonight, which hit theaters Friday. Despite his Cinderella-like beginnings, Pratt isn’t waiting until midnight for his carriage to turn into a pumpkin. The actor has five (count ‘em) movies releasing this year, as well as a Judd Apatow-produced project slated to start filming in April. Oh, and he graces our television sets every Thursday night as Andy Dwyer, Pawnee’s resident hapless shoe shiner. When not teasing us about upcoming episodes of his NBC series, Pratt fills us in on what looks to be a busy box-office year. We must say, we’re impressed. After all, what other actor can claim to play a character named Disgusting Donald, and in the same month, co-star in a sports biopic opposite Brad Pitt?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, we hear you just got cast in Judd Apatow’s new flick, Five-Year Engagement…
CHRIS PRATT: Yeah! It’s a Jason Segel movie with Emily Blunt, and Nicholas Stoller is directing. It’s kind of a romantic comedy in the vein of When Harry Met Sally, so it takes place over several years of these people’s lives. My character is similar to the Bruno Kirby role from When Harry Met Sally. I’m the BFF. READ FULL STORY »
