Katie Kawa - Chris Pratt Is Star-Lord®

Please visit our website, www.garethstevens.com. For a free color catalog of all our high-quality books, call toll free 1-800-542-2595 or fax 1-877-542-2596. Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Kawa, Katie, author. Title: Chris Pratt is Star-Lord / Katie Kawa. Description: New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, [2020] | Series: The human behind the hero | Includes index. | Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. | Television actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. | Television actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC PN2287.P66 K39 2020 | DDC 791.4302/8092 [B] --dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019014325 First Edition Published in 2020 by Gareth Stevens Publishing 111 East 14th Street, Suite 349 New York, NY 10003 Copyright 2020 Gareth Stevens Publishing Designer: Sarah Liddell Editor: Katie Kawa Photo credits: Cover, p. Kevork Djansezian/Stringer/ Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer. Printed in the United States of America Some of the images in this book illustrate individuals who are models. The depictions do not imply actual situations or events.

CPSIA compliance information: Batch #CW20GS: For further information contact Gareth Stevens, New York, New York at 1-800-542-2595. CONTENTS AN UNLIKELY HERO The Guardians of the Galaxy are a group of unlikely heroes whove become big hits in Marvel movies. The star of those moviesChris Prattis an unlikely hero too. His from an unknown actor to the superhero Star-Lord shows that hard work pays off! BEHIND THE SCENES STAR-LORD IS ALSO KNOWN BY THE NAME PETER QUILL. HE F IRST APPEARED IN MARVEL COMIC BOOKS IN 1976, WHICH WAS 3 YEARS BEF ORE CHRIS PRATT WAS BORN. CHRIS AS A KID Chris Pratt was born on June 21, 1979.

His full name is Christopher, but most people call him Chris. When Chris was in high school, he told people he was going to be famous, but he didnt know then how it was going to happen. BEHIND THE SCENES CHRIS WAS BORN IN MINNESOTA, BUT HIS FAMILY MOVED TO WASHINGTON STATE WHEN HE WAS YOUNG. HE BECAME A BIG FAN OF THE SEAT TLE SEAHAWKS FOO TBALL TEAM BECAUSE THEY PLAY IN WASHINGTON. FROM WAITER TO ACTOR Chris spent time working as a waiter in Hawaii before he became a star. One day at work, he met an actress and director named Rae Dawn Chong.

She liked him and decided to put him in her Cursed Part 3. BEHIND THE SCENES ALTHOUGH CHRIS MAKES A LOT OF MONEY NOW, HE WAS HOMELESS FOR A T IME WHILE HE WAS LIVING IN HAWAII. CHRIS DIDNT MAKE A LOT OF MONEY THERE, SO HE LIVED IN A VAN. TV TIME When Chris first started acting, he got a lot of work on TV shows that teens watched. In 2002, he started acting on the TV show Everwood. BEHIND THE SCENES CHRIS HAS ALSO ACTED IN MANY MOVIES. BEHIND THE SCENES CHRIS HAS ALSO ACTED IN MANY MOVIES.

SOME OF HIS MOST WELL-KNOWN PARTS IN MOVIES BEFORE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY WERE IN THE 201 1 MOVIE MONEYBALL AND THE 2012 MOVIE ZERO DARK THIRTY. A FUNNY GUY Chris started working on the TV show Parks and Recreation in 2009. He played a funny character named Andy Dwyer until the show ended in 2015. This was good practice for the funny moments in Guardians of the Galaxy. BEHIND THE SCENES ON PARKS AND RECREATION, CHRISS CHARAC TER, ANDY, WAS IN A B AND AND WAS OFTEN SHOWN SINGING SONGS. CHRIS LOVES MUSIC AND IS VERY GOOD AT PLAYING .

THE BEST CHOICE When Chris was working on Parks and Recreation, he heard about Guardians of the Galaxy. He wanted to play Star-Lord, but he had to try out for the part first. James Gunn, who directed the movie, knew right away Chris was the best choice! BEHIND THE SCENES THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY IN MARVEL MOVIES ARE STAR-LORD, GROOT, GAMORA, DRAX THE DESTROYER, ROCKET RACCOON, AND MANTIS. THEYRE ALSO SOME TIMES HELPED BY GAMORAS SISTER, NEBULA. GETTING IN SHAPE Playing a superhero isnt easy. Chris had to work hard to get ready to play Star-Lord.

He ate healthier and worked with a trainer for months to get strong and fit. He swam, ran, and did other kinds of exercise to get in shape. BEHIND THE SCENES CHRIS FINISHED A KIND OF RACE CALLED AN IRONMAN 70.3 IN 2015. IN THIS RACE, HE HAD TO RUN, SWIM, AND RIDE A BIKE FOR A T OTAL OF 70.3 MILES (113.1 KM). HE DID THIS TO RAISE MONEY FOR . SUCCESS AS STAR-LORD On August 1, 2014, fans were able to watch Guardians of the Galaxy for the first time.

Many people werent sure what to expect, but it became one of the years most successful movies. In fact, it made more than $700 million around the world! BEHIND THE SCENES CHRIS HAS ALSO BEEN PART OF T HE LEGO MOVIES. HE WAS THE VOICE OF EMMET BRICKOWSKI IN 2014 S THE LEGO MOVIE AND 2019S THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART. VOL. 2 Chris and the rest of the cast soon went back to work making another Guardians of the Galaxy movie. 2 came out on May 5, 2017. 2 came out on May 5, 2017.

It was even more successful than the first movie, making more than $800 million around the world. BEHIND THE SCENES THE OTHER ACT ORS IN THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY MOVIES ARE FAMOUS T OO. FOR EXAMPLE, ZOE S ALDANA, WHO PLAYS GAMORA, HAS BEEN IN THE STAR T REK MOVIES AND THE MOVIE AVATAR. TEAMING UP Star-Lord and the other Guardians of the Galaxy teamed up with the Avengers in the 2018 movie Avengers: Infinity War. The next year, Chris played Star-Lord again in the movie Avengers: Endgame. These were two of the most successful superhero movies of all time! BEHIND THE SCENES AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR AND AVENGERS: ENDGAME STARRED THREE ACTORS NAMED CHRIS! CHRIS PRAT T JOINED CHRIS HEMSWORTH, WHO PLAYED THOR, AND CHRIS EVANS, WHO PLAYED CAP TAIN AMERICA, INT HESE MOVIES.

WHATS NEXT? Chris worked with Tom Holland, who plays Spider-Man, on the