“Brad Pitt liked you but you are too fat”: Chris Pratt’s Weight Almost Cost Him a Role in Oscar Nominated Movie
One of the talented actors, Chris Pratt, first gained recognition for his role as Andy Dwyer on the sitcom Parks and Recreation on NBC. He later went on to play some of the greatest characters in films, such as Owen Grady from Jurassic World and Star-Lord from Marvel.
While Pratt was simultaneously working on other films, he had to be mindful of his body weight for those projects as well. The actor’s appearance as Andy Dwyer was a little on the heavier side. Chris Pratt talked candidly about the realization that he would never want to return to his previous weight. Let’s explore.
Chris Pratt said gaining weight for Andy Dwyer had adverse affect on him
Chris Pratt in the interview with Men’s Health said that he said to the creators of Parks and Recreation that he wanted to get fatter for the role and they loved it. He did get fat but it was the opposite of what he had thought it would feel like.
Chris noted,
“I was impotent (later clarified), fatigued, emotionally depressed. I had real health issues that were affecting me in a major way. It’s bad for your heart, your skin, your system, your spirit.”
Pratt later clarified that he didn’t know what impotent meant when he said it, but what he meant was his spirit was dull and he didn’t feel great about himself.
Chris Pratt recalls losing weight to star in Moneyball alongside Brad Pitt
Chris Pratt, shared with Men’s Health said the only thing that made him happy was reading the script for Moneyball, but it also came with its challenges. He explained;
“I got an audition through straight-up hardcore lobbying. But the response was: ‘Brad Pitt really liked you but you are too fat.’I was like:‘All right, I can lose it, I can lose it.’ I probably lost about 35lb in six weeks.”
Pratt’s hard work did pay off and he was finalized to play the role of Scott Hatteberg in an American biographical movie alongside Brad Pitt; based on the 2003 nonfiction book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, directed by Bennett Miller.
Pratt was appreciated for his efforts and his acting in the movie.
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Chris Pratt says watching Zero Dark Thirty made him decide to always be in shape
Chris Pratt appeared in Jessica Chastain‘s 2012 American action thriller movie Zero Dark Thirty, in which he played the character of Justin Lenihan, a DEVGRU operator for whom he explained that he had to lose a lot of weight. In his interview he said,
“I saw myself in Zero Dark Thirty, and I thought: ‘That dude’s badass. That guy will kill me.’ I played a character who is tougher than me and made it believable. No one called bullshit.”
He continued,
“I’d gone back and forth, lost weight for Moneyball, got fat again, then trimmed down for Zero Dark Thirty, then gained it all back again for Andy. When I saw Zero Dark Thirty and right after walking out, I was like: ‘I’m going to get in shape and I’m never going to be fat again.’”
In the sixth season of Parks and Recreation, Andy told another character that he had lost 50lb by giving up beer for a week, which turned out to be a good joke on the show, but it was reality for Pratt.
