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Chris Pratt Says He Almost Went by 'Christo' Early in His Career

The nickname stems from a Bubba Gump name tag that lost the 'pher' from 'Christopher'.

Overview

  • On the Jan. 22 Happy Sad Confused podcast, Pratt said he seriously considered using "Christo" as his professional name.
  • He recalled that coworkers at Bubba Gump called him Christo after the letters wore off his tag, and he weighed keeping it when he moved to Los Angeles.
  • He ultimately went with Chris, placing him alongside fellow actors Chris Pine, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
  • Pratt was discovered while waiting tables by Rae Dawn Chong, who cast him in the 2000 short Cursed Part 3 that became his first credited role.
  • While promoting Mercy, he has detailed preparing with the LAPD homicide division and an on-set ankle injury during a bar-fight stunt, and he has criticized AI performer Tilly Norwood as fake.