Chris Pratt reveals how he found success in Hollywood

"One day, the incredible Rae Dawn Chong walked into the restaurant, and naturally, I went up to her table and said, “Hey, you’re a movie star!

What are you doing here?”"She asked if I could act, and I said, “F*** yeah, put me in your movie!” the 47-year-old star recalled.

"She asked for my phone number.

The only problem was I didn’t have one.

So I gave her my buddy Mike’s number instead.

A couple days later, Mike casually mentions, “Oh, by the way, someone called you.” ARE YOU KIDDING ME, MIKE?!"I called her back, and sure enough, she was serious.

I drove over to pick up the script, went back to Mike’s house, and read all 120 pages three times in a row," continued Chris.

"First script I’d ever read.

My character’s name was Devon, and I remember thinking, “Sweet!

I could totally play a Devon!"The Jurassic World actor added that he only had "$60 to [his] name, a bag of clothes, and some rollerblades.""Rae told me they’d fly me out.

And I remember thinking right then and there, my life just changed forever.

I’m going to be an actor," Chris recalled.

"That little movie was Cursed Part 3, a low-budget horror comedy that opened the door to Hollywood for me." Chris Pratt reveals how he found success in Hollywood October 30, 2026.