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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Chris Pratt Opens Up About Being Overweight

Chris Pratt is looking fit and hot these days, but if you watched ‘Parks and Recreation,’ then you know there used to be, well, a little more meat on his bones. He opened up about being overweight, including the health issues that came with it, and what led to his decision to drop the pounds.

Chris said he used to think his popularity as a comedic actor was due, at least in part, to his weight.

I saw myself in an episode [of Parks and Rec] and in the matter of two moments very close together, I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m getting fat.’ And then almost immediately I did something else and I thought, ‘Holy crap, I’ve never seen myself funnier.’ And I put the two together.”

Yet he was experiencing health issues due to his weight, which was nearly 300 pounds.

I was impotent, 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.”

So what made him decide to drop the excess weight?

Chris said it was his role in ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ where he played a Navy SEA, but not in quite the way you might imagine.

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. That’s 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.’ “

Good for him! It’s certainly better for his health, I’m sure :).