Chris Pratt has revealed that he opened up about his start in the industry by revealing that he almost had a different name.
The 46-year-old actor said he once seriously considered going with Christo, a nickname he received while working at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in Maui.
His badge had the last few letters erased, so it just said that Christo and everyone at work started calling him that.
He told the story about Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz.
Pratt said that nickname stuck with him for a while and he even considered keeping it when he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting dreams.
In the end, the Jurassic world The actor kept his real name since his first role came in 2000 in a short film called Cursed Part 3 after director Rae Dawn Chong spotted him at a restaurant.
Pratt also spoke about artificial intelligence in films where he criticized AI actress Tilly Norwood, saying he didn’t think machines could replace real actors.
However, he called this untrue and said human talent would always matter no matter what.
While Tilly creator Eline van der Velden defended herself by saying that AI was designed for creative tools like puppets or animation, a new way of exploring stories without replacing real performers.
