The Transformation Of Chris Pratt From 19 To 41 Years Old

After his high school wrestling career and the ESPN documentary, Chris Pratt went to community college and took acting classes — but he didn't stay there long. He left after a semester and followed his buddy, who bought him a one-way plane ticket, to Hawaii. He lived in a van in Maui and worked odd jobs, according to Before They Were Famous, including as a coupon salesman and a daytime stripper, as well as waiting tables at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. "[Maui is] a pretty awesome place to be homeless," Pratt told The Independent. "We just drank and smoked weed and worked minimal hours... just enough to cover gas, food, and fishing supplies."

When Pratt waited on actor-director Rae Dawn Chong, she offered him a role in her short film "Cursed Part 3." The 19-year-old Pratt then knew what he wanted to do. "The moment she told me she was bringing me to L.A., I knew," Pratt told Entertainment Weekly. "I was like, 'This is what I'm going to do with the rest of my life.'" Chong's film was never released, but that didn't matter. "My movie sucked," Chong told EW, "but [Pratt] was awesome."

Pratt stayed in Los Angeles and auditioned for roles. He almost left the city but then won the role of high school jock Bright Abbott in the WB Greg Berlanti drama "Everwood." Pratt was 23, but they didn't mind. He stayed with the show for all of its four seasons, from 2002 to 2006.

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