Christopher Michael Pratt was born on June 21, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota to a mining father and a supermarket worker mother, though he grew up in Lake Stevens, Washington where he developed one of his earliest interests - wrestling. He even took up the sport during high school, and finished fifth in the state-wide championships, and as a teenager he was never short of confidence, as he recalled to Entertainment Weekly: "My high school wrestling coach reminds me about this time I came into his office and he said, Chris, what do you want to do with yourself?' I was like, I dont know, but I know Ill be famous and I know Ill make a s*** ton of money. I had no idea how. Id done nothing proactive. It was as dumb as someone saying, Ill probably be an astronaut. Im sure Ill stumble into an astronaut suit and end up in space one day.'"