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Chris Pratt and Jack | Chris Pratt | Source: Twitter.com/prattprattpratt | Getty Images
Chris Pratt and Jack | Chris Pratt | Source: Twitter.com/prattprattpratt | Getty Images

Meet Chris Pratt’s 12-Year-Old Son Whose Health Issues Restored Chris’ Faith in God

Dorcus Osongo
Jan 15, 2024
03:45 P.M.
  • Chris Pratt's son, Jack, was born prematurely. This difficult moment helped restore and strengthen Chris' faith in God.
  • The actor is now proud of the healthy, fearless, beautiful, and amazing boy Jack has turned out to be.
  • Chris shares Jack with his ex-wife, Anna Faris. He is now married to Katherine Schwarzenegger, with whom he has two daughters.
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Anna Faris and Chris Pratt attend the premiere of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 19, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

Anna Faris and Chris Pratt attend the premiere of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 19, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

"Guardians of the Galaxy" star Chris Pratt is known for his amiable charm in roles ranging from comedy to action films. Chris is also a father of three and has been married twice.

The actor married Anna Faris in 2009, and the pair divorced in 2018. Chris is now married to Katherine Schwarzenegger, with whom he tied the knot in 2019. Anna and Chris have opened up about their challenging parenthood journey.

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The duo met on the set of "Take Me Home Tonight" in 2007. They bonded over their mutual hobby of collecting strange insects, and a year later, they got married. When the pair were married, they both thought of having kids around the same time. "I don't think one of us wanted it any more than the other," said Chris.

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris seen at Warner Bros. Pictures premiere of “The Lego Movie”, in Los Angeles, California on February 1, 2014. | Source: Getty Images

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris seen at Warner Bros. Pictures premiere of “The Lego Movie”, in Los Angeles, California on February 1, 2014. | Source: Getty Images

Anna would ask Chris what he thought about having kids, and he'd answer that he had been thinking about that, too. The two decided to make their desire come true. However, when Anna got pregnant, their son Jack was born prematurely.

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The actress's water broke in the middle of the night in August 2012 when she was seven months pregnant. Chris and Anna rushed to the hospital, and the doctors managed to halt her labor using magnesium. The actress stayed in the hospital. The goal was for her to be admitted for four weeks, but on the seventh day, she went into labor again.

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However, Anna was in denial because, for hours, she just told herself that she was experiencing indigestion. "Chris and I were so scared, but when Jack came out, even though he was so tiny, he looked so good to us," she narrated.

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Going through this difficult journey is something that can drive partners apart or bring them closer. The actress pointed out that the experience of giving birth to a premature baby made Anna and Chris develop an even deeper connection.

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She revealed that fatherhood was a very meaningful and rewarding experience for Chris, calling him a "great dad." Fatherhood made the actor become more serious than he was before. He really had to become an adult. The difficult birth of Jack also had a spiritual effect on Chris.

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Chris recalled how he and Anna were scared and felt helpless. "We prayed a lot," he said. The actor also got support from his close friends and family. As much as he felt lost in the darkness, Chris treasured the moments he spent with Jack. "It restored my faith in God, not that it needed to be restored, but it really redefined it," he recalled.

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"The baby was so beautiful to us, and I look back at the photos of him, and it must have been jarring for other people to come in and see him, but to us he was so beautiful and perfect," he added. As Jack approached his second birthday, he had become a happy and healthy boy.

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Chris described his son as open and without fear, no matter what he faced. "He's such a fighter, he's amazing," added the actor. The actor joked that Jack was so charming that he planned to let his son take care of them when he got old enough.

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Still, Jack has faced some challenges due to being born premature. Anna Faris wrote in her 2017 book "Unqualified" that her son's legs have a high tone, which makes him appear stiff and, as a result, walk on his tiptoes a lot. Jack also wears sunglasses and has to put on an eyepatch for 20 minutes a day to strengthen his vision.

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Despite these challenges, Anna was glad she was raising her son with a fantastic man. She said her ex-husband was really smart and a loving father who didn't let fame seduce or change him. Now, Chris celebrates all the milestones Jack, who is now 12, hits and shares some of the moments on social media.

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When Jack turned 10 in 2022, the actor shared an emotional post on Instagram alongside a picture of a lamb and a sheep. "Happy Birthday to my firstborn, my smart, handsome, kind-hearted, big boy Jack! TEN!!?? WHAAAT!? Double digits!! Hard to believe it's already been ten years!!," he captioned the post.

Chris Pratt and Jack Pratt at Chris Pratt honored with Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in Hollywood, California on April 21, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

Chris Pratt and Jack Pratt at Chris Pratt honored with Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in Hollywood, California on April 21, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

Chris described Jack as the best son. He called him his buddy, noting that Jack was a big brother, reader, fisherman, scout, mathematician, builder, and imagineer. The proud dad also expressed his deep love for his son.

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Father and son have also shown up at baseball games looking adorable. When Chris was asked to throw the first pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023, his son accompanied him. The two were photographed on the field and in the stands having fun, as seen in the pictures the actor shared on his Instagram.

Anna Faris, Jack Pratt, and Chris Pratt attend Chris Pratt honoured with Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, in Los Angeles, California on April 21, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

Anna Faris, Jack Pratt, and Chris Pratt attend Chris Pratt honoured with Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, in Los Angeles, California on April 21, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

Chris Pratt and Jack Pratt attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

Chris Pratt and Jack Pratt attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 2017. | Source: Getty Images

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Jack is Chris's only son. He is the older brother to the actor's two daughters, Lyla Maria and Eloise Christina. Chris shares his girls with Katherine, Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter. The actor has been married to the author for more than four years now.

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On their fourth wedding anniversary, Chris shared a cute picture of the pair marking the date. He wrote that this was their first night away as a mother and a father in three years. The "Jurassic World" actor let his followers know that they visited their wedding venue in Montecito, California.

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Chris Pratt is grateful for his family and happy that his son Jack, whose health issues helped rebuild his faith in God, is doing well. The actor spends time with his son, and shows up for his wife and his two daughters.

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