Chris Pratt (born 1979) is an American actor. Born in Minnesota, he gained recognition by playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation from 2009 to 2015. Pratt achieved international stardom as Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise (2014–2023), a role he reprises across multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe films. Pratt's popularity grew with his lead role as Owen Grady in the Jurassic World franchise (2015–2022). He has ventured into voice acting, voicing Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)—the highest-grossing film based on a video game in history—and Emmet Brickowski in the Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019). Known for repeatedly portraying similar characters across multiple films, which some critics have taken issue with, Pratt is one of the most commercially successful actors in Hollywood. From 2015 to 2017, he ranked among the world's highest-paid film stars and was included in the Time 100 (2015) and Forbes Celebrity 100 (2016).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pratt> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1740: European soldiers and Javanese collaborators started massacring Chinese Indonesians (depicted) in the port city of Batavia, modern-day Jakarta, with at least 10,000 people killed. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1740_Batavia_massacre> 1793: French Revolution: After a month-long siege, the leaders of Lyon surrendered, ending their revolt against the National Convention. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_Lyon_against_the_National_Convention> 1912: Following a reduction in pay, textile workers in Little Falls, New York, walked out of their mill, starting a three-month strike. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912%E2%80%931913_Little_Falls_textile_strike> 1952: A footman shot and killed two colleagues and wounded the lady of the house at Knowsley Hall, England. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowsley_Hall_shootings> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: island: 1. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water. 2. (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half- island. 3. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself. 4. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck. 5. A traffic island. 6. (by extension, West Midlands) A roundabout; a traffic circle. 7. A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side. 8. (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas. 9. (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar. 10. (transitive) To surround with water; make into an island. 11. (transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands. 12. (transitive) To isolate. <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/island> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day: This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS! --Donald Trump <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Trump> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list. To unsubscribe write to: [email protected] Questions or comments? Contact [email protected]
