Chris Pratt Explains How Getting 'Fatter' Helped His Career

To pay the bills early in his career, Chris Pratt realized that gaining a little weight paid off big time.

The 46-year-old action star walked down memory lane in a recent interview with The Independent, recalling how his time on Parks and Recreation wasn't meant to be a starring role.

In fact, Pratt said his role as Andy Dwyer on the NBC sitcom, which aired seven seasons from 2009 to 2015, was supposed to be a guest-starring role meant to be written off. But then something interesting started to happen.