I would normally bury this ripped Chris Pratt mirror shot as “a little something for the ladies” to click through to, but it turns out that the story of how Burt MacKlin’s alter ego got in shape for his role as a Seal Team Six member in Zero Dark Thirty and then immediately gained sixty pounds for another role isn’t even the most interesting/amusing anecdote from his visit to Conan.
Instead, real life Andy Dwyer follows up with the story of how he spent two years selling coupons door to door for a quasi ponzi scheme and I’ve never been more glued to a screen. The whole thing is then capped off by a baby hip hop exercise video which seriously puts this visit in the running for best Conan interview EVER.
But first, now that we’ve seen the before (which took him approximately 5-6 months to accomplish), now let’s take a look at the after…
“I’ve always been a little soft. I like to eat. Crunches, I’m not going to do.” – Chris Pratt, hero.
OK, full video of the weight gain/Zero Dark Thirty chat two below, because I can’t wait any longer to get to Chris Pratt reminiscing about his days selling coupons, driving idiots around in a van, and taking out classified ads like, “Do you like Rock & Roll music? Do you want to make money? Call me.” Seriously, this is pretty much perfect.
Did you stick around for Baby Zumba? No? WTF were you thinking? Go back to the 4:14 mark immediately. The rest of you can move forward to a story of personal redemption through sixty pound weight gain…
Moral of the story: Chris Pratt is the best. No one can now deny this. Bonus image from Reddit explaining why you won’t be able to take Zero Dark Thirty seriously:
The end.
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No matter the project, if I got that ripped with all that hardwork, there is no way I would mess it up and turn in to a fat mess again.
until someone hands you a check for a million dollars and you realize that the next ‘project’ you’ll work on will come complete with a paid trainer and nutritionist.
Your counter is valid and handsome.
That was my first job out of college. He described the experience perfectly. Instead of coupons though, we sold In Home Kitchen Cabinet Restoration and Deck Remodeling at local Home Depots around Long Island, NY. I lasted 3 weeks.
Mine too. I did coupons. Lasted one day.
Then you didn’t really do coupons then, Burnsy. The coupons did you. Call Benson & Stabler.
Add me to the list. I was one of the ones that said, “Why didn’t your ad say anything about selling coupons?” The one I responded to said the work was for advertising for a charitable organization. They claimed the coupons were to fund “wheelchair basketball”.
Did one that I was told was to work closely with charities and non-profits to market their causes. Turned out to be a sales job outside of a Walmart in full suit and tie trying to make people who just spent the last bit of their welfare checks feel guilty about children being kidnapped. I quit my first morning.
Went on an interview to do the coupons and could see my reflection in my prospective boss’s suit. Was offered to go on the observation sales calls and immediately got my ass out of there.
I sold home improvement door-to-door. “Hi there, your siding looks terrible.” Because people trust a high school kid ringing their doorbell at 6:30 to fix their roof.
I hope these Chris and Anna stay together forever because they have an awesome family.
When will congress demand drug testing for Actors?
I went on the ride-along for that job, but it was getting people to donate money to charity. About 5 minutes in, I realized “Oh, this is a pyramid scheme” and went home.
Yep, did that after I graduated for a couple of weeks. Going to door to door trying to get people donate money in Queens and the Bronx, not so much fun.
Yeah, I went around Queens. It was a hot, muggy day and I was wearing a suit. Thanks for that job interview, Craigslist.
Chance to make a difference, my ass. Spent my days getting cursed out by assholes telling me to get the fuck out of their apartment building. God, that job sucked.
Is that really how Burt MacKlin is spelled/capitalized? If so, perfectly Andy.
I wish Conan would have asked him what roids he took to get that ripped because my fat ass could use some of them.
No ‘roid use for our boy Pratt. Just lots of intense exercise sessions like this: [www.youtube.com]
I don’t care how ripped the guy got, I still can’t accept Andy as a Navy Seal.
I am accepting it and will expect all Navy Seals to display his grace in perpetuity.
I do want to see Zero Dark Thirty, but I’m afraid that the only thing I’ll be thinking the entire movie is Burt Macklin: Navy Seal.
Now I just want someone to make a movie about how Burt Macklin won the War on Terror.
Chris Pratt is just f**@#$ adorable.
Most actors seem awful, but I totally want to be friends with Chris Pratt. Hard.
His interview on Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show from 2011 is great, too. Talks about the weight loss/gain thing, selling coupons, Rae Dawn Chong, and other good stuff.
[www.kevinpollakschatshow.com]