Given that he isn't Italian, many people were understandably curious what Chris Pratt's actual ethnicity is. His mother was mostly Norwegian, and his father was a mix of other European heritages like English, German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian.

He had a fairly normal upbringing in a small town in Minnesota, and was a decently accomplished wrestler and shot putter in high school.

His father died in 2014 due to multiple sclerosis, although he doesn't often discuss that in public.

In general, though, it seems that Chris had a fairly conventional midwestern upbringing, although he's occasionally been a subject of controversy because of his association with Hillsong Church, which has been affiliated with anti-LGBTQ efforts.