Proud parents. Chris PrattAnd Anna Faris have always done their best to put their son, Jack, first — even when they announced their separation in August 2017.
“We tried really hard for a long time, and we’re really disappointed,” they said in a joint statement at the time. “Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep the situation as private as possible moving forward. We still love each other and will always cherish our time together.”
The couple tied the knot in Bali in Jul 2009 and welcomed their son nine months prematurely in August 2012. He spent his first few days in NICU. “He was born at three pounds,” Faris told GQ in November 2014 about Jack’s difficult birth. “And we were told, ‘OK, you need to be prepared for raising a special-needs child.’ And we felt like it was devastating, but it also felt like, you know, ‘We can do this.’”
A month later, the Guardians of the GalaxyStar shared some of the life-saving measures that the baby needed right after his birth. “Anna got to hold him for a moment and then it was off to the NICU — the neonatal intensive care unit. Three pounds, 12 ounces. That’s a decent size bass. Very small for a human,” Pratt said in a speech at the March of Dimes Celebration of Babies Hollywood Luncheon. “He would need a lot. He had jaundice so they put a mask on him and he fell asleep beneath. [a]He was a creepy light and had a PICC Line, which is an IV that runs from his arm to his heart. He was fed through a tube that just wired in and out. He lived in an incubator. That was his first crib.”
Despite his traumatizing birth, Jack grew into a healthy, active child. Pratt and Faris continue to share exciting updates about Jack as he grows up. “He does little acting lessons now,” the OverboardIn May 2018, star spoke to reporters. “He’ll be like, ‘Mom, watch how scared I can look.’ Or he’ll give me a weird fake laugh. It’s really fun to see the performance element come out in him. But I’m also like, ‘Please don’t go into acting!’”
Gushing that their son reflected both her and Pratt equally, she continued: “He’s really funny, I think. Well, that’s sort of patting myself, I mean ourselves, on the back. But he’s really funny!”
In May 2021, Pratt revealed that Jack was doing “very well” despite having to switch to remote schooling amid the coronavirus pandemic. “He’s been one of the kids that I think really handled it well,” the Parks and Recreation alum said during an appearance on The Ellen Degeneres ShowIt was at the time. “I think a lot of kids, their anxieties are increased. I’m sure he’d prefer to be with his friends rather than at home, but he did a great job.”
Despite moving to new relationships, the couple have maintained a close coparenting relationship. Pratt married Katherine Schwarzenegger on June 19, 2019, and they have two daughters, Lyla, 2 years old, and Eloise, 1 month. Faris, for her part was a cinematographer Michael BarrettIn July 2021.
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