By DEIRDRE DURKAN-SIMONDS U.S. ASSOCIATE SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR
Chris Pratt is officially a dad to a teenager!
The Guardians of the Galaxy star, 46, marked a major milestone on social media this week as his son Jack turned 13.
In a touching post, Pratt reflected on watching his eldest child grow up and shared a number of heartwarming photos of them together over the years.
‘I have a teenager??? Jack, I can’t believe you are 13 today,’ Pratt wrote on his Instagram Story. ‘I’ve watched you grow into such an incredible young man, and am truly proud of the person you are becoming. I love you! Jesus is King!’
The collage featured images of them cheering on the Los Angeles Dodgers, at SoFi Stadium and even feeding milk to a baby cow.
Jack is Pratt’s first child, whom he shares with ex-wife Anna Faris.
Chris Pratt marked a major milestone on social media this week as his son Jack turned 13
The former couple, who divorced in 2018 after nearly nine years of marriage, have continued to amicably co-parent their son.
Pratt has since remarried author Katherine Schwarzenegger, with whom he shares daughters, Lyla, 3, Eloise, 2, and son Ford, nine months.
Meanwhile, Faris secretly married her husband, Michael Barrett, back in July 2021.
In October, Pratt and his son made headlines after making it on the Jumbotron during the World Series Game 1.
As they were featured on the screen, the father-son duo, who sported matching Dodgers jerseys and baseball caps, stood up and waved enthusiastically.
In 2023, Pratt advised people to ‘rush’ into into having children to give you more time together.
In the interview, he recommended that people ‘don’t wait’ to have children and that having them was ‘incredible’.
Speaking to Men’s Journal, he said: ‘People say all the time, “Don’t rush to have kids.” I personally disagree. Rush. Have them. Of course, make sure you find a great partner, but don’t wait.’
In a touching post, Pratt reflected on watching his eldest child grow up and shared a number of heartwarming photos of them together over the years
He explained: ‘I was talking to Adam Sandler a while back and he said, “Every day you wait is a day they don’t get to have you in their life.”
‘The younger you have kids, the more time they get to have with you.
‘It’s wild. Having kids is incredible. The things you normally take for granted in life are new. As they grow up, it becomes more about connecting with them as individuals and what makes them unique.
‘The softness of their hearts. How their minds work. How they’re the same as you. How they’re different.’
In addition to Jack, who Pratt shares with ex Anna Faris, the actor and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are parents to daughters, Lyla, 3, Eloise, 2, and son Ford, nine months
Chris added that becoming a father had affected his career, as it impacted choosing what roles he goes for.
He said: ‘In the same way that being a father changes the kind of actor you are, it can definitely change the kinds of roles you want to be involved in.
‘I’ve found myself wanting to do more PG movies. I see a lot because my kids want to watch them, and to be honest, some of them are bad. And I’m sitting there thinking, This is terrible.
‘So at the same time as wanting to make movies that would entertain my kids, I’m also thinking about creating movies that are merciful on the parents.’
