Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is a New York Times best-selling author, animal advocate, daughter, sister, wife, mother and step-mom. As a passionate animal advocate, Katherine works as an Ambassador for Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA, lending her time, voice and energy to spread awareness about animal rescue. As an author, Katherine has skillfully translated her own personal experiences into all of her books that speak to her generation.
Katherine hosts a weekly Instagram Live series called BDA (Before During & After) Baby, every Thursday at 12pm PT. She has chatted with everyone from Jessica Alba, Lea Michele, Al Roker, Your Zen Mama’s Teresa Palmer & Sarah Wright Olsen, on topics ranging from infertility to how to introduce solids.
Katherine lives with her family in Los Angeles.
Chris Pratt recently starred in The Tomorrow War for Skydance and Amazon.
In 2019, Pratt appeared in the record-breaking hit, Avengers: End Game, which grossed over $2.7B worldwide. This was a follow up to Avengers: Infinity War, which also made more than $2 billion at the global box office. Prior to that, Pratt’s Star Lord led Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise; the first installment was one of the top 3 grossing films of 2014 with over $770 million at the global box office. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trounced every other film that opened in the summer of 2017, and surpassed the first episode’s box office with over $860 million worldwide.
In 2015, Pratt headlined Jurassic World, the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time, and returned to the wildly popular role of Owen in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in June 2018. He just wrapped production on the 3rd installment of the franchise- Jurassic World: Dominion which is slated for a June 2022 release.
In 2016, Chris starred in the Sony sci-fi romance, Passengers, opposite Jennifer Lawrence. He additionally appeared in Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven opposite Denzel Washington, which opened the 2016 Toronto Film Festival and closed the 2016 Venice Film Festival. 2015 also marked the end of seventh and final season of Emmy- nominated series, Parks & Recreation for which Pratt is perhaps best known for portraying the character, ‘Andy Dwyer’ opposite Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aziz Ansari, and Adam Scott.
Pratt will make his television return in The Terminal List (based on the Jack Carr novel) for MRC & Amazon, which he is also executive producing.
Other notable film credits include: Pixar’s Oscar-nominated Onward; the Warner Bros. animated franchise, The LEGO Movie& The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part; Spike Jonze’s critically acclaimed, Her; Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty (nominated for Best Picture for both the Golden Globes and Academy Awards); and Bennet Miller’s Moneyball alongside Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Global Ambassadors
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Alia Atkinson
Olympic Swimmer, Commander of the Order of Distinction -
Andre Drummond
NBA All-Star & Rebound Champion, Chicago Bulls -
Apolo Anton Ohno
Olympic Medalist (Speedskating) -
Avril Lavigne
Musician & Philanthropist -
Robert "Bob" Beamon
Olympic Champion, Long Jump -
Brooklyn Decker Roddick
Actress & Model -
Charles Melton
Actor -
Chris Nikic
Special Olympics Triathlete/Motivational Speaker -
Dale Moss
Former National Football League Player -
Dalton Risner
NFL Player, Minnesota Vikings, Offensive Guard -
Damian Lillard
NBA All Star, Milwaukee Bucks -
Devin Booker
NBA All-Star, Phoenix Suns -
Didier Drogba
Legendary Professional Football (Soccer) Player -
Drew McIntyre
WWE Superstar, (World Wrestling Entertainment) WWE -
Eddie Barbanell
Actor & Comedian -
Eddie Yarbrough
Former NFL Player -
Elena Delle Donne
WNBA Player, Washington Mystics -
Emma Broyles
Miss America 2022 -
Erika Ender
Singer/Songwriter, TV Celebrity, Producer and Actress -
Gabriela (Gaby) Dabrowski
Professional Tennis Player, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) -
Gleyber Torres
2x MLB All-Star, New York Yankees Shortstop -
Hannah Teter
Olympic Champion, Snowboarder -
Hidetoshi Nakata
Former Professional Footballer, ACCA Inc -
Hussein Fahmy
Egyptian Actor -
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Olympic Champion, Fencing -
In-Kyung Kim
Professional Golfer -
Jamaal Charles
Former Football Player at National Football League (NFL) & All Pro Runningback -
Joe Haden
Former NFL Player & All Pro Defensive Back -
John C. McGinley
Actor & Advocate -
Julen Lopetegui
Legendary Soccer Goaltender & current Manager of FC Sevilla -
Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt
New York Times Bestselling Author | Actor, Producer -
Lauren Potter
Actor & Advocate -
Li Na
Former Professional Tennis Player, two time grand slam champion, The first Chinese member of the ITHF -
Lily D Moore
Actress and Model -
Mack Hollins
NFL Player, Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver -
Maureen McCormick
Actress, Designer, Singer, NY Times Bestselling Author -
Michael Phelps
Olympic Champion, Swimming -
Michelle Kwan
Olympic Figure Skater -
Montell Jordan
International Recording Artist/Pastor -
Nadia Comaneci
Olympic Champion, Gymnastics, Perfect 10 Production, Inc., Special Olympics Global Ambassador -
Nicole Scherzinger
International Recording Artist & Television Personality -
Nigel Barker
Fashion Photographer, TV Personality, Producer/Filmmaker -
Padraig Harrington
Professional Golfer -
Paul Wight
Six-Time WWE World Champion -
Ricky Rubio
Former NBA Player, Cleveland Cavaliers -
Sam Perkins
Olympic Champion, Basketball & NBA Legend -
Dr. Seun Adigun
Summer & Winter Olympian Hurdles and Bobsledding -
Tristan Thompson
NBA Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers -
Vanessa Williams
Singer & Broadway Performer -
Victoria Arlen
ESPN SportsCenter Host -
Vladimir 'Vanja' Grbic
Olympic Medalist, Volleyball -
Willson Contreras
2x MLB All-Star, St. Louis Cardinals Catcher -
Yang Lan
Founding Chairperson, Sun Culture Media Group and Sun Culture Foundation; Journalist; Philanthropist -
Yang Yang
Olympic Champion, Speed Skating -
Yao Ming
NBA All Star & Chairman of the International Basketball Federation Asia (FIBA) -
Zhou Xun
Actress, Singer & Philanthropic Environmentalist -
Zou Shiming
Olympic Champion, Boxing -
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As icons of success from diverse industries such as sports, music, entertainment, media, and beyond, Special Olympics Global Ambassadors generously lend their time, talent, and resources to support the Special Olympics mission. They are inspirational role models who share a belief in the power to come together, break down barriers, and foster a world of inclusion while supporting Special Olympics’ expansion of sports, health, youth, and education programs.