Chris Pratt was discovered while waiting tables at Bubba Gump Shrimp
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Sean Puri and Sam Parr are discussing the business and history of the Forrest Gump-themed restaurant chain Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.
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“He was a waiter at Bubble Grump Shrimp Company, and this is how he got discovered. He was waiting on a table for this producer, this director producer lady, and he's like, oh, I love that thing you made, and she's like, oh, that's great, blah, blah, blah, and they're talking, and she's like, you know what, like, you know, you want to be an actor? He's like, yeah, that's what I'm just waiting tables, but I want to be an actor, and that's how he got his break in the movie industry also.”
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