AdvertisementWhen Pratt first appeared on “The Hills” in 2006, he wasn’t exactly a stranger to reality TV. He thought “The Hills” could use a shot of adrenaline that Conrad, a “Laguna Beach” holdover (or, “Ambien in human form,” as Pratt writes) failed to provide. Pratt writes how executive producer Sean Travis encouraged him to be “at his absolute worst here. Pratt and his siblings attended the prestigious Crossroads Academy in Santa Monica, “where the children of Oscar winners and studio bosses learned alongside regular kids like us,” Pratt writes. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)This is all to say that well before his villainous arc on “The Hills,” Pratt was willing to cross a few lines to get ahead.

Source: The Times January 28, 2026 05:38 UTC