Spencer Pratt

Pratt was born August 14, 1983, in Los Angeles, California.{{cite magazine|url= http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/spencer-pratt/bio/197097/|title=Spencer Pratt Biography|magazine=TVGuide.com| archive-date=September 14, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914010617/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/spencer-pratt/bio/197097/|url-status=dead}} He has a younger sibling Stephanie, also a television personality.

He attended the Crossroads School.

Pratt first appeared on television in 2005 in the short-lived reality series The Princes of Malibu. As creator and executive producer of the series, Pratt acted in the role of "manager/publicist/agent/stylist" for series star Brody Jenner.{{cite web |url=http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_5346 |title=Master of His Own Celebrity: Brody Jenner knows just who to screw to sit pretty on the B-list |last=Amsden |first=David |publisher=Men.style.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204044828/http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_5346 |archive-date=2009-02-04 }}

In 2006, MTV developed the reality television series The Hills as the spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. It originally chronicled the lives of Lauren Conrad, who appeared on its predecessor, her housemate Heidi Montag, and friends Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/arts/television/31heff.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title='The Hills,' a Follow-Up to 'Laguna Beach,' Makes Its Premiere on MTV|author= Virginia Heffernan|work=The New York Times|date=May 31, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2013}} In 2007, Pratt began dating and later moved into an apartment with Montag, which led to the deterioration of her friendship with Conrad.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_2/episode.jhtml?episodeID=112032|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629221026/http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_2/episode.jhtml?episodeID=112032|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2013|title=The Hills (Season 2) Ep. 208: Enough Is Enough|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|access-date=May 10, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_2/episode.jhtml?episodeID=117758|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212113807/http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_2/episode.jhtml?episodeID=117758|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 12, 2009|title=The Hills (Season 2) Ep. 212: Goodbye For Now|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|access-date=April 21, 2013}} During the third season, Conrad ended her friendship with Montag after she suspected that Pratt was responsible for rumors of a sex tape involving her and her former boyfriend Jason Wahler; the ensuing feud between the three carried through each subsequent season.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_3/episode.jhtml?episodeID=120172|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129073011/http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_3/episode.jhtml?episodeID=120172|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=The Hills (Season 3) Ep. 301: You Know What You Did|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|access-date=May 10, 2013}} After Conrad established companionships with Jenner and Frankie Delgado, he severed ties with both men.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_3/episode.jhtml?episodeID=120176|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129050258/http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_3/episode.jhtml?episodeID=120176|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=The Hills (Season 3) Ep. 305: Rolling With The Enemy|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|date=September 3, 2007|access-date=May 16, 2013}}

In August, Montag entered the music industry and began recording her debut studio album. Later that month, the song "Body Language" was leaked on the internet, and featured a rapped verse from Pratt.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20052084,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001645/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20052084,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2007|title=Heidi Montag 'Upset' Over Leaked Song|author=Aaron Parsley|work=People|publisher=Time Inc.|date=August 16, 2007|access-date=May 11, 2013}} He later directed the music video for Montag's first promotional single "Higher".{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20178627,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308071253/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20178627,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2008|title=Spencer on Heidi's Album: 'Madonna, Eat Your Heart Out'|first=Mark |last=Dagostino|work=People|publisher=Time Inc.|date=February 18, 2008|access-date=July 5, 2013}}

Later that year, Montag and Pratt appeared on the second season of the American version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in support of the "Feed the Children" foundation.{{cite web|url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/06/only-radar-charity-speaks-out-about-speidi-possibly-quitting-reality-show/|title=Charity Speaks Out About Speidi Possibly Quitting Reality Show|work=Radar Online|publisher=American Media, Inc|date=June 2, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2013}} They quit after Montag was hospitalized with a gastric ulcer{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613392/hills-star-heidi-montag-hospitalized.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405082405/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613392/hills-star-heidi-montag-hospitalized.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2011|title='Hills' Star Heidi Montag Hospitalized|author=Jocelyn Vena|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=June 7, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2013}} and later created controversy after alleging that they were subject to torture during production.{{Cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/31187605#.UY6Bs7XvvbA |title=Spencer, Heidi jeopardize their fragile 'fame' |last=Holmes |first=Linda |author-link=Linda Holmes (writer) |date=June 9, 2009 |website=MSNBC |publisher=NBCUniversal |access-date=May 11, 2013 |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034312/http://www.today.com/id/31187605#.UY6Bs7XvvbA |url-status=dead }} After leaving the series, Montag and Pratt became notorious for their antics and antagonistic roles, notably during an interview with Al Roker of Today,{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/31384624/ns/today-today_news/t/al-roker-weighs-speidi-attack/#.UY6GebXvvbA|title=Al Roker weighs in on Speidi 'attack'|author=Mike Celizic|work=Today.com|publisher=NBCUniversal|date=June 16, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906095803/http://www.today.com/id/31384624/ns/today-today_news/t/al-roker-weighs-speidi-attack/#.UY6GebXvvbA|archive-date=September 6, 2014}} and were described as "everything that's wrong with America".{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31111671|title=NBC executive not happy with Heidi, Spencer|work=MSNBC|publisher=NBCUniversal|date=June 4, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2013}} In May 2010, Pratt and Montag made their final appearance on The Hills halfway through the sixth and final season.{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/heidi-spencers-downward-spiral-our-very-6066924.html?cat=2|title=Heidi and Spencer's Downward Spiral, Before Our Very Eyes|author=Kelly Maddern|work=Yahoo! Voices|publisher=Yahoo!|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=May 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215113222/http://voices.yahoo.com/heidi-spencers-downward-spiral-our-very-6066924.html?cat=2|archive-date=December 15, 2013}}{{unreliable source?|date=October 2015}} In 2009, Spencer and Heidi appeared at the How I Met Your Mother episode "Benefits" as themselves.

In July, Montag filed for divorce from Pratt, citing irreconcilable differences in the petition.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644822/heidi-montag-files-divorce-from-spencer-pratt.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106033530/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644822/heidi-montag-files-divorce-from-spencer-pratt.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2014|title=Heidi Montag Files For Divorce From Spencer Pratt|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=July 30, 2010|access-date=May 11, 2013}} However, they called it off in September after confessing that the action was intended to boost Montag's ailing career.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/couple-faked-divorce-for-tv-deal-20101105-17glb.html|title=Couple faked divorce for TV deal|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=November 5, 2010|access-date=May 11, 2013}} In November, they renewed their vows in Carpinteria, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-renew-wedding-vows-private-ceremony-celebrate-article-1.451762|title=Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt renew wedding vows in private ceremony, celebrate themselves|author=Joyce Chen|newspaper=Daily News|publisher=Daily News, L.P|date=November 16, 2010|access-date=May 11, 2013}} Pratt was arrested and jailed in Costa Rica on September 11, 2010, while attempting to board an aircraft with hunting weapons. He was subsequently released and banned from re-entering the country.{{cite web | url = https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39137863 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100913223720/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39137863/ns/today-entertainment/ | url-status = live | archive-date = 2010-09-13 | title = Spencer Pratt arrested for firearm possession: Former reality star tweets 'Costa Rican jail smells like children's tears' | date = 2010-09-14 | publisher = MSNBC.com | quote = I'm not allowed in the country anymore -- but that's because of the chicken incident.}}

Pratt's work on The Hills earned him the title of "Greatest Reality TV Villain" on Yahoo!'s fan-voted poll in 2015. Other nominees for this award included Juan Pablo Galavis, Omarosa Manigault, Will Kirby, and Russell Hantz.{{cite web|last1=Yahoo TV Staff|title=Greatest Reality TV Personalities of All Time: Villains|date=June 3, 2015|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/greatest-reality-tv-personalities-of-all-time-120575974785.html|website=Yahoo TV|access-date=June 11, 2015}}

In January 2013, Montag and Pratt (as a single entity) competed as housemates on Celebrity Big Brother 11,{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-death-threats_n_2534228.html|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Death Threats: 'Celebrity Big Brother' Stars Receive Nothing But Hatred|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=January 23, 2013|access-date=May 11, 2013}} where they notably developed a minor feud with singer and television personality Rylan Clark.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/speidis-emotional-apology-to-rylan-clark-1549335|title=Speidi's emotional apology to Rylan Clark ends the Celebrity Big Brother feud: "We didn't mean to clap"|author=Rachael Wheeler|newspaper=Daily Mirror|publisher=Trinity Mirror|date=January 22, 2013|access-date=May 11, 2013}} They were named the runners-up, losing to Clark.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-celebrity-big-brother_n_2575252.html|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Open Up About 'Celebrity Big Brother,' Death Threats And 'Feigned' Villainy|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=January 29, 2013|access-date=May 11, 2013}} On February 18, Channel 5 aired a one-off television special discussing Montag and Pratt's rise to prominence, titled Speidi: Scandal, Secrets & Surgery!.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/speidi-scandal-secrets-surgery/episodes/speidis-big-british-big-brother-celebrity-tour|title=Speidi: Scandal, Secrets & Surgery!|work=Channel 5|publisher=Northern & Shell|date=February 18, 2013|access-date=May 11, 2013}}

TV Guide included him in its 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time."Bretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt; (March 25, 2013). "Baddies to the Bone: The 60 nastiest villains of all time". TV Guide. pp. 14 - 15.

The couple appeared in the E! Documentary special After Shock: Heidi & Spencer.{{cite web |url= http://www.eonline.com/news/482572/heidi-montag-and-spencer-pratt-starring-in-one-hour-e-special-after-shock-heidi-spencer |title= Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Starring in One-Hour E! Special, After Shock: Heidi & Spencer |date= November 19, 2013 |first=Zach |last= Johnson |publisher=E! News|access-date= February 10, 2014}}

Pratt and Montag were houseguests on We TV's Marriage Boot Camp, as they worked out their differences about having children. While there, the couple met and became friends with Survivor winner Tyson Apostol and his girlfriend Rachel Foulger. When Marriage Boot Camp aired on television, Pratt and Apostol began hosting The Spyson Hour, a weekly podcast to recap the show, alongside Rob Cesternino of Rob Has a Podcast. After the season finished airing, Pratt, Apostol, and Cesternino continued The Spyson Hour, discussing Pratt's reality TV history and zany current events. Pratt left the show in October 2015.

In 2017, Pratt re-entered the Celebrity Big Brother 19 with his wife. On day 18, the couple was eternally nominated by James Cosmo, which they did not have a good reaction to. They were saved in an eight-person eviction on day 22. However, they were evicted on day 25 against Kim Woodburn, Jessica Cunningham, Bianca Gascoigne and Jedward; after they finished in 9th place. Pratt and Montag were reunited with their rival, Rylan Clark-Neal, on Big Brother's Bit on the Side that night.

Pratt developed a widespread fanbase on Snapchat by posting stories showing his family, daily life and his passion for hummingbirds. His popularity led to him being nominated in January 2018 for Snapchatter of the Year at the 10th Annual Shorty Awards, eventually winning the category.{{Cite web|url=http://shortyawards.com/10th/spencerpratt|title=Spencer Pratt Snapchatter of the Year}}

At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV announced a reboot of The Hills entitled The Hills: New Beginnings, slated to premiere in 2019. Pratt was announced as part of the cast of the new series.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/mtv-vmas-2018-the-hills-reboot/amp/|title=MTV Announces The Hills Reboot at the 2018 VMAs|last=Corriston|first=Michele|work=People|access-date=August 20, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/the-hills-revival-new-beginnings-mtv-vmas-audrina-patridge-heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-1202448837/|title='The Hills' Is Heading Back To MTV With 'New Beginnings'|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|work=Deadline|access-date=August 20, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-hills-reboot-new-beginnings-vmas-mtv-1202911336/|title=MTV Reboots 'The Hills' With Original Cast Members|last=Nyren|first=Erin|work=Variety|access-date=August 20, 2018}}

The show followed the Pratts as they navigated running their business "Pratt Daddy Crystals" and wanting to expand their family. The show was cancelled after two seasons.

In December 2013, Pratt completed his undergraduate degree in political science at the University of Southern California after ten years. Pratt had left his studies to pursue television projects and re-enrolled in 2011.{{cite web |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/spencer-pratt-finishes-college-after-10-years-i-was-busy-being-famous-2013512 |title= Spencer Pratt Finishes College After 10 Years: "I Was Busy Being Fabulous!" |date= December 5, 2013 |first= Rachel |last= McGrady |work= Us Weekly |access-date= February 10, 2014}}

During the fourth season of The Hills, Montag and Pratt eloped in Mexico on November 20, 2008.{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_4/episode.jhtml?episodeID=141714 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100108073446/http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_4/episode.jhtml?episodeID=141714 |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 8, 2010 |title= The Hills (Season 4) Ep. 419: Mr. And Mrs. Pratt |publisher=MTV (Viacom) |access-date= May 11, 2013}} A wedding ceremony was held on April 25, 2009, in Pasadena, California.{{cite news |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/heidi-pratt-i-cant-wait-to-renew-my-vows-with-spencer-for-the-dress-20092011 |title= Heidi Pratt: I Can't Wait to Renew My Vows With Spencer! |date= November 20, 2009 |access-date= October 2, 2017 |work=Us Weekly |quote= Spencer and Heidi Pratt have officially been married for an entire year! ... Their second wedding, held April 25 in Pasadena, Calif., was filmed for the fifth season of The Hills.}}{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610024/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-get-married.jhtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110120220059/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610024/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-get-married.jhtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 20, 2011 |title= 'Hills' Stars Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt Get Married |author= Jocelyn Vena |work= MTV News |publisher= Viacom |date= April 25, 2009 |access-date= May 11, 2013}} Their son Gunner Stone was born on October 1, 2017.{{cite news |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/heidi-montag-gives-birth-welcomes-first-child-with-spencer-pratt-w500298 |title= Exclusive: Heidi Montag Gives Birth, Welcomes First Child With Spencer Pratt: Details! |first1= Nicholas |last1= Hautman |first2= Marc|last2= Lupo |work= Us Weekly |date= October 1, 2017 |access-date= October 2, 2017}} Their second son, Ryker Pratt, was born on November 17, 2022.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/parents/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-welcome-2nd-baby-boy/ | title=Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Welcome 2nd Baby Boy as She Documents Her Labor: 'The Real Deal' }}

On January 7, 2025, Pratt and Montag lost their home in the Pacific Palisades fire.{{cite news |last1=Pritchett |first1=Elizabeth |title=Palisades Fire: Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt lose home; more celebrities forced to flee ritzy neighborhood |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/palisades-fire-heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-lose-home-more-celebrities-forced-flee-ritzy-neighborhood |access-date=8 January 2025 |work=FOX News |date=8 January 2025}}

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