• Name: Jared Padalecki
  • Date of Birth: July 19, 1982
  • Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas
Mini-bio: Texas native Jared Padalecki was only 12 years old when he started studying acting. He took to the stage all throughout high school, competing on his school's speech team and appearing in school plays... read more. In 1999, the 17-year-old won Fox's "Claim to Fame" contest and had the chance to appear at the Teen Choice Awards. The opportunity led to the young actor signing up with an agent and beginning his professional career. He began scoring appearances on shows and in TV movies, playing the victim of a car accident on an episode of ER and a wealthy suitor in Ring of Endless Light. Then in 2001, Padalecki was cast as Dean Forester, love interest of Rory Gilmore on the hit series Gilmore Girls. He stayed with the show until 2005, when he joined up with the sci-fi thriller series Supernatural. Padalecki also ventured onto the big screen, appearing in films like House of Wax and The Christmas Cottage. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
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Jared PadaleckiJared Padalecki mini-bio: Padalecki's first credit was a minor role in the 1999 film, A Little Inside; in 2000, he was cast as Dean Forrester on the successful series Gilmore Girls, a role he played until 2004. Throughout the early 2000s, he also appeared in several made-for-television films, including Silent Witness (2000), Close to Home (2001), A Ring of Endless Light (2002) and Young MacGyver (2003).

Padalecki's first film role was an uncredited part in 2003's comedy Cheaper by the Dozen. In 2004, he appeared in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen-led comedy New York Minute, and also had a role in the thriller Flight of the Phoenix. In 2005, Padalecki starred opposite Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray and Paris Hilton in the horror film House of Wax, and appeared in another horror film, Cry Wolf. The same year, Padalecki was cast as Sam Winchester on the WB series, Supernatural, and gained a fan base after the show's success. Supernatural began airing on September 13th, 2005 on The WB Television Network, which later merged with UPN to become The CW.

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Jared Padalecki Information:
Eye color: blue/green
Height: 6'4"
Nickname(s): Sasquatch, Jare, JPad,
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Education: Graduated from James Madison High School in 2000
Family:
  • Wife Genevieve (feb 27 2010 in Sun Valley Idaho)
  • Jeff and Megan (siblings)
  • Gerald and Sharon (parents)
Resides in:Los Angeles, CA &

in Vancouver, B.C. Canada (when filming 'Supernatural')
Religious affiliations:
Political affiliation:
Personal interests/hobbies: eating, Guitar Hero
Charities/Causes:RSPCA
Other:-Roommates with his Supernatural co-star Jensen Ackles
-Was chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive in 2007
-On his first day of driver's ed, Jared thought he was on a one-way street and started to drive on the left side of the road
-Favorite color is blue
-Favorite car is a Firebird
-His idols are his parents
-His celebrity crush is Jennifer Love Hewitt.
-Works out 30-45 minutes during lunch + runs



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