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Jared Padalecki
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| Jared Padalecki | |
| Birth name | Jared Tristan Padalecki |
| Born | July 19, 1982 (age 24) San Antonio, Texas   |
| Notable roles | Dean Forester on Gilmore Girls (2000-2005) Sam Winchester on Supernatural (2005- |
Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax. Padalecki has most recently become known for his starring role on the television series Supernatural.
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Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas to Gerald R. Padalecki, a tax accountant of Polish heritage (having a Polish father)[1] and Sharon L. Kammer Padalecki, a teacher. He has an older brother, Jeff, and a younger sister, Megan. Padalecki began taking acting lessons at the age of twelve. He attended James Madison High School in San Antonio and was named a candidate for the 2000 Presidential Scholars Program. In 1998, Padalecki and his partner Chris Cardenas won the National Forensic League national championship in Duo Interpretation [2] Padalecki won Fox TV's 1999 "Claim to Fame Contest"; he subsequently appeared at the Teen Choice Awards, where he met his current manager. After graduating from high school in 2000, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career, although he had originally planned to attend the University of Texas.[3]
Padalecki's first credit was a minor role in the 1999 film, A Little Inside. In 2000, he was cast as Dean Forester on the successful series Gilmore Girls, a role he played until 2005. 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 had 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, on the set of which he met his longtime girlfriend, co-star Sandra McCoy.[4]
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 was renewed for a second season, which began airing on September 28, 2006 on The CW.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 – present | Supernatural | Sam Winchester | Lead character |
| 2005 | Cry_Wolf | Tom | |
| House of Wax | Wade | ||
| 2004 | Flight of the Phoenix | Davis | |
| New York Minute | Trey Lipton | ||
| 2003 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Bully | Uncredited |
| 2002 | A Ring of Endless Light | Zachary Gray | Made-for-television |
| 2000 – 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Dean Forester | Recurring character |
- ^ Jared Tristan Padalecki - aktor. Poland.us. PolishYellowPages (2006-10-23). Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Schwan Duo Interpretation (PDF). The H.B. Mitchell Trophy pg. 5. National Forensic League. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Biography - Jared Padalecki. TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
- ^ Keith, Amy Elisa (November 29, 2005). Celebrity Q&A: Jared Padalecki. People magazine. Time-Warner. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
- Jared Padalecki at the Internet Movie Database
- Jared's cuddly anti-fur ad for PETA
- Supernatural - The Jared Padalecki Fanlisting
- Fan site listings for Padalecki at Open Directory Project
- Newzline Interview with Jared Padalecki