Jared Padalecki

Infobox actor


birthname = Jared Tristan Padalecki
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|7|19
birthplace = San Antonio, Texas, USA
occupation = Actor

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 as Sam Winchester on the CW television series "Supernatural".

Biography

Early life

Jared Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Sharon L. (née Kammer) (a.k.a. "Sherri"),cite web |title=Biography - Jared Padalecki |work=TV Guide.com |publisher=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=193608&more=ucCelebInfo |format=HTML |doi= |accessdate=2006-11-29] a high school English teacher at East Central High School, and Gerald R. Padalecki (nicknamed Gerry), a tax supervisor and accountant. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/Jared-Padalecki.html Jared Padalecki Biography (1982-)] ] His paternal grandfather was Polish. [cite web |last= | first= | authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Jared Tristan Padalecki - aktor |work=Poland.us |publisher=PolishYellowPages |date=2006-10-23 |url=http://www.poland.us/strona,9,755,0.html |format= |doi= |accessdate=2007-01-07] He has an older brother, Jeff, and a younger sister, Megan. He started taking acting classes at the age of 12.

chool

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. [cite web |title=Schwan Duo Interpretation |work=The H.B. Mitchell Trophy |publisher=National Forensic League |pages= [http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/NationalTournament/nt601sec3.pdf#page=5 pg. 5] |date= |url=http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/NationalTournament/nt601sec3.pdf |format = PDF |doi= |accessdate =2007-03-31] Padalecki won FOX's 1999 "Claim to Fame Contest"; he subsequently appeared at the Teen Choice Awards, where he met his current manager. Before 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.

Present life

He currently lives in Los Angeles, California, but spends most of his time in Vancouver, British Columbia, filming the television series "Supernatural". Jared and his long-time girlfriend, Sandra McCoy, got engaged some time in late winter/early spring 2008. A few months after the news about the engagement spread, the couple split. Jared announced the break-up at the Dallas Supernatural Convention, stating that it was "an adult decision" not brought on by a fight or argument, and that they still mean a lot to each other and he hopes the fans continue to support her. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uONPqLEQ79g&feature=related]

Career

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 as a high school bully in 2003's comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen". In 2004, he appeared in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen 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", [cite web|last=Keith |first=Amy Elisa |title=Celebrity Q&A: Jared Padalecki |work=People magazine |publisher =Time-Warner |date=November 29, 2005 |url=http://people.aol.com/people/article/ 26334,1133515,00.html |format=HTML |doi= |accessdate=2006-11-29 ] . The same year, Padalecki was cast as Sam Winchester on the WB series, "Supernatural". The second season of "Supernatural" began airing on September 28, 2006 on the CW, with the third beginning on October 4 2007. The show has also been renewed for a fourth season. The show is filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Padalecki also serves as the host of MTV's horror reality series, "Room 401". [ [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/room_401/cast.jhtml Room 401: Cast Bios] ]

He currently has two movies in post-production. "Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas"—in which Jared plays Thomas Kinkade—set for release late 2008, and "Friday the 13th" which will open on Friday, February 13, 2009.

Filmography

References

External links

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* [http://www.tv.com/jared-padalecki/person/2639/summary.html?q=Jared%20Padalecki&tag=search_results;title;1 Jared Padalecki] at TV.com