- Full Name : Jared Tristan Padalecki (Jared Padalecki)
- Nickname : Sasquatch, Jare
- Born : July 19, 1982
- Birthplace : San Antonio, Texas
- Father : Jerry Padalecki (an accountant and tax supervisor)
- Mother : Sherri Padalecki (a high school English teacher)
- Height : 6' 4" (1.93 m)
- Nationality : American
- Occupation : Actor
- Active : 2000s
- Major Genres : Comedy Drama, Drama
- First Major Screen Credit : Ring of Endless Light (2002)
- Career Highlights : Supernatural, House of Wax, Cry Wolf
- Best Known as : Dean Forester, Gilmore Girls
Jared Padalecki Biography :
Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. Jared started to take acting lessons when he was 12. Then he won the Claim to Fame Contest in 1999 and got to appear on the Teen Choice awards. Jared lived in San Antonio, Texas and attended James Madison High School. He was named a candidate for the year 2000 Presidential Scholars Program. After graduating in the year 2000 he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. He played "Dean Forester" on The Gilmore Girls on the WB starting in 2000 and ending in 2005. From 2005 to now, he has portrayed "Sam Winchester" on the CW's Supernatural, which will begin its fourth season in the fall (2008). He also has several feature film credits. Next up will be the new Friday the 13th, which will be released on Friday, February 13, 2009. (source: IMDb Mini Biography by. spyder84 and corrected by CLShannon75)
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