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Revision as of 03:12, 17 July 2007
Jared Padalecki plays the character of Sam Winchester on Supernatural.
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Biography
Full name: Jared Tristan Padalecki
Born: July 19, 1982 in San Antonio, Texas
Parents: Jerry Padalecki, Sharon Kammer
Siblings: Jeff (older brother), Megan (younger sister)
Jared won in the Duo section of the National Forensic League's National Speech Tournament in 1998 and was an honor student Source
He won the Claim to Fame Contest in 1999 and appeared at the Teen Choice awards that year. Jared was a candidate for the 2000 Presidential Scholars Program. After he graduated from James Madison High School he started to pursue his acting career.
Career
Jared was a guest star on the medical drama ER before he went on to play the recurring role of Dean Forrester, on-again off-again boyfriend of Rory Gilmore, in five seasons of The WB drama Gilmore Girls. During his time on that show, he also starred in several movies, among them New York Minute, Cheaper by the Dozen (with Tom Welling), The Flight of the Phoenix, House of Wax, and most recently Cry_Wolf.
Jared was also to star in a series The WB was developing in 2003 called Young MacGyver, in which he was supposed to play Clay MacGyver, MacGyver's nephew. Unfortunately, the series was not picked up.
Jared finally took on a leading role in Supernatural in 2005.
Complete Filmography
The Christmas Cottage due for release December 14, 2007 ... Thomas Kinkade
Supernatural (TV series, 2005-present) ... Sam Winchester
Cry_Wolf (film, 2005) ... Tom
House of Wax (film, 2005) ... Wade
Gilmore Girls (TV series, 2000-2005) ... Dean Forrester
Flight of the Phoenix (film, 2004) ... Davis
New York Minute (film, 2004) ... Trey Lipton
Cheaper by the Dozen (film, 2003) ... Bully (uncredited)
Young MacGyver (unaired TV series, 2003) ... Clay MacGyver
A Ring of Endless Light (TV series, 2002) ... Zachery Gray
ER (TV series, in episode "Piece of Mind," 2001) ... Paul Harris
Close to Home (TV series, 2001)
Silent Witness (TV series, 2000) ... Sam
A Little Inside (film, 1999) ... Matt Nelson