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Jared Padalecki: Biography

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Birth Name: Jared Tristan Padalecki
Birth Place: San Antonio, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/19/1982, Cancer
Profession: Actor

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Tall and athletic with a winning smile, this Texas native came to Hollywood after winning a nationwide contest to be a presenter on the 1999 Teen Choice Awards. The very next year, he landed a role on Gilmore Girls as Rory's on-again, off-again beau and instantly became a sex symbol. Feature films followed, including a part in Cry Wolf, during which he hooked up with costar Sandra McCoy. But Padalecki returned to TV in 2005 to star on the eerie sci-fi series Supernatural.Jared Padalecki Fast Facts:

Started taking acting lessons when he was 12.
Was a candidate for the Presidential Scholars Program in 2000.
Planned to attend the University of Texas but changed his mind when he won the role of Dean on Gilmore Girls.
Won a Claim to Fame contest in 1999 that sent him to the first Teen Choice Awards where he was noticed by an agent.
Received information about mythology to prep him for Supernatural from his mom, Sherri, a heroes, myths and legends high school teacher.

Jared Padalecki Relationships:
Sandra McCoy - Fiancée
Jeff Padalecki - Brother
Jerry Padalecki - Father
Megan Padalecki - Sister
Sherri Padalecki - Mother

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