Jared Padalecki

He was engaged to Sandra McCoy in October 2007. The couple had a fall out and in June 2008, he announced to his fans that their relationship had ended.

On 27th February, 2010 he married his co-star Genevieve, who played Ruby, a demon in the fourth season on ‘Supernatural’. His best friend, Jensen was his groomsmen, while his brother, Jeff was the best man.

The couple presently resides in Texas; they had their first child in 2012 and named him Thomas Colton Padalecki. A year later, their second son came along, and their third child is expected in March 2017.

Jared Tristan Padalecki was born on 19th July, 1982 to Sherri and Gerald Padalecki at San Antonio in Texas. His mother was an English language teacher and his father worked as a tax accountant.

He is of mixed origin as his mother is of French, German and English ancestry, while his father is of Polish ancestry. He grew up in Texas along with his elder brother, Jeff and younger sister named Megan.

He attended regular school at ‘James Madison High School’. At the age of twelve, he began taking lessons in acting. He managed time between school assignments and drama practice skillfully.

In 1998, along with his partner, Chris Cardenas, he won the ‘National Forensic League’ in Duo Interpretation. The next year, he participated and won the ‘Claim to Fame Contest’ and the same year was invited as a presenter at the ‘Teen Choice Awards’.

In 2000, he passed out of high school, and was merited with a ‘Presidential Scholars Program’. However, he took the career route instead and decided on not pursuing further studies.

At the 1999 ‘Teen Choice Awards’ he met an agent, and immediately after their meeting he was signed for a minor role in the Hollywood film ‘A Little Inside’ in which he played the role of Matt Nelson.

In 2000, he was cast in a television film titled ‘Silent Witness’ in another minor role as Sam. The same year he landed a recurring role as Dean Forester in the TV comedy series ‘Gilmore Girls’. His recurring role soon shifted to a main role in season 2 and 3 of the TV series.

He appeared in a guest role in the 2001 TV medical drama series ‘ER’ as Paul Harris in the episode ‘Piece of Mind’. In 2002, he starred in the lead role of the television movie ‘A Ring of Endless Light’ as Zachery Gray.

He did a couple of guest roles in the movie ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ as a high school bully and as Clay MacGyver in the TV pilot ‘Young MacGyver’.

In 2004, he signed the main role of Trey Lipton for the movie ‘New York Minute’. However, the movie received mixed reviews. He also worked as John Davis in the survival film ‘Flight of the Phoenix’.

His role in the series ‘Gilmore Girls’ in a main character, earned him a significant spot in the television industry. He worked for 63 episodes on the show. The show was acclaimed as “magical” by ‘Newsday’ journalist Diane Werts. ‘The Cincinnati Post’ commended it to be the most endearing of shows.

His role as Sam Winchester in the TV show ‘Supernatural’ has been his most acclaimed work until present times. It was rated at number 19th out of the “25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Last 25 Years” by ‘Entertainment Weekly’ in 2012.

His performance as the lead star in the film ‘Friday the 13th’ added to his existing acclaim. The film received the widest release out of all ‘Friday the 13th Films’. It grossed over 91 million dollars and was credited by ‘The Detroit News’ to be the scariest of all ‘Friday the 13th’ movies.