"Jared Padalecki"

Name: Jared Padalecki
Date of Birth: July 19, 1982
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas


Padalecki mini-bio: Padalecki's first credit was a minor role in the 1999 film, A Little Inside; in 2000, he was cast as Dean Forrester on the successful series Gilmore Girls, a role he played until 2004. 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's first film role was an uncredited part in 2003's comedy Cheaper by the Dozen. In 2004, he appeared in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen-led 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. The same year, Padalecki was cast as Sam Winchester on the WB series, Supernatural, and gained a fan base after the show's success. Supernatural began airing on September 13th, 2005 on The WB Television Network, which later merged with UPN to become The CW.