Jared Padalecki - American actor, who became world famous after playing the role of Sam Winchester in the television serial project "Supernatural" ("supernatural").
Childhood of Jared Padalecki
Jared Padalecki (Jared Tristan Padalecki) was born in the summer of 1982 in San Antonio, Texas, in the family of accountant Gerald Padalecki and teacher Sharon Kammer. He grew up with his older brother Jeff and younger sister Megan (Megan). At the age of twelve, he decided to take courses acting skills to get one step closer to his childhood dream - to act in Hollywood films. Jared graduated from high school in San Antonio. He was called a candidate for participation in the Presidential school curriculum in 2000, and two years before that, together with partner Chris Cardenas, he won the national championship in performing arts duo interpretation.
In 1999, Jared Padalecki became the winner of the Claim to Fame Contest, as a result of which he was able to attend the Teen Choice Awards. It was there that the future actor managed to meet his manager, who promised him recognition. the best directors Hollywood.
In 2000, after graduating from high school, Jared Padalecki went to Los Angeles, although until recently he hesitated between studying at the University of Texas and a career in California.
The creative path of Jared Padalecki
my first episodic role he played in the film "A Little Inside" (1999), and a year later he got the role of Dean Forester in the famous series "Gilmore Girls" ("Gilmore Girls", 2000-2007).
In 2003, Jared Padalecki took part in the filming of the youth comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" ("Cheaper by the Dozen"), but his name was not indicated in the credits. Initially, he auditioned for one of the main roles, but abandoned this venture in favor of the experimental film "Young MacGyver" ("Young MacGyver", 2003), which was never released.
A year later, Jared starred Padalecki along with the twins Mary-Kate (Mary-Kate) and Ashley (Ashley) Walsen (Olsen) in the comedy "New York Minute" ("New York Minute", 2004). He then partnered with Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray and Paris Hilton in the horror film House of Wax.
Paris is a very nice girl. She was never late for work and played with particular zeal. I said this with irony, if someone did not understand. In fact, many people envy the status of a star, and I feel sorry for them. It's uncomfortable to be famous. People point fingers at you, paparazzi take pictures of you trying on shoes in the store... I admire actors like Johnny Depp, for example. He is a world celebrity, but lives with his family in a quiet corner of France, without any fuss. Or Mel Gibson, who lives on a ranch in Montana. It is not at all necessary to imitate the wife of David Beckham and appear everywhere where you are only invited.
In 2005, Jared Padalecki landed the role of Sam Winchester in popular series"Supernatural", and in 2009 the horror film with his participation "Friday the 13th" was released.
Personal life of Jared Padalecki
Actor Jared Padalecki dated Sandra McCoy for a long time, whom he met on the set of the thriller Cry_Wolf (2005). They were engaged, but in the spring of 2008, Padalecki announced at a conference dedicated to the Supernatural series that they had broken up.
Participation in this multi-series project has become turning point for Jared Padalecki - it was there that he met actress Genevieve Cortese, whom he married in February 2010. The couple currently live in Vancouver, Canada.
“I'm still too young, but in Texas, where I come from, the most important thing is family. I always wanted to have a wife and children, but I was in no hurry with this matter. And before the birth of my first child, I still have so much to do!
Filmography of Jared Padalecki
- Friday the 13th / Friday the 13th (2009), Clay Miller
- Christmas Cottage / Christmas Cottage (2008), Thomas Kinkade
Jared Padalecki, known to most as Sam Winchester from Supernatural, was born July 19, 1982 in Texas. He came to prominence after playing Dean Forester, Rosie's first boyfriend, on Gilmore Girls from 2000 to 2005. In addition, the actor starred in sensational horror films, including "House wax figures” (“Wax House”) and “Friday the 13th” (“Friday the 13th”).
On February 27, 2010, Jared tied the knot with a colleague in film set Genevieve Cortes. Fans of the couple applauded: "Genevieve is beautiful, and Jared Padalecki is just a god!" The actors got married in a beautiful place called Sun Valley, and both of them were afraid that one of their most devoted fans would still decide to visit this holiday, and the party would be canceled.
Genevieve Cortez lived in Sun Valley before she fled to New York to attend college and pursue her dream of big stage and cinema. She started her career with the TV series Wildfire. Jared Padalecki, though not a god, but under two meters tall, having graduated high school in San Antonio, almost immediately became one of those charming young men who drive women crazy with one look, and therefore the Gilmore Girls series simply could not fail to succeed with female half your audience.
As for Cortes, according to her own mother Camille Butt, who raised her four children in the Valley, the beginnings of a love for cinema and a desire to conquer the screens appeared in her very early.
“One morning, when I had just put all the children in the car, Zheng, who was then only seven years old, said: “Mom, you know we need to go soon. We have to go to Hollywood because I am an ACTRESS!” She always put on performances, her mother says.
IN senior class Cortes decided to go to a boarding school in California with her brother, however, having stayed there at all, she very bitterly regretted her decision. Young Genevieve did not have a way back, “I paid, so you are staying,” her mother answered firmly. After the boarding school, Cortes entered New York University and was enrolled in one of the most prestigious and famous faculties - the Tisch School of Arts. Thus, the foundation was laid for her future acting career and, consequently, meeting her future husband.
When the future married couple was planning a wedding, the desires of the bride and groom coincided: a winter wedding in Sunny Valley. Most of the most stylish wedding celebrations take place in the summer - this time of the year makes it possible to dream up, release the barefoot bride and groom to the altar, perform a ritual on the top of the mountain. However, a winter celebration taking place in a warm room, while snow is silently falling outside the window, and candles are burning around - this is certainly a classic.
The wedding was planned by a family friend, and this decision turned out to be the right one. Cortez, along with event organizer Taylor Sturges, chose silver, light blue and navy for the wedding. 150 guests from all over the country were invited to the celebration. Wedding Dress and bridesmaid dresses are the work of designer Monique Lhuillier. The bride's dress was decorated with lace and wonderfully combined with the winter theme of the wedding. The bridesmaids' dresses were dark navy.
Padalecki turned out to be even more conservative than Cortez.
“He insisted that we be photographed only after we were officially married. It was really important for him not to see me in my dress before the celebration, ”recalls Genevieve.
Jared liked the family future wife already when he asked her father and two brothers Genevieve for her hand. Cortez Jared made an offer in New York, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they often went together. There, standing in front of their favorite painting "Jeanne d'Arc" by the French realist Jules Bastien-Lepage, he invited Genevieve to become his wife.
Thus, Cortez in her lace dress and Padalecki with their charming inimitable dimples on her cheeks met at the altar, to which the bride was led by her father Geoffrey Butt and her brother John Cortez. Outside, as expected, the snow was falling silently.
Two years later, a son, Thomas Colton Padalecki, was born into the Padalecki family.
“We went through countless names, probably all that we met in books and a couple more that we came up with ourselves, but, in the end, we agreed that first we would get to know our baby personally, and only then we would come up with, what to call it,” Jared Padalecki told Tonic magazine in October 2011.
And recently, at the end of July this year, Jared confirmed that his wife was pregnant with her second child.
“Oh gods, I got on the plane and only then realized that I didn’t finish my tweet! I still can't get used to this 140 character limit. I confirm that Genevieve is pregnant!” - Jared posted on his twitter.
“I am very happy that I have my family, my job and my friends, I would like them to be with me forever, it seems to me that my biggest fear is the fear of losing them,” Jared once said.
Photos of a happy family
At the end of 2013, the couple had a second son, who was named Austin Shepard Padalecki. The first of the two names is an homage to the Texas city where the Padalecki family settled immediately after their wedding. The baby's parents call him simply Shep.
Genevieve and Jared dream of a big traditional family, so the news of the third pregnancy of the actress was greeted by fans of the couple with great joy. Thomas and Shep Padalecki met their tiny sister in March 2017. The baby was named Odette Elliot.
Jared splits his time between his home in Austin, Texas, and Vancouver, Canada, where Supernatural is filmed.
Social activity
Fans love Jared Padalecki not only for his acting talent, but also for kind heart. In 2015, Jared launched a joint campaign with charitable organization helping people with mental illness, depression and addictions. As part of the collaboration, a T-shirt was released with a photo of the actor and the slogan "Always keep fighting." To date, over 100,000 of these T-shirts have been sold. Proceeds from sales are used to help people going through a difficult period in their lives.
In an interview to coincide with the launch of the campaign, Jared Padalecki said that he was interested in charitable activities thanks to CW colleague Stephen Amell. The Supernatural star also shared his experiences with depression. During the filming of the third season of the show, he was diagnosed with clinical depression, in overcoming which Padalecki was helped by his best friend, as well as Jensen Ackles, who plays his brother.
In the summer of 2017, a powerful hurricane hit the city of Houston, Texas. Genevieve and Jared took part in a charity fundraising campaign for the victims.
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He has a little over a dozen roles, but you probably know the face of this actor! And all because 10 years ago, the Supernatural series started on the air: in the biography of Jared Padalecki, this is the most significant project, and his character Sam Winchester has long since gained fans around the globe.
Biography of Jared Padalecki
Dreamed of acting since childhood
Jared, like his best friend, who plays the role of Dean (Sam's brother and colleague), is originally from Texas. Only Jensen Ackles is from Dallas and Jared is from San Antonio. Jared's father, Gerald, is a Pole by nationality and worked as an accountant. Among the ancestors of the artist's mother, Sharon, are Germans, Scots, French, British. She is a teacher by education. So the Padalecki family (it would be more correct to pronounce "Padalecki") is not at all creative. So the eldest son Jeffrey received a medical degree and became a surgeon. And the younger Jared, born on July 19, 1982, dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood. The parents were not opposed and hired a teacher for the teenager.
Storm Los Angeles
At the age of 17, Jared took part in the Pursuit of Glory competition, the reward was a trip to the Teen Choice Award ceremony. The young man presented one of the prizes awarded to youth projects and teen idols. A tall handsome guy was noticed, it was there that he got an acting agent. This changed Padalecki's plans: he was preparing to enter the University of Texas, now after graduation future star"Supernatural" went to Los Angeles.
Alas, the first steps in Hollywood were not very encouraging: the creative biography of Jared Padelecki began with a fiasco. He didn't pass the casting for the prequels. star wars", Instead of him, the Canadian Christensen was taken to the role of Anakin. After a small role in the sports drama The Baby Inside, 18-year-old Jared received a lucrative offer: the role of one of the characters in the sitcom Gilmore Girls on The CW. His Dean is his first love main character Rory. Interestingly, a few years will pass, and Padalecki will play the other Dean's brother.
Road movie about hunters
In the meantime, he took part in the drama "Flight of the Phoenix" and the horror film "House of Wax" (the same film on the set of which Paris Hilton broke the family of Chad Michael Murray, seducing a colleague). Jared played one of the victims of a family of psychopaths.
In 2004, preparations began for the filming of a new show. The idea of a road movie about brothers traveling around the country in search of "work": they are hunters for all kinds of evil spirits, came to the creator of the series Eric Kripke a long time ago, now it's time to implement it. At first, the show was based on urban legends (later the scriptwriters of the series came up with the struggle of demons and angels, the approach of Lucifer's minions of Armageddon and other plot twists). McGee, executive producer project, invited Jared to audition.
Padalecki seized on this casting with great zeal - he had long wanted to play such a hero, and since he did not become a Skywalker, he would try to be a Winchester. At first, the producers considered Jensen Ackles, whom they knew from Smallville, for the role of Sam, but he chose to become Dean. Thus, the vacancy for the role younger brother was open, and Jared perfectly "fit" into the image.
Remake of an old horror movie
It seems - what could be better: there are fan clubs of your name in many countries, the series has now been extended for the 11th season, so there is enough work, friends are nearby (Ackles, Misha Collins). Still, it's a pity that Jared hardly appears on the "big screen". The only project he's been able to afford in all these years is Friday the 13th, a remake of an old cult horror movie that didn't go over well with the public. New story about a maniac from Crystal Lake did not impress either critics or fans of Jason Voorhees, although the film earned more than $ 91 million at the box office (while filming costs amounted to 19 million).
Personal life of Jared Padalecki
Crossroad Demon...
The series not only became the main project in the professional career of the actor, but also in the personal life of Jared Padalecki played significant role. He fell in love with Crossroads Demon performer Sandra McCoy. Their relationship grew stronger, and when a “window” formed in the filming in the winter of 2007 (due to the writers' strike), Jared took Sandra to Paris, where, in a very romantic atmosphere, they got engaged. But before the wedding did not come: the couple broke up in the early summer of 2008.
… Was defeated by another demon!
But the second love affair at work”(most likely, he became the reason for the break with Sandra) turned out to be very happy. This time the artist Genevieve Cortese became the lady of Padalecki's heart. In the show, Sam is seriously interested in the demonic Ruby, and in his personal life, Jared Padalecki proposed to the performer of this role. At the end of February 2010, a wedding took place, after which the newlywed became Genevieve Padalecki.
The first-born of the spouses was born on March 19, 2012, dad and mom named him Thomas Colton. The young father was in seventh heaven with happiness.
They did not delay with the second child: a little more than a year and a half passed, and Austin Shepard was born.
Let's start with the older Winchester. Jensen, unlike his screen image, prefers constancy, before getting married he did not have so many girls. The only similarity to Dean, Ackles prefers blondes with model looks. Meet the girls: 
Lisa Rideg is one of Jensen's first girls (by the way, she is seven years older than him). At first they were just friends, but in January 1998 they started dating. " She treats everything with understanding.", - said Jensen. He introduced Lisa to his whole family and even wanted to marry her. However, their romance ended in 2001. 
In 2001, the actor began dating actress Ashley Scott, but this relationship did not last long. In 2003, Jensen began a stormy romance with Polish fashion model Joanna Krupa. However, this relationship was not destined to develop into something more, and Joe's excessive talkativeness was to blame. Jensen is fed up with the fact that his girlfriend is filming exclusively in the nude and to the right, and to the left gives out interviews in which, without hesitation, she talks about how great it is to have sex with Ackles, and in all details. The result was their separation in 2005. 
In 2005, Jensen began an affair on the set of "Supernatural" with his partner in the episode "Scarecrow", Tania Saulnier, but the relationship did not last long. The reason for this was the busy filming schedule of both actors. Ackles' latest girlfriend was Danneel Harris (and she's not blonde). With the 29-year-old actress, Jensen met in 2004 on the set of the film "Clownoon Trouble", but then only friendly relations began between them, which grew into something more on the set of the film "Ten Inch Hero". Jensen got the role of Priestley, and Danneel - Tish. Screen love migrated to real life. In March 2008, Danneel Harris posed for magazine MAXIM and gave an interview in which she officially stated that her boyfriend was Jensen Ackles. May 15, 2010 they had a wedding. 
Jared Padalecki prefers not to advertise his personal life, so there is not much information. But even from this information it can be understood that he prefers petite brunettes. 
It is known that Jared is dating actress Sandra McCoy, whom they met on the set of the thriller Lone Wolf. " Sandra and I became friends during filming." Jared recalls. " But then our relationship did not go beyond professional. I liked her, but there was nothing between us. After filming, we continued to communicate, but began to meet only a couple of months ago. When our best friends, they unanimously declared how stupid we were that we waited so long, because it was immediately clear that we were simply made for each other».
Sanra, by the way, lit up in Supernatural, playing the demon of the crossroads (the photo shows, albeit blurry)
But the main lady of Jared's heart is his partner in Supernatural - Genevieve Cortese. In season 4, she played the demon Ruby, as is often the case, the passion on the screen came to life. True, Jared and Jen (that's what Genevieve is called) say that only friendship was born on the set, and they started dating later. They were united by common interests, they are both simply obsessed with animals.- shares close friend Jared. On February 27, 2010, the wedding of Jared and Genevieve took place, two months after the engagement. Among the guests was Jensen Ackles, though without his wife, there is gossip that Daniel and Genevieve Cortese do not get along. " Our wedding is made up of friends and family who watched as we grew and our relationship developed. We thank everyone for being a part of us today and look forward to growing with you and further in our life together
"- commented Cortese. 
my favorite couple, so cute
Jared Padalecki is an American actor who became famous after his roles in popular youth series. a special role in creative biography The actor played the mystical series Supernatural, in which Padalecki plays the main role for 12 years.
Jared Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas. Actor's father Gerald Padalecki was a tax inspector, and his mother Sharon Kammer was a teacher. Three children were brought up in the family: in addition to the middle Jared, Sharon and Gerald have the eldest son Jeffrey and youngest daughter Megan.
From the age of 5, Jared went to general education school named after James Madison. At the age of 12, the boy began to additionally take acting classes, as he loved to play in school plays, and the theater became his hobby. In 1999, when the young man was just 17 years old, Jared takes part in the "Path to Glory" competition in the Texas version of the "Planet Hollywood" program and wins the competition. As main award for winning this competition, the guy goes to Los Angeles to present one of the awards at the annual Teen Choice Awards ceremony.
It is there that Jared meets several agents who offer young man try yourself as a professional actor. And, despite the fact that the University of Texas has already enrolled Padalecki in their ranks, Jared accepts the offer of one of the agents and remains in Los Angeles.
Carier start
In the same 1999, the young actor starred in minor role Matt Nelson in the family baseball sports film The Little Insider. Padalecki's game was liked by specialists, and in his next film the young man played the main role. It was English TV movie"Silent Witness"
In the following years, Jared acted in several obscure dramas such as Closer to Home, Ring of Endless Light and Young MacGyver. In addition, Jared Padalecki received small roles in the horror films Lone Wolf and House of Wax, the adventure drama Flight of the Phoenix and the youth comedy New York Minute. The actor had very tiny episodes in the comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen and the TV series America's Next Top Model.
Nevertheless, it was the series that became the key to popularity for the actor. Padalecki first drew upon himself close attention viewers after the role of Dean Forester in the very successful multi-season Gilmore Girls, in which he took part for 5 years, as well as in one of the series famous series"Ambulance".
"Supernatural"
In 2005, when the mystical fantasy series Supernatural was released on TV screens, the actor's popularity peaked. In this serial film, Jared plays one of the two main roles - the evil hunter Sam Winchester, the younger of two brothers looking for their missing father. The role of his brother is played by Jared, with whom Jared has developed a truly friendly relationship. The hunting brothers drive across the US in a Chevy Impala and purify cities of vampires, werewolves, demons, and more exotic undead.
The series is of an entertaining fantasy nature, but in Supernatural serious topics are raised, such as the problem of intolerance or cruelty of people, the characters face difficult moral choices. The role of Sam Winchester is deep and psychological for a show like this. The young man has a demonic talent and is forced to fight the evil within himself.
Interestingly, Ackles and Padalecki are the only actors who took part in all 12 seasons of the series and appear in all episodes. Due to the fact that on-screen brothers appear together in the frame, fans are used to comparing the appearance of the actors. In an interview, Jensen Ackles admitted that he was tired of answering questions about his allegedly short stature. Jensen's height is an impressive 185 cm, but against the background of the "little brother" he looks short, because Jared's height is 197 cm.
Closest to the record of the leading actors in terms of the number of episodes approached. The character of the actor angel Castiel appeared in the first series fourth season and since then joined the main characters in almost every series. At the same time, until the moment of filming, even Collins did not know that he would play an angel.
To hide plot twist, the producers announced a casting for a new demon, of which there were plenty in the series. Castiel was supposed to appear in a six-episode story arc, but Collins' role was later increased due to fan support and an angel was included as a main character.
After the appearance of the first angel in the mystical series, the plot of Supernatural was tightly intertwined with biblical themes. Angels, leviathans and even horsemen of the Apocalypse appeared in the series.
Movies
In addition to filming in the TV series Supernatural, which is still ongoing, the actor starred in several more feature films. In 2007, in the thriller House of Fears, he played such an episodic role that he was not even listed in the credits. In 2008, he played the main role in the biographical film "Christmas Cottage", dedicated to the famous American artist Thomas Kinkade. In 2009, Jared Padalecki's last full-length film to date was released - the horror film Friday the 13th, in which he plays the main role of Clay Miller, who is looking for his missing sister.
Padalecki was nominated three times for the Teen Choice Award: in 2003 for his role in the series Gilmore Girls, in 2005 for his role in the movie House of Wax and in 2007 for his performance leading role in the popular series Supernatural. All three times Jared was nominated in the category "Best Drama Actor", but he never won.
In 2007, Jared tried himself as a TV presenter. The actor hosted eight episodes of the Room 401 prank show, in which the guests of the show got into live-action horror films directed especially for them. In the same year, the TV show closed.
Personal life
In 2008, Jared Padalecki met actress Genevieve Cortese on the set of Supernatural. After almost 2 years of courtship, the actor proposed to his beloved. It happened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in front of Jules Bastien-Lepage's Jeanne d'Arc. Young people got married in February 2010, and the wife took her husband's surname after the wedding, which rarely happens in star families. In the credits of new films, the actress is already listed as Genevieve Padalecki.
Two years later, the couple became parents: in March 2012 they had a son, Thomas Colton Padalecki, and in 2013, their second son, Austin Shepard Padalecki. On March 17, 2017, the third child appeared in Jared's family - Odette Elliot Padalecki.
The family lives in their own villa in Austin, Texas. Curiously, their neighbors are the family of Jensen Ackles.
Jared regularly shares his thoughts with fans on "
