Jared Padalecki

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Actor

Birth Date: July 19, 1982

Age: 41 years old

Birth Place: San Antonio, Texas

Spouses: Genevieve Padalecki

Blessed with all-American good looks, it was no surprise that actor Jared Padalecki began his career as the "boy next door," although his work as a heroic leading man in the horror genre would eventually become his stock in trade. After a nationwide contest led to an appearance on "The 1999 Teen Choice Awards" (Fox, 1999), Padalecki seized the opportunity to make the move to Los Angeles and pursue an acting career. Within a year, he had landed his first recurring role on the family drama "Gilmore Girls" (The WB, 2000-06/The CW, 2006-07) as Dean Forester, the first boyfriend of Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel). During his four-year run on the show, Padalecki began transitioning to feature work with several small turns in projects such as "Flight of the Phoenix" (2004). It was, however, his performances in horror fests like "House of Wax" (2005) and "Cry Wolf" (2005) that laid the groundwork for his casting in the macabre adventure series "Supernatural" (The WB, 2005-06/The CW, 2006- ). Each week, he and his stalwart brother roamed the countryside in their trusty '67 Chevy Impala as they vanquished evil entities and solved long-buried family mysteries. Padalecki further cemented his position as a horror fixture with efforts such as "Friday the 13th" (2009), while his popular TV series positioned him for a bright future.

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Walker IndependenceStream

Executive Producer
Series
2022
71%

WalkerStream

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Cordell Walker
Series
2021

WalkerStream

Executive Producer
Series
2021

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Guest
Show
2020

Gym & Fridge

Self
Show
2019

Live with Kelly and Ryan

Guest
Talk
2017

Kings of Con

Guest Star
Jaden Jaworski
Show
2016

Celebrity Family FeudStream

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Game Show
2015

Phantom Boy

Voice
Movie
2015

The Rich Eisen Show

Guest
Show
2014

Rafael Ramos

Actor
Show
2014

LIVE with Kelly

Guest
Talk
2011

Supernatural: The Animation

Actor
Sam Winchester
Show
2011

Supernatural: The Animation

Voice
Sam Winchester
Show
2011

ConanStream

Guest
Talk
2010

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

InnerSPACE: Supernatural

Guest
Show
2010

Friday the 13thStream

Actor
Clay Miller
Movie
2009
25%

The Bonnie Hunt Show

Guest
Talk
2008

Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas

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Thomas Kinkade
Movie
2008

Room 401

Host
Show
2007

SupernaturalStream

Actor
Series
2005
93%

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Guest
Series
2005
93%

House of WaxStream

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Wade
Movie
2005
27%

Cry Wolf

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Tom
Movie
2005

New York Minute

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Trey
Movie
2004

Flight of the Phoenix

Actor
Davis
Movie
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
Talk
2003

Gilmore GirlsStream

Actor
Dean Forester
Series
2000

Gilmore GirlsStream

Guest Star
Dean Forester
Series
2000

A Little Inside

Actor
Matt Nelson
Movie
1999

ERStream

Guest Star
Paul Harris
Series
1994

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