Jared Padalecki Bio (Wiki)

June 2024 · 3 minute read

Who is Jared Padalecki?

Jared Padalecki is an American actor.

His role as Sam Winchester on ‘Supernatural’ is highly popular.

He also has done a lot of TV series and other films.

Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Jared Padalecki was born on 19 July 1982, in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

He is 40 years old. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is mixed(Polish, English, German, Scottish, and French).

Jared Padalecki was born to Gerald R. Padalecki(father) and Sherri Krammer(mother).

His father is a tax accountant while his mother is an English teacher at East Central High School. San Antonio.

At the age of 12 years, he commenced training in acting.

Jared Padalecki has 2 siblings; older brother Jeff Padalecki and younger sister Megan Padalecki.

In which school did Jared Padalecki attend?

He completed his high school at James Madison High School in 2000.

In 1998, Jared Padalecki won the National Forensic League Championship in Duo Interpretation.

In 1999, he partook and won Fox Broadcasting’s ‘Claim to Fame’ contest’.

Jared Padalecki was supposed to start further studies at the University of Texas, but instead, he decided to take up acting as his profession and hence moved to Los Angeles for it.

Jared Padalecki: Professional Life, Career

After winning the ‘Claim to Fame’ award, Jared Padalecki also participated in the Teen Choice awards.

With the help of an agent, Jared Padalecki bagged a few roles in films.

Jared Padalecki debuted in the TV series ‘Gilmore Girls as Dean Forester.

He did various other roles in TV and films. He also got the character of a high school bully in 2003’s comedy ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’.

Jared stars as Sam Winchester on the longest-running American sci-fi series ‘Supernatural’.

This role was highly appreciated. He got lead roles in ‘The Christmas Cottage’ and ‘Friday The 13th’.

Jared Padalecki has been nominated for several award categories and also has many coveted awards to his credit.

Salary, Net Worth

Jared Padalecki’s salary is around $125 thousand per episode and his net worth is estimated to be $15 million.

Is Jared Padalecki involved in any rumors and controversies?

In 2016, it was rumored that Jared Padalecki had tried to climb the Trump Tower to get some advice from the Presidential hopeful.

But it was later confirmed that it was not Jared Padalecki.

It was a case of mistaken identity. In 2015, he had overworked for the ‘Supernatural’ and had gone into depression and breakdown.

He realized that he needs to take some time off from the set to recover and refresh himself.

Jared received some backlash for his controversial comments on his Twitter handle on the drug overdose death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Jared Padalecki often falls into controversy for his uncalled-for comments on Twitter.

However, he is a fine actor whose acting has been appreciated by all.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jared Padalecki has a height of 6 feet 5.5 inches.

His body weighs 100kg. He has dark brown hair and hazel eyes.

Social Media

Jared Padalecki is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 4.3 million followers on Facebook, 5.9 million followers on Instagram, and 2.9 million followers on Twitter.

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