Jared Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Sherri . He also has several feature film credits.
Has the same manager as Freddie Prinze Jr..
Won Fox TVs "Claim To Fame" Contest and got to present at the 1999 Teen Choice Awards.
Has been taking acting classes since he was 12.
Graduated from James Madison High School in 2000.
Older brother is named Jeff, younger sister is named Megan.
Born in 1982, he is the youngest cast member of the TV series "Gilmore Girls" , approximately a year younger than Alexis Bledel.
Has two dogs.
Was considered for the role of Superman/Clark Kent in the proposed relaunch of the Superman film franchise.
He is four years younger than his TV older brother, Jensen Ackles. They are real life best friends.
He and classmate Chris Cardeans together won the National Forensics League national championship in Duo Interpretation in 1998.
He and his "Supernatural" co-star Jensen Ackles were voted People Magazines "Sexiest Ghostbusters" in 2005.
His father is of Polish descent. His mother has German, Scottish, French, and English ancestry.
One of his rivals on "Gilmore Girls" was Tristan. Tristan is his actual middle name.
His mother Sherri was an English teacher at East Central High School in San Antonio, the same school attended by, Henry Thomas.
Was engaged to long-term girlfriend Sandra McCoy and proposed in Paris while on holiday during the writers strike (October 2007-March 2008). However, in June 2008 at the "Supernatural" Dallas convention, he announced that they were no longer engaged or together.
He and former "Supernatural" recurring guest star Genevieve Padalecki were married on February 27, 2010, in her hometown of Sun Valley, ID. Jensen Ackles , who plays "Dean Winchester", the older brother to Jareds character "Sam Winchester" on "Supernatural" , was one of the groomsmen. Jareds real-life older brother, Jeff Padalecki, was best man.
Had his first son with wife Genevieve Padalecki. named Thomas Colton Padalecki, who was born on March 19, 2012.
Known on sets for his love of playing pranks on his co-stars.
An exceptionally skilled chess player.
Had the same speech coach in high school as Matt Bomer.
On the set of Cheaper by the Dozen he met Tom Welling , who played Clark Kent on "Smallville" . Before the start of "Supernatural" , his co-star Jensen Ackles also played on "Smallville".
Was a final candidate for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in McG s abandoned reboot. One of his rivals for the part was Henry Cavill , who was cast before it was scrapped and got to play the role in Man of Steel .
Both he and his "Supernatural" co-star Jensen Ackles are natives of Texas.
His second son with wife Genevieve Padalecki was born on the evening of 22 December 2013 at home.
Tried out for Clark Kent/Superman in Superman Returns , Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Conan in Conan the Barbarian .
He and "Supernatural" co-star Misha Collins both use sign language with their children. At the 2012 Salute to "Supernatural" convention in New Jersey, the two joked about their reactions to "Signing Time!" and "Baby Signing Time".
Was enrolled as a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin. When he got a job working on "Gilmore Girls" , he dropped out of school.
Became a father for the third time at age 34 when his wife Genevieve Padalecki gave birth to their daughter Odette Elliott Padalecki on March 17, 2017.
[on the happiest place on earth] Anywhere I can be with my family.
I love cookies baking. During the winter, they have these candles that,smell like cookies, and I always buy like a hundred of them.
