Padalecki first came to prominence through his part on “Gilmore Girls,” but he is undoubtedly more known for his 15 years spent portraying Sam Winchester on “Supernatural.”
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Jared Padalecki Early Life
On July 19, 1982, in San Antonio, Texas, Jared Padalecki was born Jared Tristan Padalecki. He was raised with his older brother Jeff and younger sister Megan by his mother (an English teacher) and father (a tax accountant).
When Jared was 12 years old, he started taking acting classes, and by the time he graduated from James Madison High School in 1998, he had won the national title in Duo Interpretation with classmate Chris Cardenas.
As a result of his victory in the 1999 Fox-produced “Claim to Fame” contest, he was invited to speak at the Teen Choice Awards and eventually connected with an agency.
Padalecki had planned to study engineering at the University of Texas but ultimately decided to pursue acting instead. Padalecki applied to the Presidential Scholars Program in 2000, even though he did not go to college.
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Jared Padalecki Personal Life
After meeting actress Sandra McCoy on the set of “Cry Wolf,” Jared popped the question to her in January of 2008. By the end of the year, he was seeing Genevieve Cortese, his co-star on “Supernatural,” after announcing the end of his 4-year romance in June.
Padalecki popped the question to Cortese in October 2009 in front of their favorite picture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the couple wed on February 27, 2010, in Sun Valley, Idaho, Cortese’s hometown. The couple’s children Thomas (born on March 19, 2012), Austin (born on December 22, 2013), and Odette (born on March 17, 2017) are all healthy and happy.
After opening a bar called Stereotype in Austin, Texas, in 2018, Padalecki was arrested for public intoxication and violence the following year after he allegedly slapped and punched several staff.
In March 2015, Jared collaborated with Represent.com for the Always Keep Fighting campaign, selling t-shirts to raise money for To Write Love On Her Arms, a nonprofit that supports people who are dealing with mental health issues like depression, suicidal ideation, self-injury, and addiction.
Padalecki and “Supernatural” co-star Jensen Ackles partnered up with Represent.com in April 2015, selling over 70,000 t-shirts with their likenesses.
The Pack Fund was established by Jared and Jensen in November 2015, and their donations have been distributed to Wounded Warriors, The Down Syndrome Connection, To Write Love On Her Arms, and other organizations in need.
Jared Padalecki Net Worth
American actor Jared Padalecki has a $14 million fortune.
Jared Padalecki Awards and Honors
With Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins, Jared received the 2014 People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Bromance, and he won the Constellation Award for Best Male Performance in a Science Fiction Television Episode in both 2007 and 2012.
In addition, Padalecki and Ackles were chosen “Sexiest Ghostbusters” by “People” magazine in 2005, and he won the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi in both 2015 and 2019.
Jared Padalecki Real Estate
Padalecki purchased a four-bedroom property in Studio City, California in 2009 for $1.775,000, and he sold it in 2014 for $2,400,000. In 2012, Jared and Genevieve purchased a lodge in Austin, Texas, that is 10,600 square feet in size and features a wine cellar, home theatre, guest house, and Jared’s home office. You can go to TheActiveNews.Com for more recent developments.