Jared's Facts

Date of Birth
19 July 1982, San Antonio, Texas, USA


Birth Name
Jared Tristan Padalecki


Nickname
Sasquatch
Jare


Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)

Hometown is San Antonio, Texas.

Has the same manager as Freddie Prinze Jr..

Won Fox TV's "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.

Favorite book is "The Great Gatsby".

Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough.

His favorite movie is Good Will Hunting (1997).

Weekend attire is t-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, or anything that's comfortable.

Favorite food is cheeseburger with mustard lettuce and tomato.

Born in 1982, he is the youngest cast member of the TV series "Gilmore Girls" (2000), approximately a year younger than Alexis Bledel.

He is the second tallest male cast member of "Gilmore Girls" (2000), standing about 3 inches taller than Scott Patterson and about 1 to 2 inches shorter than Edward Herrmann.

Has two dogs.

Was considered for the role of Superman/Clark Kent in the proposed relaunch of the Superman film franchise.

Favorite band is Our Lady Peace.

He is four years younger than his TV older brother, Jensen Ackles.

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 Magazine's "Sexiest Ghostbusters" in 2005.


Good friends with actor Derek Lee Nixon & Director Andrew Pozza from San Antonio, Texas.

Is best friends with Jensen Ackles, his on screen brother in "Supernatural" (2005).

He is of Polish descent.

One of his rivals on "Gilmore Girls" (2000) was Tristan. Tristan is Jared's middle name.

He is lactose intolerant, but still eats dairy products like Cold Stone ice cream. He says its worth the tummy ache.