Jared Padalecki
Overview
Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He grew up in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...

 as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute
New York Minute (film)
New York Minute is a 2004 American teen comedy film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. It was directed by Dennie Gordon and released on May 7, 2004. In the film Mary-Kate and Ashley play twins with opposing personalities who have a series of misadventures around New York City...

 and House of Wax
House of Wax (2005 film)
House of Wax is a 2005 horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. It shares the name of a 1953 horror film, which was a remake of the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum. It was released in theaters on May 6, 2005 to negative reviews, but a financial success...

. Padalecki plays Sam Winchester
Sam Winchester
Samuel "Sam" Winchester is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of The CW Television Network's Supernatural along with his older brother Dean. He is portrayed by Jared Padalecki.-Background:...

 on the CW television series Supernatural
Supernatural (TV series)
Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...

.
Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

. He is of Polish
Polish American
A Polish American , is a citizen of the United States of Polish descent. There are an estimated 10 million Polish Americans, representing about 3.2% of the population of the United States...

 ancestry on his father's side. He has an older brother, Jeff, and a younger sister, Megan.
Quotations

"Anywhere I can be with my family" - Jared on the happiest place on earth.

When asked about his superstitions: "Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car. And I do that when I get onto a plane as well!"

"I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most. - On the thing that scares him the most.

"I'm a little self-conscious about my body. I love to wear hoodies because you can get cozy and eat some food and your belly doesn't show."

On love: "Don't place expectations on someone. Enjoy the time you have together, and let it go where it goes."

"I love cookies baking. During the winter, they have these candles that smell like cookies, and I always buy like a hundred of them."

"My drama coach gave me a lot of self-confidence when I wasn't sure of myself."

"Just be yourself and the right guy will come along, whether it be today, tomorrow, or next year. It'll happen!"

"Confidence, intelligence, and a sense of humour. And I guess I've always been a dark hair, dark eyes kind of guy." - On what he thinks is sexy

"During the filming of Hook Man, we were out at a bar, meeting our producer Peter Johnson. It was me, Jensen and my buddy Jordan and we got jumped by eight guys. We rocked them. I got a broken hand but a couple of them got taken to hospital. The fight training (from the show) came in useful."

 
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