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Jared Padalecki is an American actor best known for his role as Sam Winchester on the long-running television series "Supernatural." He has become a prominent figure in entertainment and has built a significant fan following through his work in television and film.
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Film & TV
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Jared Tristan Padalecki is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series Supernatural. He rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as the films New York Minute and House of Wax, later starring in Friday the 13th.
Known for
- Guarding Stars — Jack2026
- Insider — Sig selv2025
- Walker Independence — Man with No Name (uncredited)2022
- Fire Country — Camden Casey2022
- Walker — Cordell Walker2021
- The Boys — Mr. Marathon2019
- The Rookie — Jared Padalecki2018
- 50 Years of Star Trek — Self2016
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life — Dean Forester2016
- Friday the 13th — Clay2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tristan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Antonio
- Spouse
- Genevieve Padalecki
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Image
- Jared Padalecki March 2023.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Commons category
- Jared Padalecki
- date of birth
- 1982-07-19
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- Jared Padalecki
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- social media followers
- 2946662
- unmarried partner
- Sandra McCoy
- writing language
- American English
- birth name
- Jared Tristan Padalecki
- notable role
- Sam Winchester
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Encyclopedic overview
Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series Supernatural. He rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2005) as well as the films Flight of the Phoenix (2004), House of Wax (2005) and Friday the 13th (2009).
Early life and education
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