Home For Christmas
Status: Completed
In Theaters: November 2008
Role: Thomas Kinkade
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Friday the 13th
Status: Post-production
In Theaters: 2.13.2009
Role: Clay
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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

Is currently dating Cry Wolf co-star Sandra McCoy.

Favorite book is "The Great Gatsby"

Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough

Favorite movie is "Good Will Hunting"

Is of Polish descent

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", approximately a year younger than Alexis Bledel.

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

He auditioned for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Stars Wars: Attack of the Clones.

Would love to have played Matt Damon's role in Good Will Hunting.

He's hoping to turn the book Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell into a movie.

Michelle Branch wanted him to be in her 'Everywhere' video. She thinks he's cute and wrote the song about him.

His pet peeve is "when I get blamed for something I didn't do. I think I'm an easy target."

Played on the Hollywood Knights' basketball team for the 2001-2002 season

Basketball jersey number: 24 for the most part then changed to 32.

Good friends with another fellow Texan, actor Derek Lee Nixon.

He was going to attend the University of Texas but decided to be in Gilmore Girls instead.

Jared's a smart guy, he was a Presidential Scholars Program candidate in his senior year of high school.

"Watch it before you let Gilmore Girl's Jared Padalecki behind the wheel. On his first day of driver's ed, he thought he was on a one-way street and started to drive on the left side of the road!" - (Dec/Jan '03/'04 issue of Teen People)

Jared's so humble that the first time fans noticed him for his portrayal of Dean, he thought they were staring at him because he had something in his teeth.

When he was in Africa shooting Flight of the Phoenix he flipped a car, luckily there were no injuries.

He was embarrassed that TVGuide misquoted him when they caught him joking to co-star Alexis Bledel, telling her "The dork store called and they're out of you," to make her laugh between shots.

Jared recently received a StarBond at the Hollywood Stock Exchange.

Jared had to wear hair extensions for the season 5 premiere because his hair was cut since the season 4 finale

During the filming of House of Wax, Jared roomed with Chad Michael Murray and this is what Chad had to say: "Jared Padalecki, my roommate [during the House of Wax shoot], locked himself out of the building and kept calling the house at 4 A.M. I'd buzz him in and then five minutes later he would be like, 'I decided not to come in. I was on the phone.' The fourth time he did it I go, 'That's it!'"

If Jared weren't an actor, he'd be a teacher.

Jared plays for the Orlando Magic on the NBAE league.

Jared enjoys cruising around the Supernatural set on a scooter.

Jared was considered for the role of Clark Kent in Superman Returns.

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

His mother, Sherri, is an English teacher at East Central High School in San Antonio.