Jared Padalecki

What I respect most about Jared Padalecki is endurance. Playing Sam Winchester across fifteen seasons of Supernatural is the acting equivalent of running a marathon every year for a decade and a half, and he never seemed to coast. I also appreciate the arc of his image: the sweet kid from Gilmore Girls grew into a leading man without the usual detours into scandal or cynicism. There is a steady, Texan decency to him that audiences clearly sense, which explains the armful of fan-voted awards. Loyalty and consistency are underrated virtues in this business, and he embodies both better than almost anyone.

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Name (English)

Jared Padalecki

Name (Japanese)

ジャレッド・パダレッキ

Reading

じゃれっど・ぱだれっき

Born

July 19, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Occupation

television actor / actor / voice actor / model / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

High school

James Madison High School

Awards & achievements

• Constellation Awards
• 2014 People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Bromance
• 2015 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi
• 2019 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaredpadalecki/
• Xhttps://x.com/jarpad
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared%20Padalecki
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%80%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215757

Tags

• Texas
• television actor
• actor
• voice actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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