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Jared attended Madison High School in San Antonio, Texas. He was a Presidential Scholars Program candidate in 2000, his senior year. Padalecki began taking acting classes in Texas when he was twelve. He was one of two 1999 "Claim to Fame" contest winners at the Teen Choice Awards on FOX. At the awards show he met his current manager, who is also Freddie Prinze, Jr.'s manager. Before joining Gilmore Girls, Padalecki filmed a pilot for NBC that was never picked up. He planned to attend the ...

Jensen was born in Dallas, Texas. His father Alan Ackles was an actor in the Dallas area, so he was exposed to the entertainement industry at a young age. When he was a sophomore in high school, a friend asked him to come along to a local acting seminar. After getting an agent, he landed his first audition--a guest spot on "Sweet Valley High." After that he moved to Los Angeles on his agent's suggestion. He booked "Days of Our Lives" soon after his move. He had successes in guesting on WB hi...