J2 at SoapBox Derby (2008)

Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the Fernsehen series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax. Padalecki plays Sam Winchester on the CW Fernsehen series Supernatural.

Padalecki's first credit was a minor role in the 1999 film A Little Inside. In 2000, he was cast as Dean Forester on the Fernsehen series Gilmore Girls, a role he played until 2005. Throughout the early 2000s, he also appeared in several made-for-television films,...