JENSEN ACKLES - A.K.A - DEAN WINCHESTER
Date of Birth - March 1, 1978
Home Town - Dallas, Texas, USA
Birth Name -Jensen Ross Ackles
Height -6' 1" (1.85 m)
Mini Biography-
Jensen Ackles was born in Dallas, Texas, to Roger Alan Ackles and Donna Joan Shaffer. After modeling as a young child, he began to concentrate on a acting career in 1996 upon his graduation from Lloyd V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas. In 1997, he received a role on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" (1965) as Eric Brady, for which he won a 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Male Newcomer.
After leaving "Days of Our Lives" (1965) in 2000, Ackles went to Vancouver, joining the cast of the James Cameron television series "Dark Angel" (2000). His first appearance on the show was in 2001 as Max's (played by Jessica Alba) disturbed brother Ben/X5-493. After Ben died, Ackles returned to the series in the second season as Ben's clone, Alec/X5-494, who eventually teamed up with Max and stayed until the show's demise in 2002.
In 2003, he made several guest appearances as C.J. on the hit WB Network show, "Dawson's Creek" (1998). In 2004, Ackles returned to Vancouver and became a regular on the popular WB Network series "Smallville" (2001), which revolves around the life of the teen aged Clark Kent/Superman. His character, Jason Teague, was an assistant coach for the high school football team and a love interest of Clark Kent's ex-girlfriend, Lana Lang, played by Kristin Kreuk.
Ackles returned to television in 2005 in the new WB horror series "Supernatural" (2005) in the role of Dean Winchester, who teams with his brother Sam (Jared Padalecki) to road-trip across the country investigating the paranormal.
Trivia-
Graduated from L. V. Berkner High School, Richardson, Texas in 1996.
Has one brother, Joshua, approximately three years older, and one sister, Mackenzie, approximately seven years younger.
Was a child model at age 4, then quit, and started again at age 10.
Played baseball and lacrosse in high school.
Fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
Planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech University and become a physical therapist, before he decided to move to LA to give acting a try.
Enjoys horseback riding.
1993 graduate of Apollo Junior High School in Richardson, TX.
1990 graduate of Dartmouth Elementary School in Richardson, TX.
Was runner up to Tom Welling for the role of "Clark Kent" on "Smallville" (2001). Was brought onto the show in season 4 as Lana's boyfriend.
Also sings and plays guitar
Was offered a role as Eliza Dushku's love interest on "Tru Calling" (2003), but chose to take a role on "Smallville" (2001) instead. Eric Christian Olsen was eventually given the role and the character's name was changed to Jensen.
He is the son of actor Alan Ackles.
Jensen's parents named him Jensen because they considered other names but found them too common. Ackles, Jensen's last name, is pronounced like 'Cackles' without a 'C.'
Good friends with LeAnn Rimes and Christian Kane.
His career has an ongoing theme of dealing with demonic forces. His character's mother, "Marlena" on "Days of Our Lives" (1965), was possessed by the Devil. In the movie Devour (2005), he was the son of "Satan". On his television series, "Supernatural" (2005), his character battles the forces of hell.
His parents were going to name him Justin but his parents thought it was too common.
Is of Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry.
He is a keen photographer and is always taking photos on the set of Supernatural.
Personal Quotes-
"When I was in middle school, some of my so-called friends found a catalog ad I did for Superman pajamas. They made as many copies as they could and pasted them up all over school." - on his most embarrassing moment.
"Being from Texas, I would say I favor a pair of jeans you can wear some boots with."
[On Dean Winchester's reaction to his father's death on "Supernatural" (2005)] "A lot of issues, yeah. Dean's definitely having issues on camera. I'm just having issues because I don't get to hang out with him [Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played John] anymore."
JARED PADALECKI - A.K.A - SAM WINCHESTER
Date of Birth - July 19, 1982
Home Town - San Antonio, Texas, USA
Birth Name - Jared Tristan Padalecki
Height - 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Mini Biography-
Jared started to take acting lessons when he was 12. Then he won the Claim to Fame Contest in 1999 and got to appear on the Teen Choice awards. Jared lived in San Antonio, Texas and attended James Madison High School. He was named a candidate for the year 2000 Presidential Scholars Program. After graduating in the year 2000 he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. He plays Dean, a character on a show called "Gilmore Girls" (2000), and is branching out into film work.
Trivia -
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
Favorite book is "The Great Gatsby"
Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough
His favorite movie is Good Will Hunting (1997).
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" (2000), approximately a year younger than Alexis Bledel.
He is the second tallest male cast member of "Gilmore Girls" (2000), standing about 3 inches taller than Scott Patterson and about 1 to 2 inches shorter than Edward Herrmann.
Has two dogs.
Was considered for the role of Superman/Clark Kent in the proposed relaunch of the Superman film franchise.
Favorite band is Our Lady Peace
He is four years younger than his TV older brother, Jensen Ackles.
He and classmate Chris Cardeans together won the National Forensics League national championship in Duo Interpretation in 1998.
He and his Supernatural co-star Jensen Ackles were voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Ghostbusters" in 2005.
Close friends with actor Chad Michael Murray; they met on the set of Gilmore Girls. They also starred in the remake of 1953's House of Wax.
Good friends with actor Derek Lee Nixon & Director Andrew Pozza from San Antonio, Texas.
Is best friends with Jensen Ackles, his on screen brother in "Supernatural".
He is of Polish descent.
One of his rivals on the Gilmore girls was Tristan. Tristan is Jared's middle name. Ultimately, Chad Michael Murray, who played Tristan became one of his good friends.
Personal Quotes-
"Anywhere I can be with my family" - Jared on the happiest place on earth.
When asked about his superstitions: "Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car. And I do that when I get onto a plane as well!"
"I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most. - On the thing that scares him the most.
"I'm a little self-conscious about my body. I love to wear hoodies because you can get cozy and eat some food and your belly doesn't show!"
"On love: "Don't place expectations on someone. Enjoy the time you have together, and let it go where it goes."
"I love cookies baking. During the winter, they have these candles that smell like cookies, and I always buy like a hundred of them."
"My drama coach gave me a lot of self-confidence when I wasn't sure of myself."
"Just be yourself and the right guy will come along, whether it be today, tomorrow, or next year. It'll happen!"