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Did you know this about Jared?
...was born December 26th 1971, in Bossier City, Louisiana
...his middle name is Joseph
...has one older brother, Shannon, two half siblings from fathers second marriage.
…lived a transient childhood with his mother and brother before they settled in a Colorado commune, according to himself they were food-stamp poor
...is an actor, musician, singer and director
…is a vegetarian
…likes snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing and hiking
...first band he formed with brother Shannon was a "sort of punk" band called the Noise Fucks
…in 1992 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career
…his first major acting performance was as Jordan Catalano in the tv-seires My So-Called Life, playing Claire Danes love interest
…his most critically acclaimed role so far is the portrayal of a drug addict in Requiem For A Dream, a role it is rumoured that he abstained from sex for 2 months and lost 28 pounds for
…he was chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world both in 1996 and 1997
…he was engaged to actress Cameron Diaz from 2000-2002
…his part in 2002 film “Phone Booth“, starring Colin Farrell, was deleted from the final cut (find the deleted scene in our blog on this page)
…got a record deal with his band, 30 Seconds To Mars, in 1998, and the first album, released in 2002, was all his work, only with the exception of the drums, which played by his brother
…he has two custom made Steve McSwain guitars, a white one “Pythagoras“ and a black one called "Artemis", besides the colour, they are identical, and both have an image of a gryphon which he himself drew for McSwain
...also plays the piano
…he is rumoured to be behind the pseudonym, Bartholomew Cubbins, and directed the award winning videos to “The Kill“ and “From Yesterday“ under this name
…he was so believable in his role as Prefontaine, that Prefontaines sister broke down and cried when she first saw him in character
…in 2006 he won the “Prince of Darkness“ award at the Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
…in 2006 he won the “Break Through Crossover Artist“ award at the 6th Annual Hollywood Life Awardsz
…he gained more than 60 pounds for the role as Mark David Chapman in the film Chapter 27, and was later diagnosed with gout after the dramatic weight loss afterwards
…for some reason he seems to be drawn to roles where he is injured, killed or badly disfigured
…he turned down a role in Clint Eastwoods film, Flags of Our Fathers in 2006, in order to commit his time to his band
…in March 2007 during his usual crowd surf, he was trampled by the rushing crowd and broke a bone in his nose
…his latest film Mr Nobody took him filming in Canada and Europe
Said about Jared:
"Jared wasn‘t supposed to come back, Jared‘s character was written for the pilot. It seems impossible now to picture the show without him. When we saw him in the pilot we wanted him for as much as we were going to do. I instantly wanted that character to continue.
Jared Leto showed us how relevant Jordan Catalano was. We didn‘t know that until we saw Jared Leto perform him.“
Produsers of MSCL
“How lucky was I to be having my imaginary teen romance with Jared, the ultimate hearthrob, you know, it was funny because I was pretty inexperienced, I mean I was a kid obviously, so we would have these make out scenes, and I hadn‘t really made out with anybody before, so it was, he kind of had to help me out a little bit with that. A little awkward, but very charming and sweet.â€
Claire Danes on acting with Jared on MSCL
Jared Leto quotes:
"There's a perspective there and it's a human being in the
crossroads, in this pinnacle, in this precarious balance of
decision making. It's really about brutal honesty and about
going to war with yourself and hopefully winning. In a sense,
it's conceptual because every song on the record has that
perspective and comes from that place of self-examination,
change, ultimately rebirth and renewal. It's about this choice
to believe, and it's an optimistic choice even though the word
'lie' is in it, it's an optimistic title because no matter
what happens we collectively as a race continue to keep moving
forward regardless of the insanity."
About the songs on A Beautiful Lie
â€High school is a dark place; I hung out with ’freaks’â€
â€All those reports that I sleep in my closet. I don’t know how people get that. People are so obsessed with what you do at home.â€
â€Teens are always shown as one dimensional. They’re stereotyped. When I was in High School, I cared about more than getting a date or making the team.â€
â€I was very much in my own world, never the popular kid. But I had a great family, a great brother and motherâ€
â€When I was a kid I was the king of mullets. If you’re wearing a rock T-shirt and you’re a fan of Rush - one of the greatest bands in the universe - you’ve got to have a mullet.â€
â€No, I don’t wear contacts, and contrary to what some people have said, I do not have a glass eyeâ€
â€I showed up in LA with $500 and a backpack and I stayed at a shelter, so nobody handed me anything. I worked for every single thing that I have.â€
â€You know you’re really famous when there’s rumours about you being gay.â€
â€I spent some time in prison. Just the normal stuff. Listen, I’ve had so much edge in my life, I don’t need to contrive any. I’m not gonna front like Mr Angstâ€
â€All my roles have had their own unique set of challenges, and I enjoy that in some perverse, masochistic way. I’m always dying though! Maybe I have some kind of fetish.â€
â€I was raised around a lot of artists, musicians, photographers, painters and people that were in the theatre. Just having the art-communal hippie experience as a child, there wasn’t a clear line that was drawn. We celebrated creative experience and creative expression. We didn’t try and curtail it and stunt any of that kind of growth.â€
"We have the most incredible, engaged, passionate group of family out there. And that's the most important relationship that we have."
about The Echelon (from Kerrang/October 6/07)
Music:
Discography:
2005:
"A Beautiful Lie"/30 Seconds to Mars
2002:
"30 Seconds To Mars"/30 Seconds to Mars
Movies:
Filmography:
2008:
"Mr Nobody"/Nemo Nobody
2007:
"Chapter 27"/Mark David Chapman
2006:
"Lonely Hearts"/Ray Fernandez
2005:
"Lord of War"/Vitaly Orlov
2004:
"Alexander"/Hephaistion
2002:
"Panic Room"/Junior
"Highway"/Jack Hayes
2001:
"Sol Goode"/Sage (uncredited)
2000:
"Sunset Strip"/Glen Walker
"Requiem for a Dream"/Harry Goldfarb
"American Psycho"/Paul Allen
1999:
"Girl, Interrupted"/Tobias Jacobs
"Fight Club"/Angel Face
"Black and White"/Casey
1998:
"The Thin Red Line"/2nd Lt Whyte
"Urban Legend"/Paul Gardener
"Basil"/Basil
1997:
"Switchback"/Lane Dixon
"Prefontaine"/Steve Prefontaine
1996:
"The Last of the High Kings" aka "Summer Fling"/Frankie Griffin
1995:
"How to Make an American Quilt"/Beck
"My So-Called Life"/Jordan Catalano
1994:
"Cool and the Crazy"/Michael
1993:
"Almost Home"/Rick Aiken (1 episode)
1992:
"Camp Wilder"/Dexter (2 episodes)
Producer:
2007:
"Chapter 27"/Executive Producer
2001:
"Sol Goode"/Co-Producer