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, and is branching out into film work.
Hometown is San Antonio, Texas 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. 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, approximately a year younger than Alexis Bledel. He is the second tallest male cast member of Gilmore Girls, 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 stared in the 1953 remake of 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.