Jared Padalecki

 Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19 1982) is an American actor from the United States. He is famous for his portrayal of Sam Winchester in the TV series Supernatural. He was raised in Texas and rose to fame in the 2000s when he began being featured on the TV show Gilmore Girls as well as the films New York Minute (2004) and House of Wax (2005) and later, he was a part of Friday the 13th (2009).Padalecki won Fox Broadcasting's 1999 "Claim to Fame" contest"; he subsequently appeared at the Teen Choice Awards, where he met an agent. He was first seen in A Little Inside, a minor role. He first appeared in 2000 to play Dean Forester on Gilmore Girls. The role he played lasted until the year 2005. He was a part of a number of television-produced films during the 2000s, including Silent Witness, Close to Home and the Disney Channel Original Movie A Ring of Endless Light. Padalecki played an uncredited character as a school bully in 2003's comedy Cheaper by the Dozen, which he portrayed following an invitation from fellow actor and friend Tom Welling, who played Charlie Baker as well as the film's director who wanted someone more powerful than Charlie to take on the character.