Editing Jared Padalecki (section)

{{short description|American actor (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jared Padalecki
| image              = Jared_Padalecki_at_MEGACON_Orlando_2025.png
| caption            = Padalecki at [[MegaCon]] Orlando in 2025
| birth_name         = Jared Tristan Padalecki
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1982|7|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[San Antonio]], Texas, U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| yearsactive        = 1999–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Genevieve Cortese]]|2010}}
| children           = 3<!-- Do not add children's names, see [[WP:PRIVACY]]-->
}}
'''Jared Tristan Padalecki''' (born July 19, 1982)<ref name="TVG">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jared-padalecki/bio/193608 |work=[[TV Guide]] |title=Jared Padalecki biography |access-date=December 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127070242/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jared-padalecki/bio/193608 |archive-date=November 27, 2013 }}</ref> is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of [[Sam Winchester]] in the TV series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''. He rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' (2000–2005) as well as the films ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]'' (2003), ''[[Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film)|Flight of the Phoenix]]'' (2004), ''[[Cry Wolf (2005 film)|Cry Wolf]]'' (2005) and ''[[Friday the 13th (2009 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' (2009).