Sam: We landed in some dimension where you're...
Jensen Ackles, and I'm something called a Jared Padalecki.
Dean: Oh, so, what, now you're Polish?
Jared Padalecki, a rarely well documented Sasquatch and star of CW show
Supernatural, plays the younger angst ridden Winchester brother, Sam. At 6'4'', he towers over... pretty much everybody, but is known to be a goofball on set, and
extremely friendly, even to his many crazed fangirls. He's known to be a big supporter of animal welfare, and often talks about his rescue dogs, Harley and Sadie. He and his co-star
Jensen Ackles are
Heterosexual Life Partners, and are fairly often
shipped as a romantic couple by said
crazed fangirls under the name
"J2" or "J-squared." Recently gained the
Fan Nickname Moose thanks to a line from the series (and he's not shy about
poking fun at it.
)
He's also known for playing long time love interest of Rory Gilmore, Dean Forrester, in
Gilmore Girls, and his roles in movies such as New York Minute and the 2005 remake of
House of Wax. Oh yeah, and he beat Jason Voorhees in the
Friday the 13th remake.
In 2010, he married Supernatural co-star Genevieve Cortese, who played the demonic love interest Ruby to his character on the show. On March 19, 2012, they had a
Mini-Moose named Thomas Colton.
His twitter is
here
.
Tropes commonly associated with Jared Padalecki:
- Big Eater
- Cuddle Bug: He is known to be a hugger, especially with Jensen (who grudgingly puts up with it
). - Gentle Giant
- Fan Nickname: He is often referred to as Moose (thanks to a line from Supernatural) or Puppy (because of his infamous
◊ puppy
◊ eyes
◊). - Heterosexual Life Partners: With Jensen Ackles.
- Hot Dad
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Jared has ten inches on Genevieve.
- Mr. Fanservice
- Puppy-Dog Eyes
- The Prankster: Misha Collins can attest to this.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: In an almost complete inversion of their on-screen relationship, Jared is the red, being more of a personable, outgoing joker, to Jensen's blue, being more reserved and mellow (although Jensen can be just as silly at times).
- Romance on the Set: Hopefully, Jared and Genevieve's relationship doesn't end up like Sam and Ruby's...
- Smart People Play Chess: Jared tends to come off as rather silly at times, yet in one DVD episode's commentary, the director mentions his complete and utter destruction of chess opponents.
- Sweet Tooth