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Bossier City, Louisiana, USA |
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Jared Leto (born December 26, 1971 in Bossier City, Louisiana) is an American actor and musician. His first major acting performance was as Jordan Catalano in the television series My So-Called Life. From there, he continued with movies such as How to Make an American Quilt, The Thin Red Line, Fight Club, Girl, Interrupted, American Psycho, Alexander, and Requiem for a Dream. Additionally, Leto is the vocalist and guitarist of the rock band 30 Seconds To Mars.
Family
Father: Remarried; had two children with his second wife (deceased).
Mother: Constance; raised Leto and brother Shannon after divorce; remarried.
Brother: Shannon Leto, actor, photographer; older.
Half-brothers: two younger; from father's second marriage.
Education
- Newton North High School
- Flint Hill Preparatory, Oakton, Virginia
- University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; majored in painting
- School of Visual Arts, New York; majored in filmmaking (while there he starred in his own movie, "Crying Joy").
Relationships
He recently dated Scarlett Johansson. He has also dated Cameron Diaz; they were together from 1999 to 2003 and were engaged for two years.
Trivia
- He was twice chosen by People magazine as one of their 50 Most Beautiful People (1996 and 1997).
- Jared is currently the singer in the American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
Quotes
- "I don't think (the movie) [Requiem for a Dream] is for children, but I think if you went home and looked at the video games that your kids are playing, you'd be much more shocked."
- "My coolest job was when I was 12 and I was a dishwasher at the Three Pigs Bar-B-Que for $2.50 an hour. All the fleabags and stoners worked there, so that's where I wanted to be." - Detour, November 1996.
- "High school is a dark place; I hung out with 'freaks.'"
Filmography
- Lonely Hearts (2006) (filming) .... Raymond Fernandez
- Lord of War (2005) .... Vitaly Orlov
- Awake (2005) .... Clay
- Alexander (2004) .... Hephaistion
- Panic Room (2002) .... Junior
- Highway (2002/I) .... Jack Hayes
- Sunset Strip (2000) .... Glen Walker
- Requiem for a Dream (2000) .... Harry Goldfarb
- American Psycho (2000) .... Paul Allen
- Girl, Interrupted (1999) .... Tobias 'Toby' Jacobs
- Fight Club (1999) .... Angel Face
- Black and White (1999) .... Casey
- The Thin Red Line (1998) .... Second Lieutenant Whyte
- Urban Legend (1998) .... Paul Gardener
- Basil (1998) .... Basil
- Switchback (1997) .... Lane Dixon
- Prefontaine (1997) .... Steve Prefontaine
- The Last of the High Kings (1996) .... Frankie Griffin
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Beck
- Cool and the Crazy (1994) (TV) .... Michael
- My So-Called Life (1994) TV Series .... Jordan Catalano
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