Jared Leto
| Born |
| December 26, 1971 Bossier City, Louisiana |
| Occupation |
| Actor, Singer |
| Height |
| 5 ft 9½ in (177 cm) |
| Career milestones |
| My So-Called Life (1994) Prefontaine (1997) Urban Legend (1998) Requiem for a Dream (2000) Band 30 Seconds to Mars (Formed in 1998. Breakout in 2005) |
Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. His first major acting performance was as Jordan Catalano in the television series My So-Called Life. This led to a growing film career, including a critically-acclaimed portrayal of a drug addict in Requiem for a Dream.
Additionally, Leto is the vocalist and guitarist of the rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
Family
Leto was born in Bossier City, Louisiana. He has one older brother, Shannon, and two younger half-brothers from his father's second marriage. His mother, Constance, continued to raise Jared and Shannon after she and their father divorced, and has since remarried. His father died after remarrying.
Education
- Newton North High School - Graduated in 1989
- Flint Hill Preparatory, Oakton, Virginia
- Emerson Preparatory, Washington, DC
- 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".
Music
Jared is the guitarist and vocalist of the band 30 Seconds to Mars (pictured at right with Leto in center with the shaved head), along with his brother, Shannon, on drums, Tomo Milicevic on guitar, and Matt Wachter on bass. The band has two albums: 2002's self titled debut 30 Seconds to Mars (Also known as "Red Planet") and 2005's A Beautiful Lie. They began opening for other bands, and started their first ever headlining tour, Forever Night Never Day, in March of 2006. Their music video for "The Kill" has been a constant player on MTV's Elite 8 and T-Minus Rock and is also popular on many Fuse programs.
Unlike the majority of "Movie Star turned Rock Star" acts, Jared prefers the band's music to promote the band instead of his acting fame.
Relationships
- Leto dated Scarlett Johansson at one time.
- He is also credited with dating Cameron Diaz, this relationship ran 1999 to 2003. Two years later they were engaged. However, they have since parted ways.
- It has been rumoured he has dated Kristi McDaniel.
- His latest fling has been said to be with Lindsay Lohan.
Trivia
- Leto was recently nominated as one of PETA's Sexiest Vegetarians
- Leto was twice chosen by People magazine as one of their 50 Most Beautiful People, in 1996 and 1997.
- Leto has been diagnosed with gout, caused by dramatic weight loss for a film role.
Filmography
- Chapter 27 (2006) (post-production) as Mark David Chapman
- Lonely Hearts (2006) as Raymond Fernandez
- Lord of War (2005) as Vitaly Orlov
- Alexander (2004) as Hephaistion
- Panic Room (2002) as Junior
- Highway (2002) as Jack Hayes
- Sunset Strip (2000) as Glen Walker
- Requiem for a Dream (2000) as Harry Goldfarb
- American Psycho (2000) as Paul Allen
- Girl, Interrupted (1999) as Tobias 'Toby' Jacobs
- Fight Club (1999) as Angelface
- Black and White (1999) as Casey
- The Thin Red Line (1998) as Second Lieutenant Whyte
- Urban Legend (1998) as Paul Gardener
- Basil (1998) as Basil
- Switchback (1997) as Lane Dixon
- Prefontaine (1997) as Steve Prefontaine
- The Last of the High Kings (1996) as Frankie Griffin
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) as Beck
- Cool and the Crazy (1994) (TV) as Michael
- My So-Called Life (1994) TV Series as Jordan Catalano
External links
- Jared Leto at IMDb