Jared Leto
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Jared 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 lead to a growing film career. Additionally, Leto is the vocalist and guitarist of the rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
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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 passed away after remarrying.
Education
- Newton North High School
- 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 also the guitarist and vocalist of the band 30 Seconds To Mars which his brother, Shannon, also plays drums for. The band has two albums: 2002's self titled debut 30 Seconds to Mars and 2005's A Beautiful Lie.
Relationships
Jared dated Scarlett Johansson. He has also dated Cameron Diaz. They were together from 1999 to 2003 and were engaged for two years. He was also rumored to have dated Britney Spears. He was also spotted with Ashley Olsen in the spring to summer of 2005, and is reported to have mingled with Lindsay Lohan.
Press
Leto was twice chosen by People magazine as one of their 50 Most Beautiful People (1996 and 1997).
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 Angel Face
- 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
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