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What is Jared Padalecki’s Net Worth and Salary?

Jared Padalecki, the American actor, has a net worth of $14 million. He rose to fame for his role on the television show “Gilmore Girls,” but his most notable performance was as Sam Winchester on all 15 seasons of “Supernatural.”

Jared Padalecki’s Earnings from TV Show

Jared has appeared in over 300 episodes of his TV show, earning a salary of $125,000 per episode. This adds up to a whopping $2.5 million per season.

Jared Padalecki’s Early Life and Career

Jared Padalecki was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1982. His mother was an English teacher and his father was a tax accountant. He has an older brother and a younger sister. Padalecki began studying acting at age 12 and won the 1998 National Forensic League national championship in Duo Interpretation while attending James Madison High School. He also won the Fox-produced “Claim to Fame” contest in 1999, which helped him meet his agent and present at the Teen Choice Awards. Despite planning to major in engineering at the University of Texas, Padalecki decided to move to Los Angeles to focus on his acting career instead. Although he did not attend college, he was a candidate for the Presidential Scholars Program in 2000.

Jared Padalecki’s Acting Career

Jared Padalecki made his film debut in 1999’s “A Little Inside,” and later played Rory Gilmore’s boyfriend, Dean Forester, on The WB’s “Gilmore Girls” for 63 episodes between 2000 and 2005. He reprised his role in 2016 on Netflix’s “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.”

Padalecki also appeared in several films during the beginning of his career, including “New York Minute” (2004), “Flight of the Phoenix” (2004), “House of Wax” ( 2005), and “Cry_Wolf” (2005), as well as TV movies “Silent Witness” (2000) and “A Ring of Endless Light” (2002). He also filmed a pilot for “Young MacGyver” in 2003, but the show was not picked up.

Padalecki’s Role on “Supernatural”

Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles played brothers Sam and Dean Winchester on The WB’s “Supernatural,” a show about hunting and fighting supernatural creatures. The series moved to The CW after The WB shut down, and in 2011, it became America’s longest-running live-action fantasy TV show. Padalecki also provided the voice of Sam Winchester on “Supernatural: The Anime Series.” The show has won numerous awards throughout its 15-season run, including Leo Awards, People’s Choice Awards, “SFX” Awards, Teen Choice Awards, and “TV Guide” Awards.

Although the show was set to air its final episode in May 2020, production was forced to halt due to the Coronavirus pandemic, delaying the conclusion.

Jared Padalecki’s Acting Career

Jared Padalecki hosted “Room 401” in 2007, but the show was canceled after 8 episodes. He played the lead role in “Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage” in 2008 and followed it up with another lead role in 2009’s “Friday the 13th” reboot.

In 2019, Padalecki was cast as Cordell Walker on the CW’s “Walker, Texas Ranger” reboot. The CW ordered “Walker” to series in January 2020, and Jared will act as an executive producer in addition to taking on the title role.

“Walker” premiered in January 2021.

Jared Padalecki’s Personal Life and Philanthropy

Jared Padalecki proposed to actress Sandra McCoy in January 2008, but the relationship ended in June of the same year. He then began dating “Supernatural” co-star Genevieve Cortese, and they got engaged in October 2009 and married on February 27, 2010. They have three children together.

In 2018, Padalecki opened a bar in Texas called Stereotype, but he was arrested the following year for public intoxication and assault.

Jared has been open about his battle with depression and has launched campaigns to raise awareness and money for organizations that help individuals with mental health issues. In March 2015, he partnered with Represent.com for the Always Keep Fighting campaign to raise money for To Write Love On Her Arms. He also formed The Pack Fund with his “Supernatural” co-star Jensen Ackles, which distributes donations to charitable organizations such as Wounded Warriors and The Down Syndrome Connection.

Jared Padalecki’s Awards

Jared Padalecki has received several awards for his work on “Supernatural.” He won the 2014 People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Bromance, shared with Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins. He also received Constellation Awards for Best Male Performance in a Science Fiction Television Episode in 2007 and 2012.

In addition, Jared won the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi in both 2015 and 2019. He and Ackles were also named “Sexiest Ghostbusters” by “People” magazine in 2005.

Jared Padalecki’s Real Estate Ventures

Jared Padalecki purchased a 4-bedroom home in Studio City, California for $1.775 million in 2009, and later sold it for $2.4 million in 2014. In 2012, he and his wife Genevieve bought a 10,600 square foot lodge in Austin, Texas that features a wine cellar, home theater, guest house, and a home office for Jared.

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