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Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971)
(also known as Neil James) 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.
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Jared Leto
Birth name Jared Joseph Leto
Born December 26, 1971 (age 35)
Bossier City, Louisiana
Height 5 ft 9½ in (177 cm)
Notable roles My So-Called Life (1994)
Prefontaisne (1997)
Urban Legend (1998)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Alexander (2004)
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Family
Leto was born in Bossier City, Louisiana. He has
one older brother, Shannon Leto, 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.[citation needed]
Education
Newton North High School - Graduated in 1989
Flint Hill Preparatory, Oakton, Virginia
Emerson Preparatory School, 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 his vanity
project 30 Seconds to Mars (pictured at right with Leto in center), along with
his brother, Shannon, on drums, Solon Bixler on guitar, and Kevin Drake on bass
guitar. 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. "The Kill" also won the MTV2 Award in the 2006 VMA's. They also have a
new video for "From Yesterday", which is 13 minutes long and the first American
rock video ever shot in its entirety in the People's Republic of China. Jared
also got the award for "Prince of Darkness" in the Fuse Fangoria awards.
Relationships
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Leto had a four year relationship with Cameron Diaz
from 1998-2002 including an engagement to her (2000-2002). The cause of their
break-up was due to Cameron Diaz cheating on him with former N*SYNC lead singer
Justin Timberlake. Their break-up was the main inspiration for his second album,
A Beautiful Lie.
Leto dated Scarlett Johansson from 2004-2005
Leto dated Lindsay Lohan in 2005. However, he has
since denied all rumors that they are currently together. This should come as no
surprise because he is known to be a pathological liar.
Trivia
Leto had frequent arugments with Elijah Wood, aka
Frodo Baggins during the year 2006 after being accused of being a hack by the
furry-footed actor.
Leto quipped during an AOL Instant Messenger
interview with Out Magazine's David Pener that he had an "exclusive", stating
that he was "gay as a goose".
Leto is featured in Workman Publishings "The 365
Stupidest Things Ever Said" Page-a-Day Calender for 2007. His quote is used for
January 10, 2007:
"I've always liked Saturn. But I also have some
sympathy for Pluto because I heard it's been downgraded from a planet, and I
think it should remain a planet. Once you've given something planetary status
it's kind of mean to take it away."
Filmography
Chapter 27 (2007) (post-production) as Mark David
Chapman
Lonely Hearts (2006) as Raymond Fernandez
Lord of War (2005) as Vitaly Orlov
Alexander (2004) as Hephaestion
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
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