Jared Leto Profile

Famous As

Actor, singer

Birth Name

Jared Joseph Leto

Birth Date

December 26, 1971

Birth Place

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Claim to Fame

Famous As

Actor, singer

Personal Fact

Birth Name

Jared Joseph Leto

Birth Date

December 26, 1971

Birth Place

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Height

5' 9"

Nationality

American

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Brown

Education

Graduated from Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia
Graduated from Emerson Preparatory School in Washington, DC in 1989
Attended University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, majored in painting
Attended NYC's School of Visual Arts, majored in filmmaking

Family and Relationship

Mother

Brother

Relation

✦ Included in PETA's World's Sexiest Vegetarians list for 2007.
✦ Was rushed by fans and broke his nose while performing with his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, as part of the "Taste of Chaos" tour on March 1, 2007 in El Paso, Texas.
✦ Immersed himself in the life of Steve Prefontaine, the real life character of his film "Prefontaine" (1997) by meeting Prefontaine's family and training with the runner's former roommates for 6 weeks.
✦ Wrote and starred in his own unpublished movie titled "Crying Joy" while he was in School of Visual Arts, New York.
✦ Passed up the lead role in "American Psycho" (2000) as Patrick Bateman which later was taken by Christian Bale.