Jensen Ackles was born March 1, 1978 in Dallas (Texas). The parents of the future actor are Alan Ackles (actor) and Donna Schiffer (housewife). Mother and father named their son Jensen, considering this name rare. Ackles has a brother and sister - Joshua and Mackenzie.
Jensen Ackles: biography
Since Jensen's dad is an actor, the boy already in four years starred in advertising for children's products. Ackles attended Dartmouth Elementary School, graduating in 1990, in 1993 - Appolo Elementary School, and after - Lloyd W. Berkner High School in Richardson in 1996. As the biography of Jensen Ackles, the guy wanted to study sports medicine at the Texas Tech University, but one of his friends persuaded Jens to attend an acting workshop. There, he met his future manager Craig Vargo and agent Michael Ainfield. After some time, Ackles moved to Los Angeles. There he first appeared in episodic roles in the series: School in Affectionate Valley, Sybill, and Mr. Rhodes. The role in the film "Days of Our Lives" in 1997 was a serious step for him in his acting career. Having received the Soap Opera Digest Award, nomination for Best Debutant, in 2000, Ackles left the filming of Days of Our Lives, starring in the mini-series Blond.
Then there was a role in the TV series Dark Angel. In 2003-2004, Jensen starred in several TV shows and films, including The Soul Eater, where he plays with his father Alan Ackle. In 2005, Jensen Ackles got his most famous role as hunter Dean Winchester in the very popular TV series Supernatural. Filming of the series continues to this day. “Supernatural” - a mystical series, the story of two brothers Dean (played by Jensen Ackles) and Sam (played by Jared Padalecki), who travel around the United States on the old
1967 Chevrolet
Impala and hunt for various supernatural creatures.
It is worth noting that the main actors - Jared and Jensen - became best friends for all the time of filming in the series. They spend a lot of time on the set and almost all their free time together. For a long time they lived in the same house in Vancouver. We had each other at weddings.
Jensen Ackles: biography. Personal life
One of his first official friends was Lisa Reader. As the biography of Jensen Ackles says, they were friends for a long time, but then they started dating. Ackles even introduced the girl to her parents and had the intention of marrying her, but in 2001 the couple broke up for unknown reasons. In 2001, the actor began dating Ashley Scott, an actress. In 2003, Jensen had a relationship with fashion model Joanna Krupa. In 2005, Ackles began an affair with a partner in one of the episodes, Tanya Solne, but, as the biography of Jensen Ackles says, this relationship did not last long. Then the actress and fashion model
Daniel Harris announced an affair with Ackles in an interview. In 2009, Jensen announced his engagement to Harris, and on May 15, 2010, the couple got married. Daniel took her husband's last name. In 2013, they had a girl named Justin Jay Ackles. Now Jensen continues to shoot in the series "Supernatural" and has already signed a contract for the ninth and tenth seasons. This is the main biography of Jensen Ackles.