Jared Leto

Jared Leto
Leto in 2016
Born
Jared Joseph Leto

(1971-12-26) December 26, 1971 (age 52)
Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Other names
  • Bartholomew Cubbins
  • Angakok Panipaq
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1992–present
Works
Partner(s)Cameron Diaz (1999–2003)
Valery Kaufman (2015–2022)
FamilyShannon Leto (brother)
AwardsFull list[a]
Musical career
GenresAlternative rock
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • keyboards
Labels
Member ofThirty Seconds to Mars
Websitethirtysecondstomars.com

Jared Joseph Leto (/ˈlɛtoʊ/ LEH-toh; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Known for his method acting in a variety of roles, he has received numerous accolades over a career spanning three decades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.[1] Additionally, he is recognized for his musicianship and eccentric stage persona as frontman of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars.[2]

After starting his career on the television series My So-Called Life (1994), Leto made his film debut in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and gained critical attention for his performance in Prefontaine (1997). After supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998), Fight Club (1999), Girl, Interrupted (1999) and American Psycho (2000), he received praise for his lead role as a drug addict in Requiem for a Dream (2000). He then began to focus more on music, but returned to acting with Panic Room (2002), Alexander (2004), Lord of War (2005), Chapter 27 (2007), and Mr. Nobody (2009). His performance as a trans woman in Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since starred in Suicide Squad (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Little Things (2021), and House of Gucci (2021), the latter two of which earned him nominations for a Golden Globe Award.

Leto is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter for Thirty Seconds to Mars, a band he formed in 1998 with his older brother Shannon Leto. Its debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), was released to positive reviews but to limited commercial success.[3] Its second album, A Beautiful Lie (2005), pushed the band into the public eye, and the next releases, This Is War (2009) and Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013), received further critical and commercial success.[4] They were followed by America (2018) and It's the End of the World but It's a Beautiful Day (2023), both of which polarized critics upon release. The band has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.[5]


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  1. ^ Whitham, Alexis. "Fantastic Transformations". California Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rock Icons of the 21st Century". Kerrang! (1305): 42. March 24, 2010. He is a man of many talents. Not only does he have an impressive CV that lists actor, director, songwriter and singer/guitarist for Thirty Seconds to Mars [...] among his specialist skills but, three albums into the band's career, he's now a bona fide rock god. And, perhaps more significantly, being accepted as one.
  3. ^ Winwood 2012, p. 22.
  4. ^ Hall, David (October 9, 2013). "Thirty Seconds to Mars rises to new heights". The Orange County Register. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Papadatos, Markos (September 27, 2014). "Jared Leto performs new single 'Do or Die' on 'Ellen'". Digital Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2014.