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Jared Leto
b. 1971
American actor and musician (born 1971)
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Biography
Jared Joseph Leto 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. Additionally, he is recognized for his musicianship and eccentric stage persona as frontman of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars.
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Forms Thirty Seconds to Mars with his brother Shannon. The band's self-titled debut comes in 2002. By 2014, they hold the Guinness World Record for the longest concert tour: 300+ shows over two years.
Requiem for a Dream premieres at Cannes. He plays a heroin addict. He loses 28 pounds for the role. Director Darren Aronofsky locks the actors in an apartment together for weeks of rehearsal.
Chapter 27 is released. He gains 67 pounds to play Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer. He develops gout from the weight gain. The transformation takes months. He can barely walk by the end of filming.
Wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club. He plays a transgender woman with AIDS. It's his first Oscar nomination. He dedicates the award to dreamers everywhere and to his mother.
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