![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: December 26, 1971 in Bossier City, LA Biography:Since first being introduced to television audiences as the object of "Claire Danes"' angst-ridden lust in "My So-Called Life", "Jared Leto" has enjoyed a growing popularity that has allowed him to make a name for himself in a steady stream of films. Born December 26, 1971, in Bossier City, LA, Leto led a peripatetic childhood under the care of his mother, who moved her family to places ranging from Haiti to a Colorado commune. Leto, who was interested in becoming a painter, enrolled in Philadelphia's University of the Arts, but then discovered acting and transferred to the School of Visual Arts in New York City. While he was a student there, he wrote and starred in his own film, Crying Joy.
Leto moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to pursue his acting career. In 1994, he got his big break playing "My So-Called Life"'s oblivious heartthrob, Jordan Catalano. Although the show didn't have a long run, it... Full Biography
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