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Jared Padalecki is best known for his work on CW’s hit showSupernatural, but that’s not where his career started. While acting as Sam Winchester, the 42-year-old brought a lot of recognition to the show alongside Jensen Ackles’ Dean Winchester. A story that lasted for 15 seasons (327 episodes in total) began in 2005 but came to an end in 2020, after which Padalecki found himself on another show calledWalker.
Padalecki’s run onSupernaturalhelped him win a couple of accolades such as a People’s Choice Award, two Teen’s Choice Awards, and numerous other nominations along the way. WhileSupernaturalis probably the biggest reason why Padalecki is considered one of the best television actors in the world, the icon initially popped into the scene and earned his first big paycheck on another CW hit.
Jared Padalecki’s first major role was on Gilmore Girls
It’s no secret thatJared Padaleckiwas onGilmore Girlsas his character, Dean Forester played a massive role in Rory Gilmore’s (Alexis Bledel) storyline. During anappearanceonThe Rich Eisen Showin 2023, the actor spoke about appearing on the series claiming that he wasn’t supposed to star in it for five years but only four episodes.
Before getting a call from CW to act as Dean Forester, Padalecki had enrolled himself into the University of Texas, which is why he’s also a major Texas Longhorns fan. But right after graduating high school, he was given the opportunity to work for CW’sGilmore Girlsin LA.
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He also remembered when he received his first paycheck from the show. Despite being rewarded with a relatively tiny sum in comparison to what he probably earns now, Padalecki felt like it was more than enough to call himself “rich”. He said,
I remember my first paycheck. Because it was $1234, you know, one, two, three, four. And growing up pretty simple in San Antonio, I was like, ‘I’m rich b**ch.’ You know, UT has been there for over 100 years, I’m going to stay here [and] make some Ramen money.
All jokes aside, Padalecki initially planned on using the money he earned fromGilmore Girlsto put him through college. But he ended up making it big in the industry which led him to change his mind completely.
Why did Jared Padalecki leave Gilmore Girls?
For five seasons, Jared Padalecki played an important role in Rory Gilmore’s life and character development. Dean and Rory’s relationship was very on and off, but fans loved every bit of their romance either way. Eventually, Bledel’s character would cross paths with Jess Mariano, someone she believed she had more in common with.
Sadly, Dean and Rory would break things off and the former would move on and get married. At some point during Season 4, Dean cheats on his wife with Rory and ends up causing a ton of drama between her and her mother Lorelai. Dean’s wife would learn about his secret affair with his ex-flame and leave him.
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Eventually, in Season 5, the two would officially call an end to their relationship and Dean never showed up in the seasons that followed. It wasn’t because the writers wanted to dump the character, but because Padalecki’s career reached new heights over time and CW wanted him to star inSupernatural(viaCBR).
Gilmore Girlscan be streamed on Netflix.
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