Jared Leto (b. 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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I still have plenty of vices, but alcohol isn't one of them. It's probably just down to sleep and diet. If you travel long haul a lot or don't sleep much, it's not going to last very long, that's for sure. I'm pretty healthy so I think that helps a lot. I've been that way for a long time - 20 solid years of eating vegetarian/vegan and taking care of myself. That probably helps the preservation process.

On Looking 31 at 41. Interview for British GQ, 5 March 2013. , 2013

Timeline

The story of Jared Leto, told in moments.

1998 Event

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.

300+ shows over two years, a Guinness Record. Was endurance the point? A band with your brother. Does family make the road easier?

2000 Event

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.

Losing 28 pounds for Requiem for a Dream. Was the hunger part of the character? Locked in an apartment for weeks of rehearsal. Did that blur fiction and reality?

2007 Event

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.

Gaining 67 pounds and developing gout. How far is too far? Playing John Lennon's killer. Did you understand Chapman?

2014 Event

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.

First Oscar nomination, first win. Did that feel overdue? Dedicating the award to dreamers. Were you still one?

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