Jared Leto

Also known as Bartholomew Cubbins

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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Jared Joseph Leto is an American television and film actor, as well as a singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Bossier City in 1971, he resides in Los Angeles. He is a member of the band 30 Seconds to Mars, which performs alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, and pop rock. Leto plays the guitar, piano, bass guitar, and sings as a tenor. He has been associated with record labels including Universal Music Group, EMI, Virgin Records, and Immortal Records.

Leto has received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was educated at The University of the Arts, the School of Visual Arts, and the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. He speaks English and follows a vegan lifestyle. His sibling is Shannon Leto, and he has used the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins.

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Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Jared Joseph Leto (/ˈlɛtoʊ/; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, he achieved recognition for his role as Jordan Catalano on the television series My So-Called Life (1994). He made his film debut in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and received critical praise for his performance in Prefontaine…

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Masters of the Universe — Skeletor2026
The Journey to Tron: Ares2026
Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret — Self (archive footage)2026
30 Seconds To Mars - Pinkpop 2007 — Self2025
TRON: Ares — Ares2025
Tron: Ares - A Special Look — Ares2025
San Diego Comic-Con Málaga: Los héroes nos visitan — Self2025
30 Seconds to Mars | Digital X 2023 — Self2023
Haunted Mansion — The Hatbox Ghost2023
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023 — Self - Presenter2023

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1971

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Thirty Seconds to Marssince 1998

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Instance of: human
Given name: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Bossier City
Sibling: Shannon Leto
Occupation: manufacturer
Educated at: Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Mr. Nobody
Genre: pop rock
Instrument: keyboard instrument
Record label: Immortal Records
Image: Jared Leto by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Residence: Los Angeles
Voice type: tenor

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Commons category: Jared Leto
date of birth: 1971-12-26
lifestyle: veganism
topic's main category: Category:Jared Leto
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nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
filmography: Jared Leto filmography
member of: 30 Seconds to Mars
pseudonym: Bartholomew Cubbins
start of work period: 1998-00-00
name in native language: Jared Leto
birth name: Jared Joseph Leto
social media followers: 308000
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

Jared Joseph Leto (/ˈlɛtoʊ/ LET-oh; 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. Additionally, he is recognized for his musicianship and eccentric stage persona as frontman of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars.

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).

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