Jared Leto

Jared Joseph Leto (English: Jared Joseph Leto, December 26, 1971 -), American actor, director, producer and singer. Born in Bossier City, Louisiana, United States. He studied painting at the American Art University and later transferred to the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, New York, to study film and audio-visual production. His first performance was in the TV series "My So-Called Life" in 1994. Later he appeared in movies such as "Red Alert" (1998), "Fight Club" (1999) and "American Psycho" (2000). In 2000, he played the role in "Requiem for a Dream" The Junkie was well received by film critics and brought him more acting opportunities, such as director David Fincher's "Fear Room" (2002), Oliver Stone's "Alexander the Great" (2004) and Andrew Nicol's "Lord of War" (2005). Jared won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 86th Academy Awards for his role as a transgender AIDS patient in "The Pill Club". In addition to performing, Jared formed the rock band "30 Seconds to Mars" with his brother "Shannon Leto" and two other friends in 1998, and released his first album of the same name "30 Seconds To Mars" in October 2004. In 2005, the second album "A Beautiful Lie" was released. The third album "This Is War" was released in December 2009. Jared has also directed several music videos under the name Bartholomew Cubbins, and was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for his work on "The Kill" (2006), "Kings and Queens" (2009) and "Hurricane" (2010).