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Jared Leto is a very familiar face in recent film history. Although he has always been the lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and songwriter for American band Thirty Seconds to Mars, Leto is an accomplished actor merited by the numerous, challenging projects he has taken in his life. He is known to be selective about his film roles.
Jared Leto was born in Bossier City, Louisiana, to Constance "Connie" (Metrejon) and Anthony L. "Tony" Bryant. The surname "Leto" is from his stepfather. His ancestry includes English, Cajun (French), as well as Irish, German, and Scottish. Jared and his family traveled across the United States throughout his childhood, living in such states as Wyoming, Virginia and Colorado. Leto would continue this trend when he initially dropped a study of painting at Philadelphia's University of the Arts in favor of a focus on acting at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
In 1992, Leto moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career, intending to take acting roles on the side. Leto's first appearances on screen were guest appearances on the short-lived television shows Camp Wilder (1992), Almost Home (1993) and Rebel Highway (1994). However, his next role would change everything for Leto. While searching for film roles, he was cast in the show, My So-Called Life (1994) (TV Series 1994-1995). Leto's character was "Jordan Catalano", the handsome, dyslexic slacker, the main love interest of "Angela" (played by Claire Danes). Leto contributed to the soundtrack of the film, and so impressed the producers initially that he was soon a regular on the show until its end.
Elsewhere, Leto began taking film roles. His first theatrically released film was the ensemble piece, How to Make an American Quilt (1995), based on a novel of the same name and starring renowned actresses Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, Jean Simmons and Alfre Woodard. The film was a modest success and, while Leto's next film, The Last of the High Kings (1996), was a failure, Leto secured his first leading role in Prefontaine (1997), based on long-distance runner Steven Prefontaine. The film was a financial flop, but was praised by critics, notably Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. He also took a supporting role in the action thriller, Switchback (1997), which starred Dennis Quaid, but the film was another failure.
Leto's work was slowly becoming recognized in Hollywood, and he continued to find work in film. In 1998, everything turned for the better on all fronts. This was the year that Leto founded the band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, with his brother, Shannon Leto, as well as Matt Wachter (who later left the group), and after two guitarists joined and quit, Tomo Milicevic was brought in as lead guitarist and keyboardist. As well as the formation of his now-famous band, Leto's luck in film was suddenly shooting for the better. He was cast as the lead in the horror film, Urban Legend (1998), which told a grisly tale of a murderer who kills his victims in the style of urban legends. The film was a massive success commercially, though critics mostly disliked the film. That same year, Leto also landed a supporting role in the film, The Thin Red Line (1998). Renowned director Terrence Malick's first film in nearly twenty years, the film had dozens of famous actors in the cast, including Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, John Travolta, Nick Nolte and Elias Koteas, to name a few. The film went through much editing, leaving several actors out of the final version, but Leto luckily remained in the film. The Thin Red Line (1998) was nominated for seven Oscars and was a moderate success at the box office. Leto's fame had just begun. He had supporting roles in both James Mangold's Girl, Interrupted (1999), and in David Fincher's cult classic, Fight Club (1999), dealing with masculinity, commercialism, fascism and insomnia. While Edward Norton and Brad Pitt were the lead roles, Leto took a supporting role and dyed his hair blond. The film remains hailed by many, but at the time, Leto was already pushing himself further into controversial films. He played a supporting role of "Paul Allen" in the infamous American Psycho (2000), starring Christian Bale, and he played the lead role in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000), which had Leto take grueling measures to prepare for his role as a heroin addict trying to put his plans to reality and escape the hell he is in. Both films were massive successes, if controversially received.
The 2000s brought up new film opportunities for Leto. He reunited with David Fincher in Panic Room (2002), which was another success for Leto, as well as Oliver Stone's epic passion project, Alexander (2004). The theatrical cut was poorly received domestically (although it recouped its budget through DVD sales and international profit), and though a Final Cut was released that much improved the film in all aspects, it continues to be frowned upon by the majority of film goers. Leto rebounded with Lord of War (2005), which starred Nicolas Cage as an arms dealer who ships weapons to war zones, with Leto playing his hapless but more moral-minded brother. The film was an astounding look at the arms industry, but was not a big financial success. Leto's flush of successes suddenly ran dry when he acted in the period piece, Lonely Hearts (2006), which had Leto playing "Ray Fernandez", one of the two infamous "Lonely Hearts Killers" in the 1940s. The film was a financial failure and only received mixed responses. Leto then underwent a massive weight gain to play "Mark David Chapman", infamous murderer of John Lennon, in the movie, Chapter 27 (2007). While Leto did a fantastic job embodying the behavior and speech patterns of Chapman, the film was a complete flop, and was a critical bomb to boot. It was during this period that Leto focused increasingly on his band, turning down such films as Clint Eastwood's World War 2 film, Flags of Our Fathers (2006).
In 2009, however, Leto returned to acting with Mr. Nobody (2009). Leto's role as "Nemo Nobody" required him to play the character as far aged as 118, even as he undergoes a soul-searching as to whether his life turned out the way he wanted it to. The film was mostly funded through Belgian and French financiers, and was given limited release in only certain countries. Critical response, however, has praised the film's artistry and Leto's acting.
He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the documentary film Artifact (2012).
Leto remains the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter for Thirty Seconds to Mars. Their debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), was released to positive reviews but only to limited success. The band achieved worldwide fame with the release of their second album A Beautiful Lie (2005). Their following releases, This Is War (2009) and Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013), received further critical and commercial success.
After a five years hiatus from filming, Leto returned to act in the drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013), directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and co-starring Matthew McConaughey. Leto portrayed Rayon, a drug-addicted transgender woman with AIDS who befriends McConaughey's character Ron Woodroof. Leto's performance earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor. In order to accurately portray his role, Leto lost 30 pounds, shaved his eyebrows and waxed his entire body. He stated the portrayal was grounded in his meeting transgender people while researching the role. During filming, Leto refused to break character. Dallas Buyers Club received widespread critical acclaim and became a financial success, resulting in various accolades for Leto, who was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and a variety of film critics' circle awards for the role.
In 2016, he played the Joker in the super villain film Suicide Squad (2016).
Leto is considered to be a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. He often remains completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedules of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health.- Actor
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Shannon Leto was born on 9 March 1970 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for My So-Called Life (1994), Prefontaine (1997) and Highway (2002).- Actress
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Sherry Boucher was born on 25 July 1945 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Five Days from Home (1978), Nursie (2004) and Sisters of Death (1977). She was previously married to George Peppard.- Actor
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Weaver most recently directed the feature film Cupid For Christmas (starring Richard Kind) which premiered on HULU. Previously he directed the horror film Getaway, and the Christmas romantic comedy Santa Girl (starring Barry Bostwick and Jennifer Stone). He wrote, directed, and starred in the award-winning thriller Cut To the Chase (with Lance Henriksen) and the acclaimed romantic comedy 6 Month Rule (alongside Martin Starr, Natalie Morales and John Michael Higgins). Previous films he's written and directed include Weather Girl (with Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer and Jane Lynch) and Outside Sales. He also co-wrote and acted in Manic (Don Cheadle, Joseph Gordon- Levitt and Zooey Deschanel) which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
He has appeared in films such as Favor, Where We're Meant To Be, Junk, Deep Dark Canyon, Official Rejection, and The Good Old Boys opposite Tommy Lee Jones. His numerous episodic television credits include Wolf Pack, E.R., JAG, and The Middleman. He provided the voice of Peter Pan in the Disney animated feature Return To Never Land and still does the voice for Disney today.
A native of Louisiana, Weaver studied in New York City, Oxford University, and graduated from UCLA with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Political Science. He lives in Los Angeles where he works as a Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, and Distributor through his company Secret Identity Pictures.- Actor
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Hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana (birthplace of Hank Williams Jr. and actor Jared Leto) an indomitable spirit best typifies actor Brandon J. Barrera.
His father, a business man, serial entrepreneur and Vietnam veteran and mother, a drama teacher, raised Brandon and his sister Britney around both business and the theater arts.
After a traumatic leg injury at the age of six, Brandon's indomitable spirit helped him overcome several painful operations as a child. After three surgeries, six months in the hospital and years of painful rehabilitation, the injury was finally corrected. Brandon then went on to become a state-ranked tennis player (ranked in the top 40), and also attended the prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.
Brandon started exploring acting as a youth being exposed to theater through his mother. He was a member of the Shreveport acting troupe, Peter Pan Players from the age of ten, till he graduated high school (Airline High School). He then continued to study acting throughout college (Louisiana Tech University) performing in many classic and original theater productions.
After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to study with several elite acting coaches, and to forge a career within film and television. In 2004, Brandon formed Secret Identity Productions alongside childhood friend, Blayne Weaver.
With 20 films under his belt, his career has been marked by a steady string of well rounded performances with an array of super talented actors including: Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer, Blair Underwood, Kaitlin Olsen, Dash Mihok, Rita Wilson, Jane Lynch, Jesse Bradford, Scott Eastwood, Robert Patrick, Ted Levine, Lance Henrikson, Martin Starr, Jeff Fahey and Jamie Pressley.
Brandon has also worked with Academy Award nominee, Dan Petrie, Jr. (writer of the original mega-hit "Beverly Hills Cop") on two projects, Dawn Patrol and Rosemont.
Although Brandon has made significant traction as an actor in Hollywood, he remains focused on portraying what would become his "signature role," one that pushes him to the limit and is enjoyed by movie and TV fans for years to come. Brandon recently completed a co-starring role on CBS's hit television show Scorpion, and also his first leading man role in "Bad Things," a bank heist thriller also starring, Jeryl Prescott and Omar Dorsey.
When he's not acting, the ever private and introspective Brandon loves being a dad to his daughter, Skye.- Charles Boswell was born on 28 April 1945 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Hard to Kill (1990), Forrest Gump (1994) and Drop Zone (1994).
- Jacob Schick was born on 25 April 1982 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for American Sniper (2014), A Star Is Born (2018) and Range 15 (2016).
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Amber Dawn Landrum was born on 13 October 1984 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Homefront (2013), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and I Spit on Your Grave (2010).- Sound Department
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Penny Harold was born on 16 November 1984 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Beef (2023), Arcane (2021) and Only Murders in the Building (2021).- Producer
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Rick Simpson was born on 19 November 1975 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Man Next Door (1997) and Stump the Millionaire (2006).- Jennifer Louise Lopez was born in June 1978 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She is known for The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017).
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Judi Ann Mason was born on 2 February 1955 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), American Gothic (1995) and Good Times (1974). She was married to Lanyard A. Williams. She died on 8 July 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Dustin Estis was born on 3 October 1983 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Thief (2006).
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Jesse Winchester was born on 17 May 1944 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He was a composer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Wire (2002) and The Weather Girls: Well-A-Wiggy (1985). He was married to Leslie, Cindy and Cindy Winchester. He died on 11 April 2014 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.- B.J. Ryan was born on 28 December 1975 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He has been married to Candace since 11 November 2000. They have one child.
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Camille Kauer was born in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Dawson's Creek (1998), Hustle & Flow (2005) and Something New (2006).- Actor
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David Houston was born on 9 December 1938 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Carnival Rock (1957), Teenage Thunder (1957) and Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers (1967). He died on 30 November 1993 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA.- Director
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Jeremy Ansley was born on 2 March 1987 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is a director and actor, known for The Premise (2014). He has been married to Christina Wells since 3 January 2015.- Editorial Department
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Jonathan Wallace was born on 4 July 1970 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is an editor, known for Aw, Crap! It's a Musical? (2007), KoRn Presents: See You on the Other Side (2005) and Pinks: All Out (2006).- Alex Pourteau was born on 30 October 1969 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Joel D. Wynkoop's the Craiglon Incident III Annihilation (2022), WXO (2000) and WWE Raw (1993). He has been married to Shawna Pierce since 20 February 2002. They have three children.
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John McGinley was born on 6 April 1972 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is known for Minority Report (2002), Superfire (2002) and Firefly (2002). He has been married to Monica McGinley since 3 July 2004.- Kim Gandy was born on 25 January 1954 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Olivia Twist (2014), 60 Minutes (1968) and The Daily Show (1996).
- Megan Noel was born on 25 May 1988 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for Fearsville 2 (2017).
- Mark Chavis was born in 1958 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Grambling's White Tiger (1981).
- Dennis Swilley was born on 28 June 1955 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA.