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"Backstage Pass"
Seventeen September 2000

Jared Padalecki, 18
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
How he aced the audition [Claim to Fame contest]: He's been taking acting classes since he was 12.
Big break: He met his manager, who represents Freddie Prinze, Jr., at the taping of the show.
Starstruck: He was also psyched to meet Jennifer Love Hewitt.
His first big role: He snagged a part in a TV pilot called Silent Witness.
Tough break: He doesn't think the show will be picked up by the networks.
Hollywood hipster: He graduated from high school and moved to L.A. to pursue an acting career---full time.