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Name: Jensen Ross Ackles
Age: 31 years old (As of March 1st, 2009)
Date of Birth: March 01. 1978
Height: 6' 1
Parents: Donna Joan and Alan Roger Ackles
Siblings: Joshua (Brother; 34), Mackenzie (Sister; 24)
Status: Taken
Girlfriend: One Tree Hill's, Danneel Harris (Rachel Gatina)
Occupation: Actor
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.

* Jensen's favorite city is Austin, Texas

* Jensen's parents named him Jensen because they considered other names like Justin but found them too common. It took them three days to name him; Jensen was the last name of someone listed in the hymnal at their church.

* Jensen has recently taken up golfing. He admits he isn't very good but claims he was hooked after going out to the golf course with Tom Welling of Smallville.

* Jensen wears contact lenses.

* Jensen is a sports junkie. He loves football, lacrosse, baseball, and basketball. He played on the baseball and lacrosse teams in high school. When he started taking theater classes, he was the only "jock" in the theater department.

* Even though Jensen's favorite basketball player is Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, his favorite team is Dallas Mavericks who traded Steve Nash to the Phoenix Suns team.

* Jensen's father, Alan Ackles, is also an actor. He appeared on episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger and Dallas. Jensen has also worked with his father in the movie Devour.

* Jensen's favorite charity is Young Life. It's a Christian organization for high school teens, a youth ministry. They offer outings and ski trips, and have a camp.

* Jensen's favorite time of the year is Christmas because of the holidays, the cold, the lights, and the spirit.

* Jensen's favorite songs include Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah performed by Jeff Buckley and Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

* Jensen's favorite vacation spot is Bora Bora, Napa Valley.

* Jensen planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech University and become a physical therapist, before he decided to move to LA to give acting a try.

* Jensen was offered a role as Eliza Dushku's love interest on Tru Calling, but chose to take a role on Smallville instead. Eric Christian Olsen was eventually given the role and the character's name was changed to Jensen.

* Jensen's most treasured possesion is the necklace he had made in honor of his best friend, who was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver.

* Jensen's first modeling gig was when he was just 2 years old.

* Jensen enjoys boogie-boarding, horseback riding, and photography.

* Jensen moved to Los Angeles in 1996 after graduating from high school.

* Jensen's brother, Josh, is about three years older than him. His sister, Mackenzie, is about seven years younger.

* Jensen auditioned for the role of Clark Kent on Smallville, but lost out to Tom Welling. He ended up getting the role as Jason because of his chemistry with Kristin Kruek during the audition.

* Jensen and his Supernatural co-star Jared Padalecki were voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Ghostbusters" in 2005.

* In 1998, Jensen won a Soap Opera Digest Award for an "Outstanding Male Newcomer" for Days of our Lives.

* Jensen's favorite season is fall.

* Jensen is 6'1" (1.85 metres) tall.

* Jensen currently splits his time between Burbank, California and Vancouver, British Columbia.

* Jensen likes country music. His favorite musician is Garth Brooks. He sings back-up vocals on good friend Steve Carlson's albums Spot in the Corner and Rollin' On.

* In 2002, Jensen dated Lisa Rideg, a student at UCLA.

* Some actors Jensen admires include Anthony Hopkins, Jim Caviezel, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, and Ewan McGregor.

* Jensen modeled when he was four years old, and took a break until he was ten. His school friends teased him, but when he bought a car with his earnings at age 16, he got the last laugh!

* Jensen graduated from Dartmouth Elementary School in 1987; he graduated Apollo Junior High School in Richardson, Texas in 1993; and he graduated from L. V. Berkner High School in 1996 in Richardson, Texas.

* Jensen screen tested with Christie Clarke, who played his sister, for his role as Eric on Days of Our Lives. However, in the scene they acted out, Christie was not playing his sister and they had to kiss.