{"id":64289,"date":"2026-01-20T11:53:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facts.be\/?post_type=guest&#038;p=64289"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:53:48","slug":"jared-padalecki","status":"publish","type":"guest","link":"https:\/\/www.facts.be\/en\/speaker\/jared-padalecki\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Padalecki"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sam Winchester in <strong>Supernatural<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dean Forester in<strong> Gilmore Girls<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cordell Walker in <strong>Walker<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tom in <strong>Cry Wolf<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clay Miller in<strong> Friday the 13th<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wade in <strong>House of Wax<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SHORT BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among geeky tribes and beyond, Jared Padalecki enjoys pure superstar status as <strong>Sam Winchester in <em>Supernatural<\/em><\/strong>. With 327 main series episodes spanning 15 years (2005 &#8211; 2020), a voice role in an animated spin-off, and a huge enthusiastic following, Padalecki should be celebrated whenever possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also recognise him as <strong>Dean Forester in Gilmore Girls<\/strong>, arguably his first real breakthrough role. His natural acting skills, wit, and charming presence elevated the role to new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable appearances and main roles include Cordell Walker in the <strong>Walker: Texas Ranger<\/strong> reboot named &#8216;Walker&#8217;, horror pictures like<strong> Cry Wolf, Friday the 13th,<\/strong> and <strong>House of Wax<\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0655585\/?ref_=tt_rvi_i_3\">much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Jared Padalecki will be available on Saturday April 11th, and Sunday, April 12th, 2026, in Flanders Expo Ghent. You can meet him in photoshoots, autograph sessions, and big Q&amp;A shows.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BONUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His wife and <em>Supernatural <\/em>co-star <strong>Genevieve Padalecki <\/strong>will be joining him on both days, for the same activities and opportunities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sam and Dean Learn They\u2019re Men of Letters | Supernatural\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mPMK5Ek9DoM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the immensely popular Sam Winchester in Supernatural, Dean in <strong>Gilmore Girls<\/strong>, and with many other roles, American actor Jared Padalecki has cemented his place in stardom. 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