{"id":357227,"date":"2022-12-26T14:37:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T14:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblondesalad.com\/?p=357227"},"modified":"2022-12-28T14:43:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T14:43:27","slug":"happy-birthday-jared-leto-his-career-between-fashion-music-and-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/happy-birthday-jared-leto-his-career-between-fashion-music-and-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday Jared Leto: his career between fashion, music and film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we celebrate <strong><a title=\"The fashion house\u2019s founders who are still creative directors\" href=\"https:\/\/theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/the-fashion-houses-founders-who-are-still-creative-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jared Leto<\/a><\/strong> on his birthday. The well-known American singer, actor and artist achieved popularity in the music band <em>Thirty Seconds to Mars<\/em> (founded with his brother in 1998) and for his roles in films such as <em>Requiem for a Dream, Panic Room<\/em> and <em>Dallas Buyers Club<\/em>. Born in Bossier City, Louisiana on 26 December 1971, Jared began his career as an actor during his teenage years, starring in television series such as <em>My So-Called Life<\/em> and <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As an actor, Leto landed his first major role in the 2000 film <em>Requiem for a Dream<\/em>, for which he was later nominated for an <strong>Independent Spirit Award<\/strong> for Best Actor. In 2013, he instead landed the role of Rayon in <em>Dallas Buyers Club<\/em>, for which he went on to win the <strong>Academy Award <\/strong>for Best Supporting Actor in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CELEBRATING JARED LETO&#8217;S CAREER ON HIS BIRTHDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-357227 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/happy-birthday-jared-leto-his-career-between-fashion-music-and-film\/attachment\/my-so-called-life-2\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-790x1180.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-357205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-790x1180.jpeg 790w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-686x1024.jpeg 686w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-768x1147.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-1028x1536.jpeg 1028w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-1371x2048.jpeg 1371w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-1200x1793.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-585x874.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-1920x2868.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-600x896.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2256FA46-191E-4A36-A944-557C07DD82AB-scaled.jpeg 1714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-357205'>\n\t\t\t\tUNITED STATES &#8211; SEPTEMBER 01:  MY SO-CALLED LIFE &#8211; &#8220;Dancing in the Dark&#8221; &#8211; Season One &#8211; 9\/1\/94, Angela awkwardly tried to get closer to Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto).,  (Photo by ABC Photo Archives\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/happy-birthday-jared-leto-his-career-between-fashion-music-and-film\/attachment\/special-screening-of-urban-legend-2\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-790x1141.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-357207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-790x1141.jpeg 790w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-709x1024.jpeg 709w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-768x1109.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-1064x1536.jpeg 1064w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-1419x2048.jpeg 1419w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-1200x1732.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-585x845.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-1920x2772.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-600x866.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/86720BD6-A405-4C0E-ABB6-2989DA02E263-scaled.jpeg 1773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-357207'>\n\t\t\t\tJared Leto at the Mann&#8217;s Village Theater in Westwood, California (Photo by Jim Smeal\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/happy-birthday-jared-leto-his-career-between-fashion-music-and-film\/attachment\/10th-annual-lacma-artfilm-gala-presented-by-gucci-3-2\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-790x1098.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-357201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-790x1098.jpeg 790w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-216x300.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-737x1024.jpeg 737w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-768x1067.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-1106x1536.jpeg 1106w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-1474x2048.jpeg 1474w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-1200x1667.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-585x813.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-1920x2667.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-600x834.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5E74E974-337F-4AF1-A522-DFEBA92F6D46-scaled.jpeg 1843w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-357201'>\n\t\t\t\tLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 06: Jared Leto attends the 10th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala presented by Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/happy-birthday-jared-leto-his-career-between-fashion-music-and-film\/attachment\/the-2019-met-gala-celebrating-camp-notes-on-fashion-arrivals-6-2\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-790x1185.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-357203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-790x1185.jpeg 790w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-1200x1800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-585x878.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-1x1.jpeg 1w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-1920x2880.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/03547F00-9310-4DC4-8D9E-267DED85D4F0-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-357203'>\n\t\t\t\tNEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; MAY 06: Jared Leto attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In addition to music and acting, Jared Leto is also known for his passion for fashion, photography and painting, and for his commitment to various social causes, such as voting rights and the fight against poverty.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Jared Leto played the role of Paolo <strong>Gucci<\/strong> in <em>House of Gucci<\/em>, the film directed by Ridley Scott starring <strong>Lady Gaga, Adam Driver<\/strong> and <strong>Al Pacino<\/strong>, centred on the murder of Maurizio Gucci. Perhaps not purely by coincidence, much else links the figure of Jared Leto to the famous Italian fashion house. In fact, the actor has been one of the faces of Gucci for years now &#8211; <em>and linked by a deep friendship to the brand&#8217;s former creative director, Alessandro Michele.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE TRAILER FOR HOUSE OF <a title=\"Gucci Good Game: discover the new capsule collection\" href=\"https:\/\/theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/gucci-good-game-discover-the-new-capsule-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GUCCI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8WMVSV0-7fc\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"> <\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we celebrate Jared Leto on his birthday. The well-known American singer, actor and artist achieved popularity in the music [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":357199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[34],"tags":[3978,4177,3056],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357227"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357228,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357227\/revisions\/357228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}