Jared Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor, musician, singer and songwriter. Leto has appeared in both big-budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He rose to prominence for playing Jordan Catalano in the teenage drama My So-Called Life (1994). He later made his film debut in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and received first notable critical praise for his performance in Prefontaine (1997). Leto played supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998) and Girl, Interrupted (1999), as well as the lead role in the horror film Urban Legend (1998), and earned critical acclaim after portraying heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000). He has worked with director David Fincher in Fight Club (1999) and Panic Room (2002). Since the 2000s, Leto has been nominated for awards for his work in such films as American Psycho (2000), Highway (2002), Lord of War (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Chapter 27 (2007), Mr. Nobody (2009), and won Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for his role in Dallas Buyers Club (2013).
Leto is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter for Thirty Seconds to Mars. He formed the rock band in 1998 in Los Angeles along with his older brother Shannon Leto. Signed with Immortal and Virgin, Thirty Seconds to Mars released their self-titled debut album in 2002 to positive reviews. The band's follow-up album, A Beautiful Lie (2005), went platinum in several countries. This Is War, the band's third album, arrived in December 2009. Leto has also directed music videos, including the MTV Video Music Award nominated "The Kill" (2006), "Kings and Queens" (2009), and "Hurricane" (2010).
It's well known that he starved himself to lose 40lbs to portray transgender AIDS activist Rayon in the Dallas Buyers Club.
But as Jared Leto accepted his best supporting actor award at the Golden Globes he revealed that weight loss wasn't his only preparation.
The Thirty Seconds To Mars singer also waxed off every bit of his body hair and eyebrows.
‘I’d like this opportunity to clear up a few things,’ the 42-year-old said while accepting his prestigious award.
‘I did not ever use any prosthetics in this film. That tiny little Brazilian bubble butt was all mine.’
The Beverly Hilton ballroom broke out into laughter as Leto – who wore his rock star long locks pulled into a messy bun for the formal appearance – talked of his physical transformation for the role of Rayon.
'It was a very transformative role, I had to do a lot of things to prepare. One of the things I did was wax my entire body including my eyebrows,' he shared.
'I'm just fortunate that it wasn't a period piece so I didn't have to do a full Brazilian [wax].
'Ladies, you know what I'm talking about though…and so do some of you men, I think.'
Leto brought his brother, Shannon, as his date to the awards ceremony.
Although he considers himself more a musician than an actor and hasn't taken a film role in five years, Leto is known for never shirking when it comes to work.
When gearing up to play John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman in Chapter 27, Leto gained 40 pounds for the role.
The movie, which co-starred his girlfriend at the time Lindsay Lohan, did poorly at the box office when it was released in 2007.
Leto wasn't the only one to lose weight for the Dallas Buyers Club, a true story about a bunch of misfits with AIDS who had to break US laws in order to secretly buy life-saving anti-viral medication.
Matthew McConaughey, who won Best Actor in a Drama for his starring role in the same film, also dropped 40 pounds to play an AIDS patient.
Leto ended his speech on a serious note, however, saying, "This is incredible. I didn't make a film for almost six years because I was pursuing other dreams and I just have to say it's more than an honor to come back and have this love and support and I never expected it and never even dreamed of it.
"I want to thank my team for making this so fun and giving me this incredible life, and to the Rayons of the world, thanks for the inspiration."
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