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Jared Leto is an actor known for roles in the films 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'Dallas Buyers Club.' He is also co-founder and lead singer of the rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
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Leto was born on December 26, 1971, in Bossier City, Louisiana. Leto's parents divorced shortly after he was born and his mother, a traveling artist, raised him. The family struggled financially, but creativity was emphasized and Jared and his older brother, Shannon, both developed a robust appreciation of the arts. Leto enrolled at Philadelphia's University of the Arts to study painting, but switched his focus to acting and transferred to the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he majored in filmmaking.
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Not only is Jared Leto a talented actor and singer but he’s also proving to have quite the list of surprising hidden talents
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Jared has studied painting and once thought it could become his career. He revealed this to Vanity Fair: “I was studying figurative painting. I wanted to be a fine artist. That was really what I thought I would do with my life.” He added, “Then I was taking a photography class, and a sculptor class, and a pottery class.”
“Be brave, follow dreams, say fuck you to everybody and fight for what you believe in...”
Even though his dreams of being a painter didn't come true, Leto hasn’t let go of his artistic side and has put his photography skills to use. He released Notes from The Outernet, highlighting photos from his travels all over the world.
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Morbius
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Jared Leto seems to have a knack for picking provocative roles. Now, he’s lined up a buzz-worthy Morbius follow-up that will see him playing one of the art world’s more legendary provocateurs. If you think about it, it’s a pretty perfect choice for him.
Morbius is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is intended to be the second film in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. The film is directed by Daniel Espinosa from a script by the writing teams of Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, and Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, and stars Jared Leto as Michael Morbius alongside Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. In the film, Morbius becomes a vampire after attempting to cure himself of a rare blood disease.
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While he was a student there, he wrote and starred in his own short film, Crying Joy
about criticism
“Approval isn’t necessary. It’s nice when you get it, but it’s not going to stop us from being who we are. I mean, if I’d have listened to approval, I’d never have made it one day onstage. But to be criticized, if there’s validity, as upset as you are, you can learn from it.”
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Frontman of the Thirty Seconds to Mars band
Jared and Shannon Leto founded the band 30 Seconds to Mars (also stylized as Thirty Seconds to Mars) in 1998. Jared serves as the group's lead singer alongside Shannon on drums, with other musicians rounding out the lineup over the years.
30 SECONDS TO MARS band is noted for its energetic live performances and for fusing elements from a wide variety of genres, through its use of philosophical and spiritual lyrics, concept albums, and experimental music.
“Some people believe in God. I believe in music. Some people pray. I turn up the radio.”
The band has a loyal following, especially in Europe. Leto calls 30 Seconds to Mars' supporters "the echelon" instead of "fans."
In 2011, the group set a Guinness World Record for longest concert tour by a rock band by performing 300 shows. The following year, they released a documentary, Artifact, about their feud and $30 million lawsuit with record label EMI. The film was directed by Leto under the pseudonym "Bartholomew Cubbins," a Dr. Seuss character. Leto also uses that name while directing the band's videos.
In May 2013, 30 Seconds to Mars released their fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams. Later that year, the group won the MTV Video Music Award for best rock video for the song "Up in the Air." They returned with their fifth album, America, in 2018.
In May 2013, 30 Seconds to Mars released their fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams. Later that year, the group won the MTV Video Music Award for best rock video for the song "Up in the Air." They returned with their fifth album, America, in 2018.
