jared padalecki grew up in the fourth largest state
he grew up in texas and rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series gilmore girls as well as such films as new york minute and house of wax
texas lrb lsb tkss rsb  lsb localtksz rsb texas or tejas lsb texas rsb rrb is the second largest state in the united states by both area and population