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You either know him as Dean or the younger brother of Dean; regardless, you have probably come across actor Jared Padalecki. He rose to prominence playing the token boy next door, Dean Forester, on "Gilmore Girls," but arguably found a higher level of fame as Sam Winchester — alongside his on-screen brother, Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) — on the hit fantasy thriller series, "Supernatural." Padalecki was a mainstay of two cult classics, and he doesn't take it for granted. In fact, he can credit his stint on "Supernatural" for his marriage. Padalecki met his wife, Genevieve, on set in 2008 and they tied the knot two years later. Padalecki and his wife have three kids , a detail that sounds like the c

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