• Jensen’s parents named him Jensen because they considered other names like Justin but found them too common. It took them three days to name him; Jensen was the last name of someone listed in the hymnal at their church.
• If Jensen were an adult film star, he says his name would be Pudgy Midway.
• Exercise is his favorito hangover remedy.
• His guilty pleasures include the doces Mountain YouTube video (first youtube movie he ever watched), the film License to Drive, and Dr. Phil.
• He says that seeing Michael Jackson in show, concerto in 1984 changed his life. It was the first show, concerto he ever went to.
• Three songs that mean a lot to him are:
" El Paso," Marty Robbins
" Texas Flood," Stevie raio, ray Vaughan
" Home," Marc Broussard
• Three films that mean a lot to him:
" Cool Hand Luke, directed por Stuart Rosenberg
" Once Upon A Time In The West, directed por Sergio Leone
" Saving Private Ryan, directed por Steven Spielberg (He watched it with his Grandfather prior to his death — he fought in that war)
• His favorito comida is bife and he HATES sushi
• Jensen wears contact lenses
• Jensen is a sports junkie. He loves football, lacrosse, baseball, and basketball. He played on the baseball and lacrosse teams in high school. When he started taking theater classes, he was the only “jock” in the theater department
• Jensen’s favorito city is Austin, Texas.
• Jensen has recently taken up golfing. He admits he isn’t very good but claims he was hooked after going out to the golf course with Tom Welling of Smallville.
• Even though Jensen’s favorito basquetebol, basquete player is Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, his favorito team is Dallas Mavericks who traded Steve Nash to the Phoenix Suns team.
• Jensen’s father, Alan Ackles, is also an actor. He appeared on episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger and Dallas.
• Jensen has also worked with his father in the movie Devour and recently in the TV show Supernatural.
• Jensen’s favorito charity is Young Life. It’s a Christian organization for high school teens, a youth ministry. They offer outings and ski trips, and have a camp.
• Jensen’s favorito time of the ano is natal because of the holidays, the cold, the lights, and the spirit.
• Jensen’s favorito songs include Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah performed por Jeff Buckley and Freebird por Lynyrd Skynyrd.
• Jensen’s favorito vacation spot is Bora Bora, Napa Valley.
• Jensen planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech universidade and become a physical therapist, before he decided to mover to LA to give atuação a try.
• Jensen was offered a role as Eliza Dushku’s amor interest on Tru Calling, but chose to take a role on smallville - as aventuras do superboy instead. Eric Christian Olsen was eventually given the role and the character’s name was changed to Jensen.
• Jensen’s most treasured possesion is the colar he had made in honor of his best friend, who was killed in a car accident por a drunk driver.
• Jensen’s first modeling apresentação, show, gig was when he was just 2 years old.
• Jensen enjoys boogie-boarding, horseback riding, and photography.
• Jensen moved to Los Angeles in 1996 after graduating from high school.
• Jensen’s brother, Josh, is about three years older than him. His sister, Mackenzie, is about seven years younger
• Jensen auditioned for the role of Clark Kent on Smallville, but lost out to Tom Welling. He ended up getting the role as Jason because of his chemistry with Kristin Kreuk during the audition.
• Jensen’s favorito season is fall.
• Jensen currently splits his time between Burbank, California and Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Jensen likes country music. His favorito musician is Garth Brooks. He sings back-up vocals on good friend Steve Carlson’s albums Spot in the Corner and Rollin’ On.
• In 2002, Jensen dated Lisa Rideg, a student at UCLA.
• Some actors Jensen admires include Anthony Hopkins, Jim Caviezel, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, and Ewan McGregor.
• Jensen modeled when he was four years old, and took a break until he was ten. His school friends teased him, but when he bought a car with his earnings at age 16, he got the last laugh!
• Jensen screen tested with Christie Clarke, who played his sister, for his role as Eric on Days of Our Lives. However, in the scene they acted out, Christie was not playing his sister and they had to kiss.
• Jensen is good friends with Christian Kane of angel fame.
• Jensen married longtime girlfriend, Danneel Harris on May 15th, 2010.
**Source: jensen-ackles.net
• If Jensen were an adult film star, he says his name would be Pudgy Midway.
• Exercise is his favorito hangover remedy.
• His guilty pleasures include the doces Mountain YouTube video (first youtube movie he ever watched), the film License to Drive, and Dr. Phil.
• He says that seeing Michael Jackson in show, concerto in 1984 changed his life. It was the first show, concerto he ever went to.
• Three songs that mean a lot to him are:
" El Paso," Marty Robbins
" Texas Flood," Stevie raio, ray Vaughan
" Home," Marc Broussard
• Three films that mean a lot to him:
" Cool Hand Luke, directed por Stuart Rosenberg
" Once Upon A Time In The West, directed por Sergio Leone
" Saving Private Ryan, directed por Steven Spielberg (He watched it with his Grandfather prior to his death — he fought in that war)
• His favorito comida is bife and he HATES sushi
• Jensen wears contact lenses
• Jensen is a sports junkie. He loves football, lacrosse, baseball, and basketball. He played on the baseball and lacrosse teams in high school. When he started taking theater classes, he was the only “jock” in the theater department
• Jensen’s favorito city is Austin, Texas.
• Jensen has recently taken up golfing. He admits he isn’t very good but claims he was hooked after going out to the golf course with Tom Welling of Smallville.
• Even though Jensen’s favorito basquetebol, basquete player is Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns, his favorito team is Dallas Mavericks who traded Steve Nash to the Phoenix Suns team.
• Jensen’s father, Alan Ackles, is also an actor. He appeared on episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger and Dallas.
• Jensen has also worked with his father in the movie Devour and recently in the TV show Supernatural.
• Jensen’s favorito charity is Young Life. It’s a Christian organization for high school teens, a youth ministry. They offer outings and ski trips, and have a camp.
• Jensen’s favorito time of the ano is natal because of the holidays, the cold, the lights, and the spirit.
• Jensen’s favorito songs include Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah performed por Jeff Buckley and Freebird por Lynyrd Skynyrd.
• Jensen’s favorito vacation spot is Bora Bora, Napa Valley.
• Jensen planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech universidade and become a physical therapist, before he decided to mover to LA to give atuação a try.
• Jensen was offered a role as Eliza Dushku’s amor interest on Tru Calling, but chose to take a role on smallville - as aventuras do superboy instead. Eric Christian Olsen was eventually given the role and the character’s name was changed to Jensen.
• Jensen’s most treasured possesion is the colar he had made in honor of his best friend, who was killed in a car accident por a drunk driver.
• Jensen’s first modeling apresentação, show, gig was when he was just 2 years old.
• Jensen enjoys boogie-boarding, horseback riding, and photography.
• Jensen moved to Los Angeles in 1996 after graduating from high school.
• Jensen’s brother, Josh, is about three years older than him. His sister, Mackenzie, is about seven years younger
• Jensen auditioned for the role of Clark Kent on Smallville, but lost out to Tom Welling. He ended up getting the role as Jason because of his chemistry with Kristin Kreuk during the audition.
• Jensen’s favorito season is fall.
• Jensen currently splits his time between Burbank, California and Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Jensen likes country music. His favorito musician is Garth Brooks. He sings back-up vocals on good friend Steve Carlson’s albums Spot in the Corner and Rollin’ On.
• In 2002, Jensen dated Lisa Rideg, a student at UCLA.
• Some actors Jensen admires include Anthony Hopkins, Jim Caviezel, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, and Ewan McGregor.
• Jensen modeled when he was four years old, and took a break until he was ten. His school friends teased him, but when he bought a car with his earnings at age 16, he got the last laugh!
• Jensen screen tested with Christie Clarke, who played his sister, for his role as Eric on Days of Our Lives. However, in the scene they acted out, Christie was not playing his sister and they had to kiss.
• Jensen is good friends with Christian Kane of angel fame.
• Jensen married longtime girlfriend, Danneel Harris on May 15th, 2010.
**Source: jensen-ackles.net