Jared Leto.

Leto is the lead vocalist of Thirty Seconds to Mars, a band he formed with his brother Shannon and Tomo Milicevic. The band has released four albums: their self-titled debut, A Beautiful Lie, This Is War, and Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams.

Leto is a tech investor with stakes in over 50 companies including Airbnb, Nest, Reddit, Uber, and Slack. He was an early investor in Nest before Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition. He also founded four startups, including the streaming platform VyRT, and has stated that his investments may eventually surpass his film and music income.

In 2011, Leto developed a severe bronchial staph infection that caused coughing and difficulty breathing for a year. Despite the illness, Thirty Seconds to Mars refused to cancel any shows.

After gaining 62 pounds for Chapter 27 2007, Leto was diagnosed with gout.

While filming Dallas Buyers Club 2013, Leto remained in character as Rayon even around his bandmates, who never saw him out of character. He did allow visits from his mother, Constance, during that time.

For Suicide Squad 2016, Leto sat in the makeup chair for four to five hours each day to apply the Joker’s tattoos and pale skin.

Leto’s hobbies include snowboarding, skateboarding, hiking, songwriting, reading, and painting.

During the filming of Blade Runner 2049 2017, Leto’s contact lenses completely obstructed his vision, so he never saw his costars or the sets.

Leto was engaged to actress Cameron Diaz from 2000 to 2002.

In a 2017 interview, Leto said he does not want children because his busy schedule would not allow him to be present enough.

He attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia before transferring to the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Leto is the third actor to both win an Oscar and play the Joker in live-action, following Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger.

Leto’s ancestry includes English, Cajun French, Irish, German, Scottish, and distant Spanish. His surname comes from his stepfather.

Leto became a Universal Life minister to officiate the wedding of his former personal assistant and business partner, Emma Ludbrook, on February 10, 2017, in Los Angeles.

Before Suicide Squad 2016, Panic Room 2002 was Leto’s most financially successful film.

Leto has two younger half-brothers from his father’s second marriage.

In 2016, Leto listed his Hollywood Hills home, called the Mars Lab, for $1,999,999. It had been his home and recording studio since 2006. Two years earlier, he purchased the 1.7-acre Lookout Mountain Laboratory, a former military compound, for $5 million.

Leto uses the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins when directing, a Dr. Seuss-inspired name he adopted to avoid distracting viewers with his celebrity.

Leto owned two pet wolves named Judas and Sky, which he raised from pups; they died in 2007 and 2012, respectively.

Leto bought a 100,000-square-foot former Air Force compound in Los Angeles, which includes a pool, gym, control tower, soundstage, screening rooms, and a guillotine. It is rumored to be where the government filmed B-roll for the moon landing.

All of Leto’s tattoos were done by tattoo artist Mark Mahoney, who also tattooed Leto’s brother Shannon, often at the brothers’ homes rather than in a shop.

People magazine named Leto one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

Leto transferred from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia to the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan to study film and video.

Leto’s characters often endure disfigurement: his arm is amputated in Requiem for a Dream 2000, his face is beaten in Fight Club 1999, he is burned in Panic Room 2002, murdered with an ax in American Psycho 2000, and shot in the chest in Lord of War 2005.

Every tattoo Leto has is related to Thirty Seconds to Mars: the Latin phrase Provehito In Altum on his collarbone, the air symbol on both forearms, the red glyph on his wrist, the Orbis Epsilon on his back, the Echelon X on his left forearm, and Roman arrows on his calves.

Thirty Seconds to Mars concerts often have theme nights, such as pirates, superheroes, zombies, and sports, with band and audience dressing up accordingly.

Leto turned down a role in Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers 2006 to focus on his music career.

Joby Harold originally wanted Leto for the lead in Awake 2007, but Leto declined due to band commitments; Hayden Christensen replaced him.

For Requiem for a Dream 2000, Leto lived on the streets with heroin addicts, injecting water to understand the sensation of shooting up.

Leto does not distinguish between his roles as musician, actor, and artist, viewing himself as a creative person who works hard to share his work with others.

After moving to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, Leto signed up for a 12-week acting course but rarely attended; he never had formal acting training beyond that.

Leto was the first actor to play the Joker in a film not centered on Batman.

Leto’s film debut was as Beck in How to Make an American Quilt 1995, starring alongside Winona Ryder and Ellen Burstyn, with whom he later worked in Girl, Interrupted 1999 and Requiem for a Dream 2000, respectively.

His mother sent Leto the listing for a 50,000-square-foot former Air Force base in Los Angeles; he initially thought she was crazy but bought it in 2014.

Thirty Seconds to Mars’ album A Beautiful Lie was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales exceeding 1 million copies.

Leto tore his labrum while doing a stunt for Suicide Squad 2016.

In 2017, Leto injured his back while rock climbing with Alex Honnold, resulting in painful lesions.

For Suicide Squad 2016, Leto sent his castmates unusual gifts: bullets, sex toys, a live rat to Margot Robbie, and unwrapped condoms.